First test drive
Took it out for its first spin, me on the battery and Croyde on the Molegrips for steering:
September -
Spent £150 on three Lucas [Prince of Darkness] 33AH batteries -
I Burnt my thumb trying get the motor wire of the battery as it welded itself to the terminal with the startup current.
Update: I think I went a bit mad on the batteries, as I've not even charged them up yet!
October -
Purchased the speed controller and throttle. The controller is a reversible 4QD Vortex
VTX40 and the throttle is a Magura 5k resistive unit attached to a simple T-
Second Test drive
Croyde and Tania take it for a spin with the new speed controller
December -
So with the build largely complete, we stripped it back down to a bare chassis and painted with rustoleum.