engines with electric hook up?

[02mx-5]

I would like to make a street legal mini bike. I dont see why it cant be done because there are small vespas and yamahas and old hondas. I want to know if there are any clone engines, or similar, that have electric hook ups to power lights. I think on a scooter you just need head and tail lights, brake lights and blinkers.

 

[1992suburban]

buy one with electric start.
or add the magneto feature/coil to a pull start one

 

[02mx-5]

what do you mean by add the magneto feature? I thought it already had a magneto. Is there a magneto that comes with more wires?

 

[lemegacool]

to add a charging coil you will need a flywheel that haves extra magnets on the inside... try to find an engine with a electric starter... they have a charging coil in them...


use the magneto to charge a battery and run the lights off the battery.... directly off the magneto will not work

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

Needs a 50cc engine to be a moped.

 

[freakboy]

yeah and you would need lights and turn signals to.

 

[02mx-5]

yea i know about the lights, I said that in my first post. Thats why i need an engine that can power them. I dont understand what "Needs a 50cc engine to be a moped" has to do with it. You can still register vehicles that have larger engines but are not motorcycles. Like this yamaha http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelspecs/608/0/specs.aspx. Theres a kid in my town with an oldschool honda? moped. It has a 50cc engine and has a plate on it. he rides on everyroad, as long as he can match the speed limit.

 

[02mx-5]

Also, i heard you cannot register the doodlebug because it was made with a specific title which means its for offroad only. However, you can usually register "kit" products as specialty and kit vehicles. So i guess you can buy a mini bike kit, which is basically a doodle bug and add lights and blinker. Imagine what fun a street legal DB would be

 

[pizza1424]

is there any engine out there that has electric start that i could look up and put those parts on my motor , any one hear of a hammer head motor was at my local store they use that motor but he what 350 for the whole motor it has electric start and its a 6.5 was looking for the flywheel and starter no luck yet

 

[Kenny_McCormic]

In most states a moped has to be under 50cc.

 

[sideways]

you will probably need to get your design(and final product) confirmed by an enginer which will probably cost you more than the bike would be worth.

I dont know what the laws in america are but here in australia you need a bike licence to ride anything over 50cc on the roads. Get a scooter engine with the wiring loom, it will have every thing you need and probably be easyer/cheaper than using a clone.

Hayden

 

[motor_head]

mopeds can be over 50cc there is a thing called a motorized bicycle and they must be under 50cc otherwise they are classified as mopeds and must be licensed may be that it what you are thinking of