Hey! I can tell you a better way to do this. It'd be a lot better just to
go ahead and buy a motorcycle. They come in lots of HP's and speeds, and
besides, they are instantly available whereas your experiments would take
lots of time and $.

Bob Swinney
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because of the high proce of gas, would putting a motor on a bicycle be
practicle to get to work a few days a week? I live about 18 miles away
it is all highway with a wide berm for bicycles. I have a spare 5 horse
motor from an old tiller. Could I mount a bracket and put it above my
back wheel to drive the back wheel on my 10 speed mountain bike? Would
I be able to pedal it home if the engine failed? How would I rig a
clutch of some sort or would I even need it? Seems like an interesting
project.

How fast could you go with a 5 horse motor?