"Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> In article <47vWj.873$IK1.527@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> anemailaddress@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
>> "Jason James" <at@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:482a7b2c$0$80733$c30e37c6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> > I've noticed 3 motorised pushbikes getting around. One has a small
>> > 2-stroked
>> > motor-bike engine in it mounted halfway up the seat-strut with an
>> > exposed
>> > chain driving the wheel sprocket. He doesnt seem to change gears tho.
>> > He
>> > has
>> > the clutchless thing, which is easier to run than the next 2 below.
>> >
>> > The others have whipper-snipper donks on them and go
****house,..noisey
>> > and
>> > gutless. Fuzz must be slacking off,..tho I toyed with the idea a
while
>> > back.
>> >
>> > Dont know about everyone else, but motor-bikes are something every
one
>> > should try once.
>> >
>> > Jason
>>
>> We used to have a guy at work that had a mower engine mounted on the
>> front
>> wheel of a BMX with a friction drive, balanced horribly too, other guys
>> had
>> clocked it keeping up with cars at 60kph, apparently it was a handful
>> though
>> and he was too scared to go any faster.
>>
> The annoying bit is,. AFAIK, if you put on any electric engine over 200W
> it has to pass all the **** for registration as a moped. Why don't they
> raise that to 500W for licenced drivers/riders before rego and all it's
> complexity? IMHO It would be safer to do the local street speed limit of
> 50 km/h on the road rather than use those *****ng stupid bike lanes that
> cause chaos at roudabouts. Maybe have to wear an approved motorcycle
> helmet too for when you plant your head into something solid.
>
> Al
> --
> I don't take sides.
> It's more fun to insult everyone.
> http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
On that note of the 200W limit on "scooters". What is the go with petrol
(or
other fuel) engines on bikes? there is no limit on power is there? just
capacity?
James
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