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    Need help with a wheel

    I'm building a bit of a weird thing (long story, look at my other posts.) but I'm having a problem, I need a singular wheel, that I can mount to the side of a piece of wood. I've been trying to find the front fork of a kids bike but I can't find one at a reasonable price. I was gonna use a wheel...
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    I need axle help

    I've decided on either clamping the mini bike rear axle to the wood with some sort of hardware store black magic or lopping of the front fork of a kids bike and rednecking it together with duct tape, bubble gum and woodscrews with a good about of hope to hold it all together. Wish me luck!
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    I need axle help

    I've been looking around and I've decided I'm going to use a fixed axle design, now my only problem is finding the parts, I can't seem to find anything online as all the websites that pop up seem to only have live axles, any ideas?
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    I need axle help

    Thanks for the drawing and all the ideas, I've decided I'm gonna use a bicycle brake lever for a throttle, I'm gonna skip the brakes for now (safety third!) and now all I need is a way to attach an axle with a wheel on it to a piece of wood. The design in the drawing looks like it would work...
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    I need axle help

    How do I add photos on mobile?
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    I need axle help

    I'm building a bit of a weird project, I'm straping a 3 hp engine I found on Craigslist to a longboard because it sounds fun, the only problem being that I can't weld and have a very tight budget. So far, I have the engine running, a throttle worked out, a dead man switch and the mounting for...
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    Moterized bike help?

    I just found out when I was cleaning the motor that all the rubber on the engine is dry rotted so this ones going on hold until I can get another engine. Thanks for all the help! :surrender::surrender:
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    Moterized bike help?

    More pics of engine
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    Moterized bike help?

    Here are some pics of the engine, I think they loaded but I don't know
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    Moterized bike help?

    Will a centrifugal clutch work with bike tires? I've been reading about centrifugal clutches and all the sites say they arnt for big tires, will they work with 24in bike tires? If not why?
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    Moterized bike help?

    So far I've been told it's enough power and that it's nowhere near enough, does anyone know for shure?
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    Moterized bike help?

    I want to try to use the chain and gears, I did consider doing that (I call it a friction drive) but this is going to be the precursor to a real true mini bike so I want to learn about the ratios and get it right this time so next time it's faster and easier. Also I think using chains and gears...
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    Moterized bike help?

    the moter was free so ill give it a shot, what do ya mean by modding it? modding it by taking off the limiter or more drastic like boring out the cylinders?
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    Moterized bike help?

    i know,but is there a way to up the power without buying a new moter?
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    Will trade airsoft gun for an engine

    i will trade a spring loaded bretta storm air soft rifle in great condition worth about 80$ (i shot it about 10 times only) for a 6HP-15HP engine (prefferebly a briggs and stratton) clarification, I will GIVE you MY air soft gun for YOUR engine.
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    Moterized bike help?

    need gearing help i am building a mini bike out of an old bike and a 1Hp engine, i was wondering if i could use the front set of gears like a jack shaft and the back set could be used like normal, in front i have 48,38,and 28 tooth gears,in the back i have 15,17,20,24,and 28 tooth gears. if i...
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    Moterized bike help?

    i was thinking of maybe takeing off the pedals completely and just having the engine, if i play with the gear ratios could that work? i can use the front set of gears like a jack shaft and keep the back intact. if i do this i would buy the smallest clutch sprocket i could and have a have a 48...
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    Hello from Kenosha WI!

    right now im working on my very first project, a motorized bike. I'm using a little 1.2 HP weed whacker engine from a craftsman and i just started today, I've always loved motorcycles and this seemed like a great (and relatively cheap) place to start with minimal losses for screw ups (the engine...
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    Moterized bike help?

    Ok, ill do that then. but while im here i might as well ask if there is any way to make it so i can pedal and have the engine run at the same time, im still in planing but i found that if i just use the gears already on the bike i will have to pedal at the same speed as the engine OR gear the...
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    Moterized bike help?

    Thanks! only one problem.... i have no idea what a jack shaft is. Ill look it up and see what i come up with. P.S my recorces are limited to basic tools some spare bike parts and about 30$, is their anything i can do that? or should i wait and save up for some better tools and parts?
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