Starter motor powered bikes
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Brumund and John popping lots of wheelies on starter powered bikes. Full size bike now switches between 12 and 24V operation. Tips and Tricks: Starter and flexplate are for an '87 Pontiac Firebird w/ 350cid (5.7L) V8 and automatic transmission. Autozone (DL3570MS) starter is $70 with the core charge and comes with a lifetime warranty. (153 tooth) flexplate is $32. You will probably be replacing the starter monthly or annually depending on usage so a lifetime warranty is strongly recommended. This starter was used on 82-92 Camaros & Firebirds with auto trans, weighs 19#, is rated at 1.5kW, and has the inline bolt pattern. A smaller, less powerful, interchangeable starter was used on 305 V8 Camaros w/ manual trans. Gear reduction starters were used on '93-96 V8 Camaros and '94-96 LT1 350 V8 Caprices. It is rated at 1.6kW, weighs 10# and features ball and needle bearings! Of course it costs far more. Added weight causes excessive stress on the wheels, fork, frame, and brakes. Plastic mag wheels are great for BMX bikes, 144 spoke lowrider 26" wheels are great for mountain bikes. http://www.aztlanbicycle.com/lowrider-wheels.html is one source for $45. Depending on riding style, one for the front is a good idea, or at least a good alloy wheel. Foam tires are another good upgrade for reliability. http://amerityre.com/index.cfm?action=products.lowspeed We've had problems ripping the knobs off their "mountain" tire though, so go with the "all-terrain" if you ever ride on dry pavement. Fork should be suspension, chromoly, or reinforced. Otherwise it will bend after landing wheelies or hitting snowbanks. Frame should be reinforced when adding battery mounts, particularly the top tube. Do not use a women's road bike frame! In addition to battery mounts a diagonal tube protecting the starter is a good idea. This should keep the starter from clipping things and protect the solenoid when the bike falls over. Center pull brakes are highly recommended for stopping twice the weight of a normal bike + rider. 24V (series) operation does provide improved acceleration and top speed. This will burn out starters much more quickly, bend starter shafts, and worst of all, cause the solenoid to stick on. This is very dangerous.
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anyways to control the speed of this motor please
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How long you use it in day? And which cars starter motor it is? Any specification?
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It's not even efficient cause it's too much power for a bike so small and light lol.
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We've used starters from a parts store with a lifetime warranty. I assume they're rebuilt. The ones we use are for a Chevy 350ci V8.
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Hi. Wanted to know starter is not recycled? from what car?and they seems like a burn.
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thanks so much man!! i have one more question can i use a 12v 12 amp hour battery to run my modified starter motor??
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we usually use 800-1000 CCA batteries
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How many amps is the battery? Thanks
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We've never had it on long enough continuously on 12V to burn one up. Eventually they do burn out, but normally you're coasting most of the time on dry pavement in town. I think both of the bikes have had the same starters on them for about five years now but we don't ride them a lot. The biggest issue is the solenoid contacts get corroded when you get them wet and you have to sand them. On 24V they usually only last a few rides.
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Love it! How long can you ride at speed before it over heats?
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@hille32 see description for info
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@CeleronS1 lasts about 20 hours, depends how you use it. rated at 1.5kW
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looks like funny as hell. :D How long your starter lasts? And Wha tabout power, Iam seeing moust straters ar about 1.4Kw, how much is yours?
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nice i build one bmx too :)
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with three extra solenoids and a lot of wiring.
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