General Cycling Discussion - oh my god this is a death trap!

26" Toys r' us mongoose full suspension mountain bike equiped with a gas motor designed to cruise at 30mph???

http://www.bikemotor.com/

And when the swingarm activates.............

Oh the humanity.

Pity the poor fool.

In the picture, the bike is being laughed at by Disney gargoyles. It can't get much lower than that.

Wow! And I thought the JATO attached to the old Chevy took the cake for stupidity. Can we nominate the owner of that bike for the Darwin Awards?

Forget Darwin, he's SELLING those things. He has em mounted on dahon foldies, recumbents, etc, check out the site, it's insane.

I can finally hang with the pack from start to finish with my Sat morning training ride!

Yea, but does it climb well?

55/Rad

I can finally hang with the pack from start to finish with my Sat morning training ride!

Don't forget the pit stops for refueling....

Wonder if he makes a hybrid model....?

I wnat to see a radio flyer fitted with one of these...

It will be better than racing down the hill when I was 6, in my old red wagon...and nearly getting hit by on coming traffic....because this time I don't have to push :D :D :D :D (yes...this post can use even MORE smilies for this!)

I'm waiting for the unicycle version. :D

I'm waiting for the unicycle version. :D

Sign me up!!

from the website - Street legal cruising up to 30 MPH by Federal standards. Faster off-road "speed limits do not apply" systems are available.

Faster than 30 off-road... :roflmao: That would be interesting to see on a mongoose.

Faster than 30 off-road... :roflmao: That would be interesting to see on a mongoose.


uh.. isn't this what we have scooters and mopeds for?

Once you get that heavy toy store bike up to 30MPH, how are you going to stop? Those cheap V-Brakes don't work at hight speed. I know. My department store bike is dangerous after 10MPH and you're going to do 30?? I wonder if they include a crash helmet with the bike?

bunch of ****.

Once you get that heavy toy store bike up to 30MPH, how are you going to stop? Those cheap V-Brakes don't work at hight speed. I know. My department store bike is dangerous after 10MPH and you're going to do 30?? I wonder if they include a crash helmet with the bike?


good point. although just looking at that thing i would fully expect it to fall apart the first time you sat on it.

I'll race you to McDonald's.

Once you get that heavy toy store bike up to 30MPH, how are you going to stop? Those cheap V-Brakes don't work at hight speed. I know. My department store bike is dangerous after 10MPH and you're going to do 30?? I wonder if they include a crash helmet with the bike? No problem. At 30MPH, the whole contraption has the structural integrity of a toothpick house. When the whole motor assembly shakes loose and falls into the rear wheel, it'll stop quick enough.

Once you get that heavy toy store bike up to 30MPH, how are you going to stop? Those cheap V-Brakes don't work at hight speed. I know. My department store bike is dangerous after 10MPH and you're going to do 30?? I wonder if they include a crash helmet with the bike?

This one's for you Steve.

check out this riding "machine".

It figures the guy is in BILLINGS, Montana. How embarrassing. :(

all right i'll come clean - i had been interested in getting something like this (the mountable motor) a few years ago. this was before i started getting into real bicycling. as silly as it seems to me now, i was pretty close to buying one :o

I had one once - it was labled a MOPED. Puch, circa 1979.

55/Rad

And when the swingarm activates.............

That's what I was thinking. What's the point on getting a bike with rear suspension and then effectively disabling it? What a nob.

does it come with television mounts?

About three years ago, my friend and I made something alot like that. We took a lawnmower engine and mounted it in the middle of a beat-to-hell bike. Then, we made a "clutch" system using three pulleys, one of which was spring-loaded and was controlled with a foot pedal.

According to the el-cheapo bike computer, we got our "Bikocycle" up to 45 MPH on a straightaway. Not only is that a scary-ass speed on anything without four wheels, but this thing would have enough torque to lift the front wheel. However, the engine died on us, as lawnmower engines rely on a splash lubrication system, and with the engine turned sideways, the piston and crank were not receiving sufficient oil.

A damn shame, as I was just about to turbocharge the thing with a Saab turbocharger and a wastegate that was controlled with a rotating switch. In all honesty, I think it was for the best that we didn't get around to adding forced-induction to our mechanical monstrosity. I've got the feeling that the detonation created by an overboost condition/lack of fuel would put shrapnel in rather delicate areas.

:)

About three years ago, my friend and I made something alot like that. We took a lawnmower engine and mounted it in the middle of a beat-to-hell bike. Then, we made a "clutch" system using three pulleys, one of which was spring-loaded and was controlled with a foot pedal.

According to the el-cheapo bike computer, we got our "Bikocycle" up to 45 MPH on a straightaway. Not only is that a scary-ass speed on anything without four wheels, but this thing would have enough torque to lift the front wheel. However, the engine died on us, as lawnmower engines rely on a splash lubrication system, and with the engine turned sideways, the piston and crank were not receiving sufficient oil.

A damn shame, as I was just about to turbocharge the thing with a Saab turbocharger and a wastegate that was controlled with a rotating switch. In all honesty, I think it was for the best that we didn't get around to adding forced-induction to our mechanical monstrosity. I've got the feeling that the detonation created by an overboost condition/lack of fuel would put shrapnel in rather delicate areas.

:)

Good story. It's a good thing you never found this (http://www.unitednuclear.com/jetplans.htm) site at the time.

However, the engine died on us, as lawnmower engines rely on a splash lubrication system, and with the engine turned sideways, the piston and crank were not receiving sufficient oil.

In Russia, you could be engineer.

In Russia, you could be engineer.

In Texas, too.

:p

I think I'd rather ride this in style (electric assist hub) if I needed an extra push to get around:

http://www.hawkclassic.com/duncon_x.htm

Good story. It's a good thing you never found this (http://www.unitednuclear.com/jetplans.htm) site at the time.

I like the bike. Rocket pointed at his a$$, propane tank resting on his jewels, Darwin Awards in his future.

The moped never dies, it just gets reinvented every 25 years

Put one on a fixed gear with platform pedals and say goodbye to your shins when your feet slip off.

propane tank resting on his jewels

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