| Author | Message | ||
     Tq_freak |
This little guy looks pretty freakn sweet! wonder how long before you would get a ticket and what the actual legality is with a "moped" http://motopeds.com/ http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2106946212/mot oped-motorized-bicycle http://www.autoblog.com/2013/07/31/motoped-motoriz ed-downhill-mountain-bike-video/ | ||
| Alter1 |
Love it! I would buy 2 of them; One to wreck and one to ride after I wreck it. Weight and strength will be a big obstacle on these. If done right, they will sell like crazy. | ||
| Hootowl |
Me want. I dreamed about something like that as a child. | ||
| Xdigitalx |
B O I N G !  I want the Solidworks files!! (converted to Inventor) just to mess with!! | ||
| Two_seasons |
Legal...who cares...catch me on one of those!  | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
WAAAAANT! All it needs is lights and a speed limiter to make it legal for the street. (I think) If they used a 50cc street scooter as the donor, they would have a better chance. Like the old Buells were "modified production" sportsters to get around the EPA and DOT. | ||
| Reepicheep |
Do *not* show me that picture... I have a CRF-50 in a garage, and a kid outgrowing it. | ||
| Teeps |
The question is how well will the bicycle bits hold up and the jack shaft chain is going to be HIGH maintenance. | ||
| Loki |
and the "build kit" is only $1800.00. Add your engine, bike parts, etc etc The fun factor is there though | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I wonder why they have a tensioner wheel on the pedal side? | ||
| Sifo |
I wonder why they have a tensioner wheel on the pedal side? Makes for an easy chain adjuster. | ||
| Sifo |
You could get into all kinds of trouble with one of those! | ||
| Blake |
>>> Like the old Buells were "modified production" sportsters to get around the EPA and DOT. Huh? (Message edited by Blake on August 02, 2013) | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
I thought the barn-built vintage depended upon the sportster engine already having been passed through all the red tape. So it was a "modified sportster" with a quiksilver carb and supertrap muffler and a new chassis. | ||
| Cityxslicker |
Mini motos are very much trouble. the last bike I have is the Sikk125. It is pure trouble. http://www.sikktoys.com/sikk-trailbike.htm | ||
| Rick_a |
My legs still have plenty of power. Someday, maybe. | ||
| Aesquire |
The suspension bits if chosen well should be fine, the weak link is the wheels. Careful selection there and you should be fine. Bear in mind you are more likely to bent rims, handlebars, etc. than with moto-spec parts, but the difference in mass should make it quite the ground flier. Easily fast enough to get you in trouble, and isn't that the point? I'd have to try one to see if the fixed gearing on the pedal power part is ok, but it looks not too bad in the videos. Tempting toy. I'd want the most powerful engine possible, but can see the advantage of keeping it strictly legal for road use. Of course, "repairs" may accidentally replace the engine parts with "oversize" bits that may render it not..... proper. One must keep an eye on such things. Like an Experimental aircraft, you are responsible for your own maintenance and keeping things to spec.... | ||
| Ourdee |
I'd want to use an old 65cc 2 smoke benelli. | ||
| Rmcconnell33 |
After seeing this post, and doing a lot of research, I decided to build my own / version. I wasn't interested in the moped, but a full size lite weight trail bike. so I started collecting parts, for my first prototype experiment - I used a Chinese 125cc pit bike, that I found on CL. I stretched the frame, changed the head angle, built the swing arm & lowered and moved the foot pegs back three inches. I used Marzocchi down hill forks, and I mix of Mountain bike wheels,8" disc rotors ect.... so I finally got it finished   Final weight is 90Lbs wet, and a total blast to rip around on.. What I like is the weight, taking this bike camping, you just through it up in the trk. And on the trails it is so nimble and fast its almost like cheating.. I have already started the next build using some better components,  And the biggest change is going to be an Excell rear rim, the bicycle stuff is nice light, but it wasn't designed to have power on ot either.. I have replace the bent spokes twice.. but like I said the first one was more or less a prototype.   |
