My son's first motorcycle

[DanH]

well, it's a cycle and it has a motor. He is 14 and needs transportation this summer to get him to football practice and work, teaching math at a tutoring place. It will do 35 mph in a pinch and should get around 200 mpg doing it.

 

[Cyclerosis]

That thing is cool!

 

[itlives]

Thought about getting one myself. But then I think of the local drivers and how bike unfriendly my town is and ....no.
I do like them, though!

 

[kjang]

thats better than my electric bicycle !
I can only do 20 mph and limited range.

ken

 

[DanH]

I think I am going to get a Vincent logo airbrushed on the tank. That would be cool.

 

[pismocycleguy]

well, it's a cycle and it has a motor. He is 14 and needs transportation this summer to get him to football practice and work, teaching math at a tutoring place. It will do 35 mph in a pinch and should get around 200 mpg doing it.

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Dan,
Did you purchase that "motorbike" assembled, or did you buy the motor kit and install on your own bike. When I was a kid I had a similar set up, but it had a belt drive instead of a chain. Not as efficient as a chain drive.
He'll really enjoy the bike!

 

[DanH]

Dan,
Did you purchase that "motorbike" assembled, or did you buy the motor kit and install on your own bike. When I was a kid I had a similar set up, but it had a belt drive instead of a chain. Not as efficient as a chain drive.
He'll really enjoy the bike!

I bought it assembled from a 15 YO that needed the money to fix a car. He had barely used it. I had priced out the kits with the thought of doing it myself but the price for this was the same as the cost of a bike and the parts and I didn't have to put it all together. And yeah,the boy is stoked.

 

[NCer]

That is exactly how I started ...rty years ago Good luck to him! and you!

 

[tslaw]

Very cool. One lucky son.

 

[Ruggybuggy]

Make sure he wears his helmet!

 

[DanH]

Make sure he wears his helmet!

He was scared I was going to make him wear his motorcycle helmet instead of his bike helmet. I let him think it for a while just because it was fun to watch him squirm.

 

[danrev]

That set up sure looks better than the All-state mo-peds Sears sold back in the 60's. And I think it goes just about as fast. What's his farkle list like?

 

[Lou Wambsganss]

I built one of these a few years ago with a Giant (brand) mountain bike with a junior size frame. A friend and got all the mods; expansion chamber, larger carburetor, solid hub-mounted sprocket, etc. Go to Spooky Tooth Cycles for parts and accessories. With a bicycle wheel mounted speedo, we got it up to about 40 mph, which is significantly faster than a bicycle is designed to go. At those speeds, you need to have really "true" wheels and good brakes.

 

[DanH]

That set up sure looks better than the All-state mo-peds Sears sold back in the 60's. And I think it goes just about as fast. What's his farkle list like?

Rear rack and gel seat for starters, then its and LED headlight.

 

[Old Can Ride]

Cool kid, who has already learned about the long way round when on a bike!

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