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Updated October 7, 2009 I completed a new motored bike project using a kit from this company. http://www.ezmotorbike.com/ other than the small 4 stroke motor, I like the way the drive and clutch is constructed, it is very simple and efficient. |
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| http://motorbicycling.com/ |
These forums are a great place to learn about what it takes to start, and successfully complete a motorbike project. Lots of helpful people and information here. |
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This is pretty much a standard Phat beach bike with an EZ Motorbike engine kit installed.
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Extras include: Sturmey-Archer front brake Schwinn Panniers, I found these at Wal-mart (where else) for $25.00 they are made of fairly lightweight material and very roomy. Not the best certainly, but if someone steals them, I won't be crying about it The rack is made for an Electra bike. I liked the design so I made a bracket to fit my Phat See-breeze brand bike |
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The wheels are an upgrade heavy duty with thicker spokes. I am using a Schwinn speedometer which seems to work well  |
I installed a wider set of crank arms and used a inexpensive set of pedals which came with adapters which spaced the pedals out for a more comfortable position. What is left of the original bike is the frame, seat and handlebars. Everything else has been upgraded, I purposely have not kept track of the cost, probably a good thing.
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One of the coolest additions to this bike is a custom hub and sprocket made by the Manic Mechanic. The hub was certainly a precision fit and works wonderfully, reasonably priced for sure.
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impulse Led Light.
I like this light because it has a flashing mode that I use all the time. I would like to get some yellow or amber material to make the light more distinctive. |
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Like my other bike, I made sure that the chain on the motor side did not need a tensioner. I installed a slotted tang and put a sprocket from an old derailleur as suggested by Motorbike Mike. Clean and simple. |
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The motor puts outs a pretty good sound with the straight flex pipe, but too loud for me though. I made a baffle out of some 3/4" EMT conduit (used in electrical work) drill with many holes and then some flattened lock washers were welded on each end.
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bought some muffler fiberglass and wrapped the baffle and reinserted
into the flex pipe.
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I ended using shipping tape to compress the glass enough so it would fit. Sure the tape will eventually burn off, not a problem.
The result is a glass-pack muffler and while the sound is still "throaty", it is a lot more tolerable. |
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Errand Runner Riding Impressions The motor starts most of the time with one pull. There is a noticeable "flat spot' when accelerating. This is probably due to too lean a jet (California emissions.) It is not a huge problem but one that I would eventually like to fix. With the present gearing, the bike is easily off the line with a couple of turns of the pedal. The cruising speed is smooth at about 25 mph. Top speed on a flat surface is 28 mph. It would be nice to be able to do 30, but the lower end would suffer. With an honest 25 mph, I can keep up with the traffic going through the wonderfully timed lights downtown. The drive (clutch) unit is very simple but I ended up making a couple of modifications which reduced the slippage I noticed. One was an improvement to how the clutch cable attaches to the arm, the improvement made it so the cable doesn't get squashed and the cable is easily removed. |
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| Final Specifications | |
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Left do do -
This bike is pretty much done except that I would like to find some short fenders to install on it. Done! |
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