I've actually had this bike for a while, and to date it hasn't cost me one penny. The bike is a Honda CM400, that I bartered a few hours of fabrication work for, and promptly "bobbed" (cut off the entire rear section, lowered the rear, and welded struts in). The engine had passed on, and was already gone, along with all the body parts. It will exist, for the most part, on Scrape hand-me-downs and business R&D projects; meaning mostly free. As I develop my line of EV bike parts, I will test some on Squat. It will also be a client/customer "experience" bike, that will allow people to intimately experience EVs, many probably for the first time. Squat is not intended to be a practical motorcycle; it's really a glorified scooter. My initial plans are for 25-30mph and 20 miles of range, like a plug-in scooter might have. The reason I am finally posting it here is it is about to finally become a functional bike.
When Scrape gets its new motor, the little ProTech motor will go to Squat (small cylinder under the seat). Originally, just as it was on Scrape, I will just have a 12-volt battery hooked up to it. When I upgrade to a better controller and batteries in Scrape, that setup will be installed in Squat. The battery box (large cylinder) is going to be fabricated from sheet metal, with smoked Lexan sides. It is 12" in diameter X 8" wide, and will hold eight of the little UB1250 AGM batteries - same amount that fit in Scrape's current box - get it?, or up to 32 of the large Headways (the 20 mile range figure). The only things I will have to actually purchase, in the immediate future, are the supplies for the battery box. It is a structural component in the chassis, and will be permanently welded in. The front down tube will curve back into the box. The controller and electronics will float on Lexan over it.
When Scrape gets its new motor, the little ProTech motor will go to Squat (small cylinder under the seat). Originally, just as it was on Scrape, I will just have a 12-volt battery hooked up to it. When I upgrade to a better controller and batteries in Scrape, that setup will be installed in Squat. The battery box (large cylinder) is going to be fabricated from sheet metal, with smoked Lexan sides. It is 12" in diameter X 8" wide, and will hold eight of the little UB1250 AGM batteries - same amount that fit in Scrape's current box - get it?, or up to 32 of the large Headways (the 20 mile range figure). The only things I will have to actually purchase, in the immediate future, are the supplies for the battery box. It is a structural component in the chassis, and will be permanently welded in. The front down tube will curve back into the box. The controller and electronics will float on Lexan over it.