View Single Post
Old 04-20-2011, 12:47 PM   #24 (permalink)
Christ
Moderate your Moderation.
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Troy, Pa.
Posts: 8,919

Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi
90 day: 45.22 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1,369
Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts
You can make a fwd setup that satisfies your needs fairly easily.

Run chain from the output of the bike trans to a cog with a bearing on each side of the cog, and a flange outside of each bearing, such that the cog drives each flange, and the bearings support the shaft.

Build some cv axles that bolt to the flanges, and drive the wheel hubs.

Done.

The advantage is that the front track width needn't include room for the engine, allowing it to be more narrow than traditional fwd. layouts.
__________________
"¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"

  Reply With Quote