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Originally Posted by MikeB

Here it is...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfY_BKyWEfo&NR=1

One word...well,three actually...Yeesh,thats scary..

Whizzer's were Motor Bikes. I think they are still available maybe even New.

RS

I thought so, here's a picture of what the new Whizzer looks like.

RS

Heck now those Whizzers are cool... I like volkrodz but to me why build something that would only have limited use... I would like and old whizzer for riding around the swap meets on towing a little trailer for the purchases ofcourse...

Originally Posted by Hombre259

Whizzer's were Motor Bikes. I think they are still available maybe even New.

RS

They look like they were based on a schwinn[?] frame..
Or do all the older American bicycles have similar frames?

The one I had (Whizzer, I mean) came as a kit to be put on whatever kind of bicycle the buyer happened to have. I had an old "Western Flyer" that I put mine on. I bought the components used. If I recall, I paid $20 for the stuff.

Power was applied to the rear wheel by a rubber roller thing that was turned by the engine. The spinning roller was pressed against the rear tire by pulling up on a lever. Simple, but it worked.

A dealership for the new Whizzer opened in Addison (Dallas area) a year or two ago but it didn't last long. I heard there were quality problems but I'm not sure about that.

I will say that the new products were really neat looking little rides!


Jim

me and my childhood buddy built one in the early '50s and it left a lot to be desired but it was fun doing it - - - - I think if we had access to some different sized pulleys and sprockets it would have done much better - - - lol

Whizzer was possibly the first HYBIRD vehicle?????