I recently built this bicycle. It is a ton of fun and gets 80 mpg! Here's some pictures:http://picasaweb.google.com/GibsonCorvair/MotoBike?feat=directlink I'd be happy to answer questions.
Steven Gibson
progress on motorized bicycle
My son and I made some progress on the motorized bike. We fitted a jack shaft in the bottom bracket using a sealed precision bearing kit from the local bike shop, about $30.00. We test fitted a worn out sprocket from a go-cart on the rear freewheel. I hogged out...
My (21 yr. old) son and I are building a motorized bicycle from parts we have around. It started out with a lawn-boy converted for horizontal operation, then morphed to a 85cc Techumseh brush cutter motor. (better starter and easier to attach clutch to the crankshaft) We are using the bottom...