New Type of Fuel Efficient Vehicle

On 09/05/2013 06:15 PM, T0m $herman wrote:
> On 9/5/2013 7:54 PM, PolicySpy wrote:
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>> A motorized bicycle, built on an actual bicycle frame, weighs 80 to
>> 100 pounds less than a moped .
>>
>> A motorized bicycle, built on an actual bicycle frame, should be
>> allowed to use bicycle tires, bicycle brakes, bicycle suspension, and
>> bicycle lights. This and then be street legal .
>> [...]
>
> Some places it might be legal, others legal if top speed is restricted,
> and others not at all. Check before building/buying.
>

better yet, tuck your pants into your socks and try to build up a sweat
pedaling the wretched thing. bicycles are for bicycling. motorcycles
are for motorcycling. ride accordingly.


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On 09/05/2013 05:54 PM, PolicySpy wrote:
>
> A motorized bicycle, built on an actual bicycle frame, weighs 80 to 100 pounds less than a moped .
>
> A motorized bicycle, built on an actual bicycle frame, should be allowed to use bicycle tires, bicycle brakes, bicycle suspension, and bicycle lights. This and then be street legal .
>
> Comparatively speaking, a moped is built like a pickup truck while a motorized bicycle is built like an aircraft . It's just a different scale .
>
> But the beach cruiser bicycle frame is strong enough (for the 2 horsepower), springer forks are available, the 26" by 2.125" tires help the suspension, and a front hand brake can be added in addition to the rear coaster brake .
>
>

stop being such a lard-ass - 4 miles is nothing. and it'll feel like
nothing if you actually ride it a few times and improve your health
accordingly.


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fact check required

A motorized bicycle could be built using a bicycle with multiple gears. Just concentrate on bicycle frame strength and bicycle wheel width. (In fact if using advanced moutain bikes then advanced suspensions are possible.) The problem with this type of build is having two hand controls for the brakes and that's too many hand controls for the two-stroke engine setup which has a hand control for a clutch.

But the engine system works through its own gearing and not through the bicycle gearing (except for certain commercial electric bicycle designs).