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   nugger@poa.st's status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:19:47 JST nugger
   THE CLASSIC TRIMMER BIKE WHRRE YOU FRICTION DRIVE THE FRONT WHEEL WITH A FOOT PEG HAS A BALANCE PROBLEM
   THE MOTOR HANGS OFF TO ONE SIDE LIKE A NUTSACK
   
   PIC IS A REAR WHEEL DRIVE
   DOESN'T THAT LOOK STABLE?
   
   IF YOU'RE MOUNTING IT OVER THE FRONT WHEEL ON A SWINGING U-BRACKET SO YOU COULD PULL IT OFF THE WHEEL AS A CLUTCH,
   (WHICH IS THE RIGHT CONFIGURATION FOR IT BY THE WAY)
   YOU COULD POSITION IT WITH ITS CENTER OF MASS OVER THE CENTERLINE OF THE BIKE, AND THEN HAVE THE BMX PEG FRICTION DRIVE RIDING INSIDE THE U-BRACKET UNDER IT.
   USE A PAIR OF SPROCKETS AND A CHAIN BETWEEN THEM
   
   IT'S PARTS YOU'LL ALREADY HAVE AND IT'S NOT MUCH EXTRA WEIGHT
   BESIDES IT'S WEIGHT OVER THE DRIVEN WHEEL SO IT'S EXTRA GRIP BOTH BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND WHEEL AND BETWEEN WHEEL AND GROUND
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:19:46 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @nugger if you're going to put in the rear like that, why not mount it so the trimmer is balanced over the rear wheel
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:20:32 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • Bread up, Bro
     @nugger oh, friction drive. But why not just chain drive
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:22:18 JST Bread up, Bro

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     @nugger if you are already attaching a bracket and running a throttle cable, I don't really see installing a sproket as "way harder"
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     nugger@poa.st's status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:22:19 JST nugger

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     • Bread up, Bro
     @sickburnbro WAY SIMPLER
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     pepsi_man (pepsi_man@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:37:04 JST pepsi_man

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     • Bread up, Bro
     @sickburnbro @nugger
     I don't care for the friction drive either tbh.
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:37:04 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • pepsi_man
     @pepsi_man @nugger don't get me wrong, it's still COOL, it's just well, as shown here, tricky to install in a safe way
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     JoshuaSlocum (joshuaslocum@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:45:25 JST JoshuaSlocum

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     • Bread up, Bro
     @sickburnbro @nugger i saw a video of a guy that did this, with the sprocket on the opposite side and connected to the bike's pedal sprocket
     a lot of welding was involved
     he moseyed along at a modest speed with a lot of noise
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     Bread up, Bro (sickburnbro@poa.st)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Apr-2025 00:45:25 JST Bread up, Bro

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     • JoshuaSlocum
     @JoshuaSlocum @nugger I guess people don't make kits for these things, but there isn't any reason it couldn't be done.