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alstevens New Reader
10/7/12 7:20 p.m.

Are there any good kits available to add a motor to a bike I have? Have a Schwinn cruiser that I want to put one on. Any suggestions? Thanks

neon4891 UltimaDork
10/8/12 4:50 p.m.

Gas or electric?

IIRC, most of the gas kits are the same Chinese made 66cc kit. Some are listed as 88 by creative math. These run around $150 shipped.

Kit on ebay

Electric, more $$$. Never really looked into.

Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
10/8/12 5:34 p.m.

I have an old Free Spirit (Tanaka Bike Bug) that my father bought for me from Sears when I was about 10. I haven't used it in a long time, since I no longer own a bike with a 26" wheel and normal fork.

With this setup, the hand lever drops the drive wheel down onto the front tire, the engine starts and then you control the speed with a thumb throttle. Pushing down on the hand lever raises the drive wheel for "neutral".

erohslc HalfDork
10/9/12 11:14 a.m.

LS -1 FTW! (OK somebody had to say it)

4cylndrfury UltimaDork
10/9/12 11:30 a.m.

In reply to erohslc:

lolol bicycle with an LS motor swap

petegossett GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
10/10/12 5:24 p.m.

The Lifan motors are the ones to get. They seem to have a pretty good reputation.

DaveEstey Dork
10/11/12 4:05 p.m.

I threw one together in college and had WAY too much fun:

FYI I ripped apart the rear wheel.... Got a new one with thicker spokes and ran it into the ground. The engine finally died after being treated very poorly for about 3 years.