Mounting the motor on water bottle holes

[Luis M Ortiz]

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• Luis M Ortiz
• Dec 30, 2017

Motor is in the back ground

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• Luis M Ortiz
• Dec 30, 2017

I have a bike I would like to put a motor on but the frame is too large for the motor mount and I do not want to drill a hole in the frame. The frame already has two holes for fitting on accessories. Are these strong enough to hold the motor? The frame is made from steel.

 

[Larry Trotter]

My kit came with an adapter for that purpose, does your kit not have this piece? Larry

 

[Luis M Ortiz]

My kit came with an adapter for that purpose, does your kit not have this piece? Larry

Thank you for your reply, No mine didn't but it looks like I could just make one of those, are those sold separately?

 

[crassius]

if frame is not too wide, then longer studs can be made by sawing off a threaded rod - take screws out of those holes and drill a hole in a bit of PVC and put that over holes to get flat mounting surface

 

[Luis M Ortiz]

Ok I will try that thank you

if frame is not too wide, then longer studs can be made by sawing off a threaded rod - take screws out of those holes and drill a hole in a bit of PVC and put that over holes to get flat mounting surface

 

[bairdco]

The holes for the bottle cage are just threaded rivets pounded into the tube. They break loose all the time. If you're thinking of making a mount using those holes, it will fail.