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Originally Posted by euromodder
Simple two-strokes are not exactly known for their clean fuel combustion.
Having to add 2-stroke oil makes matters even worse.
There's a good reason why you don't find 2-strokes in cars anymore : they don't meet any emission standards.
That you can still find them in an ever-decreasing number of motorcycles, is only because their emission standards are still below those of cars.
So ...
What's the point in getting great mpg if you're burning those gallons in the most highly polluting kind of ICE ?
What's the point in taking an environmentally friendly means of transport like a bicycle, and then turning it into yet another smoky polluter ?
If you really have to add an engine to your bike, make it an electrical one and get yourself hooked up to a provider of green / sustainable electricity.
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Are you coming back to the less-than-ideal world at some point?
You really need to check up on things before you go spouting like this, because while you have valid points, they don't really apply when you consider the alternatives.
Firstly - (and you can call me lazy all you want) I wouldn't be riding the bike 10 miles or more to get where I plan on taking it at speeds <10MPH average, so I'd resort to driving my truck, which is even more polluting and gets MUCH less fuel economy. Welcome to the real world. I don't have the hour or more it would take both ways to lose from the work I do on weekends, nor am I willing to lose that hour or more from my personal time.
Second - I bought the motor kit I bought because of cost. It was $140. When you point out a single electric kit that will perform reasonably well, meet my initial goals (or even close to it) and be a complete kit for $140, I'll buy it. Until then, ain't gonna happen. I can't even buy a reasonable controller for that price on most days, let alone batteries, a motor, and a frame strong enough to mount it all reasonably well.
Third - The closest thing to "green" electricity we have out here is wind powered, and I think that's a private grid as yet. The area I live in is a substation of a much larger (PennElec) grid zone. We don't have options, there's ONE electric Co-Op out here, and it's Tri-County. You don't like their hookup, you get your own. And that doesn't mean "call the other electric company". IT means build your own solar array, wind farm, other means, what have you.
So what was the point in ranting when you didn't even consider the details of the situation?