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<blockquote data-quote="ionbeam" data-source="post: 799186" data-attributes="member: 277"><p>Reverse gear on a shaft drive bike is especially problematic, as you'se guys are finding out. Chain drive bikes offer the option of driving the chain with a third gear that is engaged only for reverse. The OldWing had the advantage of the designing engineers being able to design it into the starter gear assembly, internal to the engine.</p><p></p><p>I'll add some words, you guys will have to see if they contain any fragments of an idea.</p><p></p><p>Your challenge in using a small motor like a starter motor will be to find gear multiplication between the motor and wheel, either a gear interface to a wheel or very good friction drive to the ground or tire plus, perhaps motor speed control.</p><p></p><p>Late model cars, especially the Corvette have very strong starter motors. I keep thinking about the ABS tooth gear on the rear wheel. Dunno if you could access that directly for a starter motor, add a small belt drive or as a place where you could install your own gear interface in place of the ABS tooth ring.</p><p></p><p>You may want to swing by<a href="https://www.mcmaster.com/#" target="_blank"> McMaster-Carr</a>, <a href="https://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/start.shtml" target="_blank">Graingers</a> or <a href="https://www1.mscdirect.com/industrial-equipment.html?KNC-T7L391316886&cm_mmc=Didit-_-SEM-_-ItmDtl-_-PypClk" target="_blank">MFC</a> and look up conveyor rollers, drive rollers, friction wheels, etc and do a little imagineering. You may see something that will turn on the light.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ionbeam, post: 799186, member: 277"] Reverse gear on a shaft drive bike is especially problematic, as you'se guys are finding out. Chain drive bikes offer the option of driving the chain with a third gear that is engaged only for reverse. The OldWing had the advantage of the designing engineers being able to design it into the starter gear assembly, internal to the engine. I'll add some words, you guys will have to see if they contain any fragments of an idea. Your challenge in using a small motor like a starter motor will be to find gear multiplication between the motor and wheel, either a gear interface to a wheel or very good friction drive to the ground or tire plus, perhaps motor speed control. Late model cars, especially the Corvette have very strong starter motors. I keep thinking about the ABS tooth gear on the rear wheel. Dunno if you could access that directly for a starter motor, add a small belt drive or as a place where you could install your own gear interface in place of the ABS tooth ring. You may want to swing by[URL="https://www.mcmaster.com/#"] McMaster-Carr[/URL], [URL="https://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/start.shtml"]Graingers[/URL] or [URL="https://www1.mscdirect.com/industrial-equipment.html?KNC-T7L391316886&cm_mmc=Didit-_-SEM-_-ItmDtl-_-PypClk"]MFC[/URL] and look up conveyor rollers, drive rollers, friction wheels, etc and do a little imagineering. You may see something that will turn on the light. [/QUOTE]
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