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Old 04-14-2008, 11:29 PM   #8 (permalink)
lovemysan
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gutless wonder - '02 sl sohc
90 day: 40.17 mpg (US)

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Woohoo, I got it running tonight. I picked 4 12v 7.2ah batts for $12 each. I had to do some minor rewiring to make it all work. But it rides great. The rear wheel seems fine except I had to adjust the brakes loose to prevent scrubbing. I have pic but haven't loaded it yet. This heinzman hub motor is nice and torquey. It pulls the hills in my neighborhood with no fuss and no pedal assist. The top speed is about 14mph on motor only but I can live with that. I need to get a rack on it to run errands now.
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2002 Saturn SL
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