Electric Mini Bke

[tedsmini]

If you think it is small wait till I send a pic of me on it It wheelies and will do close to 20mph (scary with 10" donut wheels) It's not Chinese is it's made in Taiwan and the Optima Battery company can't say enough good things about it. It's really fun.
I make sure I wear my helmet It has a parental lockout to limit the speed. A thumb throttle and a little hub brake on the rear: it actually works. It says it has a range of 16 miles? But it is fast and as all electric: instant torque. Fun around the farm I laughed at t so much on the net I finally bought it, can always use another toy, just oil the chain charge the battery(s) and let 'er rip. It has two giant 12v Gel cells that make up the bulk of the weight.

[Kami no Chiizu]

Well, it looks hilarious.

[ZOOMER46]

squint your eyes for long enough,and drink enough alcohol,
with that red trame,fat tyres and yellow sticker,
you could pretend you have a eco friendlee f1 ferrari machine.

and its even got rear shocker.
but ,cant imagine it will ever do 16 miles to a charge.
i bought an electric scooter with a 3 mile range, and it barely
gets me to the end of the road and back.!

[chanito]

Wow! Mr Wayne, you do have wonderful toys, that one certainly looks like fun

[tedsmini]

As for how far it will go I have already put a few miles on it(but I need a wider seat). It will actually haul me around at about 18mph which is quite thrilling on 10" wheels. The two giant 24V gel cells on the back weigh about 65lbs and wheelies are too easy. I make sure to fully suit up even to get the mail. I have two much smaller batteries on my LaFree Giant E electric bike and I have already pushed them to over 18 miles with a little pedaling assistance. The giant 120lbs of batteries on my 4 wheeled PMV have already carried my an honest 14 miles. I can't wait for some of the new affordable L-ion battery technology. Soon I'll have an electric fleet. I'm now doing research on the four wheeler on the bottom. One of the criteria is Taiwan made, nothing from China. Since I am handicapped I can ride any of these vehicles on the shoulder of any Washington road with a speed limit of 55 or less and is not a limited access road. I won't ride the Pukka on anything but 25mph road shoulders: it's a kick and people actually wave and smile. I have actually passed a tractor crawling along towing multiple hay wagons that really don't track too well and wander from lane to lane. This is Ag country so mostly the cops don't even bother the kids on their ATV's that def aren't supposed to be out on the road and they can get real twitchy at 40mph plus and these kids ride doubled up on the big 700cc ATV's, no protective clothing, no helmets

[chanito]

Congrats on your nice toys, i should go on a trip to Washington so we can ride them

[tedsmini]

Chanito, I'm araid the electric toys would be too tame for you, but if you ever want a tour of NW WA or Vancouver just let me know, we have a special bedroom set aside for motorheads And then you would be spoiled by riding the Silverwing

[chanito]

I am a tech junkie, the silver wing is way too vainilla for me, i go crazy for gizmos
Thanks for the offer, "mi casa es tu casa" when you are in south Florida ;D

[timberwolfmadcat]

As far as cool electric toys go, i think this may be the pinnacle of fun!!! Looks like a screwy ruckus... and looks like it would be a blast to cruise down bike paths on

www.ikoo.us/

[Kami no Chiizu]

That four wheeled thing looks a little nuts, what's up with that?

That Ikoo looks hilariously fun, too...

[skuuter]

Neat toys Ted, I always loved my Silverwing also......... ;D