Building a CHEAP Motorized Bike: Gas vs. Electric

Today in the shop my brother Drew and I put our collective building and mechanical experiences together to install this $100, 80cc motorized bike conversion kit onto our $100 Beach Cruiser bicycle. With the price of 2 gallons of gas and some 2 cycle oil, that puts out total to about $210 total. There were definitely plenty of times that we had to reference other videos, online tutorials, and the "directions" that came with it, while using all four of our combined hands to get everything in place and installed. Once it was all together, we took it out on a crisp and cold day, and got it up and running. We ended the day with a road test and comparison with the Rad Runner II electric bike. Although both have their positives and negatives, the motorized bike won out, in my opinion, due to its speed, MPG on one tank of gas, and the overall cool factor.

Thanks again to Drew for all the help. Head over and follow him on IG @drewpohara.

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