MOTORIZED?

[KickBackCycles]

Someone has already probably suggested this but, there should be a MOTORIZED-bike buildoff. Or has there already been one that I missed?

[tvc15]

I'm interested....

[MarksA-C]

Custom motor, kit or anything?

Sign me up!

[Philphine]

i don't think i can afford to participate but i'd like to see what gets made.

how would it work? find/build a bike, then put a motor on, or would it just start at adding a motor to whatever you might have already? choice of electric or gas or exclusively one or the other?

[tvc15]

Wadis da rules, I'm in...

[Three-Wire]

This could be just the motivation I need to get cracking on my next motorized project... Details, please!

[mattlgiberson]

I'm in. Keep it simple. 50cc or 80cc kits. That keeps it cheap and easy

[tvc15]

Thats it?

[SSG]

Seems like that would leave out a lot of people. Not everyone has a spare $150 to buy a kit engine just for a build off, but anyone can scrounge up a free lawnmower/saw/trimmer. I'd say limit engines to under 206cc and keep it low budget, garage built.

[MarksA-C]

So at max a 5hp engine about?

[SSG]

I think that sounds reasonable. You don't really need more than 5hp on a bicycle anyway I think the bikes should also have functioning pedals. So the rules could be something like: 206cc/5hp maximum engine, functional pedals, low budget. I figure the less rules the better, but I guess you need a few to make it a fair playing field.

[harry76]

Im in....... this sounds like a great idea. Whos in? When do we start and finish?

[mattlgiberson]

Fair enough. Either way I'm in

[SSG]

I'm in. I was thinking that if we each started our build in a single post and then edited the same post as we made progress it would be a lot easier to scroll through than than everyone's posts randomly mixed together. Now to decide on how long, One month? two?

[mattlgiberson]

Problem now is we're getting closer to Christmas. I mean if we say that submits at due by Dec 1st...does that seem reasonable? I've got something in mind and wanna start lol