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MAD Chopper bike!!
donut - 5/8/08 at 07:18 AM

Would you ride this?

Mr Whippy - 5/8/08 at 07:21 AM

Why of course with those powerful brakes what would be the problem?

r1_pete - 5/8/08 at 07:24 AM

Not for very far looking at the size of the fuel tank, quite a well executed special, but have to ask why? - because who-ever built it could??

westf27 - 5/8/08 at 07:26 AM

like that and looks well done.May have been worth more left as original chopper,but fun little pit bike

clairetoo - 5/8/08 at 07:38 AM

Looks like it's a CG125 engine - so perfectly safe as it was probably faster on pedal power

Mr Whippy - 5/8/08 at 07:46 AM

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Originally posted by clairetoo
Looks like it's a CG125 engine - so perfectly safe as it was probably faster on pedal power


hmm my CG125 will do 65mph, good luck on that thing

Dangle_kt - 5/8/08 at 08:03 AM

it would be the high speed wobble that you get you I bet!

I remember the bars flapping round going down big hills, let alone an engine!

I still want a go though!

Dick Axtell - 5/8/08 at 08:19 AM

Years ago (B4 any of you were born), I used a Cyclemaster-powered bicyle. This was a complete power unit, which was built into the rear wheel. This particular example had had its engine tuned up, and so the bike could reach 50mph.!!!

Which wasn't so bad - until you touched the brakes !!!! The resultant fore-and-aft vibration was b****y terrifying.

And this was prior to the crash helmet law.

Mr Whippy - 5/8/08 at 08:40 AM

I got a new racing pushbike which I can reach 38mph (digital speedo) just pedalling and I'm already thinking of fitting disk brakes. There's no way those little rubber blocks can dissipate all that energy and heat.

scootz - 5/8/08 at 09:16 AM

It has a rear drum does it not... ?

Peteff - 5/8/08 at 09:53 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I got a new racing pushbike which I can reach 38mph (digital speedo) just pedalling


I ride a hybrid and down one of our local hills my top speed was logged at 47.8mph on my digital speedo. I know it's not deadly accurate but it's very close and the V brakes did a very good job of pulling me up, there's a lot of area on the aluminium rim to dissipate the heat.

Big Stu - 5/8/08 at 01:32 PM

That's my old chopper that some theving jippo scum bag nicked when I was 10.

hobzy - 5/8/08 at 02:02 PM

Without trying to sound one uppy, got 57 down a big hill in a race once, surrounded by 30 odd big blokes (i was only a junior) bl**dy scary, ran out of gearing and when I had to slam the anchors on for the right hander at the bottom it was all bit hairy smoking blocks etc. I dread to think what that chopper is like at speed... still, I'd give it a go

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I got a new racing pushbike which I can reach 38mph (digital speedo) just pedalling


I ride a hybrid and down one of our local hills my top speed was logged at 47.8mph on my digital speedo. I know it's not deadly accurate but it's very close and the V brakes did a very good job of pulling me up, there's a lot of area on the aluminium rim to dissipate the heat.

Peteff - 6/8/08 at 01:48 PM

Here on ebay is another fine example of a powered pushbike.

clairetoo - 6/8/08 at 02:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
Here on ebay is another fine example of a powered pushbike.