First test drive

Took it out for its first spin, me on the battery and Croyde on the Molegrips for steering:

September - Batteries

Spent £150 on three Lucas [Prince of Darkness] 33AH batteries - each one weighs 11 kilos. I did consider smaller ones, but I've over engineered everything else, so might as well spent the few quid difference and put some meaty batteries on it.

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 - Speed Controller and throttle

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-Bar steering handle.

Second Test drive

Croyde and Tania take it for a spin with the new speed controller

December - paint and final assembly

So with the build largely complete, we stripped it back down to a bare chassis and painted with rustoleum.