The Motoped is a motorized bicycle that has a modified pit bike frame. Downhill Mountain bike parts, Honda CRF50 body panels and an XR50 or clone engine finish it off.
I bought an $80 2 stroke engine and mounted it to an old mountain bike as a “what the heck, why not” type thing, then I saw a Motoped on a motorized bike forum and it was all the best (to me) parts of a mountain bike, motorcycle and moped combined. It was expensive, I could have bought a used Dual Sport for less, but –
- $20 moped registration a year, no insurance required
- Light enough to carry up/down stairs
- Easy/Cheap repairs I can do myself
I got my frame kit from motopeds in Fall of 2010 and built it up over the Winter making good use of eBay.
Slideshow of bike being assembled
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0STHFC7-nkA
Here is a quickparts list – Purchased from ebay unless noted.
- Motoped DX Frame – www.motopeds.com
- RST Sigma 8″ Travel DH Fork
- Lifan Engine + included Misc Parts
- Avid BB7 203mm Disk Brakes
- XR50 Gas Tank/Cap/Petcock
- XR50 Fender Kit
- Syncros 1 1/8″ Headset
- Syncros Riser Handlebar
- Syncros DH Stem
- Shimano XTR Brake Cables
- Syncros Rim Tape
- Slime Tire Liner
- Front Mavic Wheelset
- Rear SUN BFR Rim (48 hole, new ones are 36 hole easier to find)
- Front Tire and Front/Rear Tubes
- Arrow Racing LT Rear DH Tire
- XR50 Skid Plate
- XR50 Seat
- Throttle, Cable, Grips & Killswitch
- Motorbike Chain (#420)
- Bicycle Chain
- Z50 Frame/Engine Bolt set
- BMX 14T Freewheel
- Chainring Bolts/Washers/Nuts – Uneccessary if you buy a crank, I re-used
- Curved Kickstarter
- Carbon Stem Spacer
- Kore RIM Tape
- DT Swiss Spokes and Nipples
- Gas Tank Vent Tube
And the bike a little later running
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9nMiaIx5aE