"James" <dotatdot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> news:MPG.229564377f5499b8989687@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> In article <482ac6a9@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, dotatdot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>
>>> "Albm&ctd" <alb_mandctdNOWMD@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> news:MPG.229555f424514231989680@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> > 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?
>>>
>> Dunno what the go is.
>>
>> Al
>> --
>> I don't take sides.
>> It's more fun to insult everyone.
>> http://kwakakid.cjb.net/insult.html
>
> The reason I mention it is the conventional whipper snipper type engines
> make bugger all power, maybe a couple of horsepower.
> This makes 10HP albeit at 21,000rpm, with a very limited usable rev
range
> (but you have pedals to help with that on a pushbike.) :).....
>
> http://tinyurl.com/5joe37
>
> Thats running on 98 RON unleaded, or if you went for a couple of 15cc
> engines running methanol/nitro you'd be up around the 14HP mark @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 26,000rpm.
>
> Surely someone has tried it........
>
> James
Hmm quite a lot considering 1or 2 Hp in real horse form would outperform
it
easily :)
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