Ron's Road Legal XC.26 Bike From Aberdeenshire
Check out Ron's beauty from Aberdeenshire and the builds dont get cleaner than this. Ron has found the perfect bike for his engine. This means he has not had to drill his frame and the result is a perfect fit. He has also custom painted his tank and chain guard red to match the overall look of the bike along with adding twin headlights and a horn to his bike for the ultimate finish.
Well done Ron, we salute you here at Transformer Cycles, keep up the good work ...
Heres a video of Ron's XC.26 custom hand built machine in Action ...
If you would like to see more of Ron's projects and pictures please click on the link below to be taken to his Bebo site:
http://www.bebo.com/ronsworkshop01
Below is a link to an article that was published in the Evening Express paper regarding Ron's motorised bicycle:
http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/679109?UserKey=0
And Here is the actual article in case the above link is no longer working:
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Aberdeen OAP Ronald’s a real whiz kid
OAP has motor-powered mountain bike
By Kirsty Taylor
Published: 12/06/2008
THE weekly shop is a whizz for a North-east pensioner and his newly-modified mountain bike.
Seventy-one-year-old Ronald O’Neill has shunned his van for his own transformed machine – complete with two-stroke engine – which he rides regularly to his local supermarket.
The machine is thought to be the first of its kind registered in Britain since 1969.
Ronald said: “These types of bikes were very popular in the 1950s. I used to have a few of them. I enjoyed them so much and loved the company of riding them with my friends.
“So I always said that if I had time when I retired, I would build one from scratch.
“I just love it – I use it to pop to ASDA to buy my bread and milk and to visit my sons, in Portlethen and Aberdeen.”
The retired engineer, who lives in Aberdeen’s Marywell Park, embarked upon the six-month project last winter in his front room, ordering and designing parts for his dream machine.
The mountain bike, which the grandfather of seven picked up for about £150, can be ridden normally or like a motorbike.
It has an engine imported from America fitted in the middle – giving the creation a top speed of 31mph.
But Ronald is no speed demon – he simply enjoys the ride.
He said: “It can go up to about 31mph but I’m happy just sitting at 20 or 25mph.
“That’s good enough for me.
“I’m not out to kill myself.”
And Ronald said the shiny, red bike often catches the eye of passers by, as he whizzes past in his leather jacket and crash helmet.
He said: “You see people’s heads turn – especially the younger ones.
“But I would do the same. It is very unusual.”
“I thought I would get stopped by police when I first went out, but apart from people looking round in their cars, I haven’t had any trouble at all.”
Ronald had to undergo several tests to ensure the bike, which cost a total of £800 to make, was roadworthy.
He added: “It was harder to build than you would think – you have got to order a lot of bits and modify things to make sure it is roadworthy.
“But the hardest thing was to master using the computer to order the parts.”
The bike costs about £15 in road tax and £115 insurance a year, and must have regular MOT checks like any other vehicle.
He added: “It’s really economical to run.
“I can get 250 to 260 miles per gallon out of it and most of all it’s good fun.”
Ronald is hoping to start work on converting his next bike this autumn.
