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I am going to mount the gasoline motor and the DC generator to a block of wood that will be secured on the rear bike rack. I will then run a power cord to the mid mount electric motor that is local at the crank (between the pedals)

Lonely, Let me try to explain myself more clearly. Here are the compenents of the drivetrain. Petrol engine-> dc generator->dc motor attached to the crank (aka the 'mid mount motor'). So there are three compenents I need to buy and spec. Lets start with the petrol engine The honda GX25...

That is correct. No battery storage. I was planning to include a throttle for the engine

Lonely, Thanks for responding. I don't want to go pure electric for the limited range. I have seen that 80cc motor on youtube and the two things that make me hesistate are its size and its noise. With the small honda, I envision placing it and the dc generator in an enclosed, almost sound...

Greetings! I have been thinking about creating a Gasoline electric bike. The reason being is that good batteries are very expensive. In fact more expensive than a good quality gasoline motor. I don't want a direct drive gasoline motor do to it being less stealthy and more cumbersome running...