I surfed my way to a video with a motorized bike build.

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zing

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Greetings from new member. I'll be 65 in April and I've always loved motorcycles and I still have a cb 350 project bike I will always work on ; )

I just couldn't resist jumping right in after seeing the first motorized build on the tube site !
I was hooked immediately. Sometimes you just know something will be a perfect fit !! I ordered a generic kit and have a bike or two I'm already altering to fit me a little better.

The more builds I watched, the more I realized I probably don't need to buy more kits. I looked around my sheds and such and found several great flat head small engines and two cycles that had been removed to be upgraded or minor issues, but I kept them and I'm now glad I did.

My first build is an old sears free spirit bike I got at a yard sale. The guy had taken a sturmi archer 3 speed off the bike and it was now single speed with a coaster brake. I took it home and cut the chain stays and welded in 8 inches of tube that stretched the rear 8 inches. For the top support I used some bent square tubing and I removed the seat. The rear of the bike now looks like a cargo bike but with the back of a mini bike to sit on. I'll post pictures later in the right forum.

I'm looking forward to a lot of reading and can't wait to see more of the members builds !
 
Thank you for the welcomes to this great site This is a a good place to find inspiration and ideas. I worked in my garage late last night welding and grinding on my stretched cargo bike.

I now live in Georgia but I lived in San Gabriel through high school and I got to spend a lot of summer days at Venice Beach. I'll bet Venice has always been a magnet for creative people.

I read several mentions by a builder or two here and elsewhere that are altering their bikes to fit our worn out 60 + year old bodies : ). The first thing I noticed when I got on a bike for the first time in years was that the geometry wasn't quite the same for me like when I was in my teens when a 20 plus mile excursion on our bikes to Pasadena and back was no big deal L O L
 
LOL need a old bike like you had? I am 77 and try to pedal every day during the summer, a excersize machine in the winter. Can't wait to see some pictures of your build............Curt
 
Welcome to the forum zing,
I'm going on 68. Great bunch of enthusiasts and hobbyists here and an incredible trove of information.
Tom from Rubicon
 
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