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Motorized??????
Thread started by jgillespie319 at 08.17.08 - 4:38 pm

How many of you would have a small motor put on their V-frame bikes for under $300.00 that got 200 mpg and a top speed of 45 mph??? No license required and you can also pedal if you want the motor off. Let me know.

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marino
08.17.08 - 4:46 pm

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any pics of this interesting idea ?



donMarcos
08.17.08 - 4:47 pm

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I fucking hate those things. even if they get 200mpg, a third of the fuel isn't burned, in terms of smog and air quality for those who pedal, they're worse than five hummers. If you get stuck behind one in traffic they stink like hell. Either get an electric bike or real motorcycle.





maxtheheathen
08.17.08 - 5:31 pm

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Sorry to say, this motor does not stink at all. It passes ALL California emission standards as well. You would love it and its quiet as all hell.



jgillespie319
08.17.08 - 5:34 pm

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If there's no catalytic converter on it, it stinks

http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-throttle11-2008jun11,0,3268856.story



maxtheheathen
08.17.08 - 5:35 pm

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Again, sorry to say but I have people using it and it does NOT stink in anyway. You must know of the old engines.



jgillespie319
08.17.08 - 5:37 pm

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I also read the article you sent to me. You better read it again..:-) It does not even talk about motor bicycles at all.



jgillespie319
08.17.08 - 5:41 pm

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Maybe put of the two of the people that still have V-Frames one might want it. What is a V-frame? There are only like three brands that ever released them Softride, Trek, MOTIV?



franz
08.17.08 - 5:41 pm

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The V-frame is the most common of all frames



jgillespie319
08.17.08 - 5:42 pm

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Midnight Spammerzz?



nathansnider
08.17.08 - 5:54 pm

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aw come on. this seems at least possibly legit. and it definitely has to do with bikes.

jgillespie319, if i were you i would offer to bring this little piece of technology out to a ride rather than just saying: "BUY THIS FUCKING SHIT!" on some forum that you signed on to five minutes ago.



lackflag
08.17.08 - 6:36 pm

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I'd be happy to. Next ride, see you at Pan pacific Park



jgillespie319
08.17.08 - 6:43 pm

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heres a pic



jgillespie319
08.17.08 - 6:49 pm

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Guess I'm getting old and curmudgeonly. It just sets off red flags when someone starts posting commercial offers with an account that they signed up for today...



nathansnider
08.17.08 - 6:51 pm

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I am NOT trying to sell anything. I was just asking a question about these bikes. Another pic. I'm done talking about this bike. have fun guys



jgillespie319
08.17.08 - 6:56 pm

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Heavy. Ugly.



pavetheplanet
08.17.08 - 7:03 pm

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I've been thinking of doing something along the lines of this http://www.atomiczombie.com/product-longranger.htm. I think it uses a golf cart electric motor, though it doesn't have any pedaling power.



shmuck
08.17.08 - 7:04 pm

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oops the galf cart motor is just on the mini bike version http://www.atomiczombie.com/product-sparky.htm.



shmuck
08.17.08 - 7:06 pm

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Its only an additional 9 lbs.



jgillespie319
08.17.08 - 7:29 pm

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Interesting pics ..

and you say this gives you 200mpg ?

what is the total cost on putting it on a bike ?





donMarcos
08.17.08 - 7:45 pm

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It's hard to tell if these engines are 2 stroke or 4. If it's a 2 stroke, then they are chocking polluting pigs that shouldn't see the light of day. If they are 4 strokes, then they could be viable if they pass pollution tests. Getting 200 mpg? If you lay off the throttle and putt at a constant 10-15 mph.

You may want to do your homework to see if this is legal or not if you're interested in buying this. I believe the CVC code is 20 mph. Over that and you got to license it as a moped or light motorcycle. I forgot some of the details, but I'm pretty certain on the 20 mph limit.

In the future I could see these being as clean as the cars are today. If they were, I would much rather see people riding these instead of driving 3-4,000 lbs of steel, plastic, rubber and glass.



User1
08.17.08 - 10:06 pm

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there are a bunch of assholes in ojai with these contraptions in their bikes that are running old people off the bike path. these things are not cool. however, heres some info on the only v frame bike. if you put a motor in that thing you deserve to be thrown in traffic.



ruinedbyidiots
08.17.08 - 10:23 pm

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not tryin to diss you personally but I cant stand these things especially when people ride the bike path with them. lazy fucks. and they do put out fumes at least the ones I've seen. get a car!



Roadblock
08.18.08 - 1:33 am

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Call me a purist, but if you want a motorized bike, get a fucking motorcycle. Part of riding a bicycle is the fact that YOU are the motor. The only gas that should be involved with cycling at all is a fart, imo.



bananaphone
08.18.08 - 4:06 am

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get a moped they are pretty hip these days.



Roadblock
08.18.08 - 11:25 am

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We've gone here before, yet no one ever answers the question. Wouldn't you rather see people riding motorized bikes than cars? This is assuming that the motorized bike is electric or gas powered and is as clean burning as a modern car.

Some people are not speed demons or even capable of riding 10 miles. This can be do to a variety of things. Medical condition, age, being out of shape, laziness, etc etc. Personally the more two travel I see, the better it is for all out there.



User1
08.18.08 - 11:47 am

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I would rather see people on something like this then driving cars, however they present certain issues. There is a guy I have seen twice in Santa Monica ridding a motor powered bike, and he appeared to have a transportation identity crisis. He was too slow to keep up with cars, but didn't feel like he belonged in the bike lane, so he tried to do both by hovering and weaving in and out of the bike lane constantly. That kind of behavior is annoying and dangerous, and since he tops out at about 18 mph I always end up passing him, and I go far left to make sure I am clear of his erratic driving.



GarySe7en
08.18.08 - 12:00 pm

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no; a bike with a motor is a motorcycle.. period



asparagus
08.18.08 - 12:03 pm

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a moped is a bike with a motor because you have to pedal it to get the engine started.

there was a guy on a dirtbike drafting me doing 80 on the 134 this morning going back to ojai.



ruinedbyidiots
08.18.08 - 12:21 pm

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Here's some of stuff in CVC regarding this...
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d01/vc406.htm



User1
08.18.08 - 12:32 pm

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Derringer Cycles has been doing this for a while, from scratch. I wish I had the $3,500 to drop on one.

There is a showroom on 3rd, near Fairfax, that has about 8 completed bikes of various color ways/styles.



SPOOK
08.18.08 - 1:14 pm

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$3500?!?
I have a 750cc motorcycle that cost me $2500



spiraldemon
08.18.08 - 2:03 pm

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I pick my nose when I think nobody is watching, and I fart in the tub. Is this thread over yet?



bananaphone
08.18.08 - 8:58 pm

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I shart in public pools.

/thread



kyber
08.18.08 - 9:02 pm

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Looks like a 2-stroke piece of shit. Yes, please let me take my bike and give it the carbon footprint of a gassy Yeti driving a hummer.



0gravity
08.19.08 - 12:51 am

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Found the section regarding motorized bicycles of the CVC,
http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd3c1a8_1.htm



User1
08.19.08 - 1:57 pm

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Just another hunk of junk to throw onto my already-functional-as-hell, MTB.

I'd rather just save the $300 required to buy this, and put it towards the doc's for a Harley, or something with balls.



bentstrider
08.19.08 - 2:05 pm

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My bike gets way better than 200 mpg just as it is. I think I'll keep it that way.



frumble
08.19.08 - 2:32 pm

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Seems like a worst of both worlds. You can't really go as fast or carry as much cargo as a car, but you lose the quiet simplicity and elegance of a bike. Looks like murder to carry up stairs, too.

Plus, most of L.A. is pretty flat. This thing would only be useful for hills.

Bikes and motorcycles and scooters work because they are refined, all attempts to add power to pedal bikes seem so darn kludgy.





cabhauler
08.19.08 - 3:38 pm

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