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Old 06-23-2008, 08:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Near Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Electric Cycle - '81 KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

Sunfire - '00 Sunfire
90 day: 29.14 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 S10
90 day: 28.06 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 124.07 mpg (US)
I am good at destroying electric motorcycles!

OK - I have had a lot of fun with my cycle, but am I just jinxed?

I got back into town Saturday morning and installed my new-under-warranty-replacement-Alltrax controller.

I drove up to the energy fair, spent the night staring up at the stars from the bed of my truck, and then showed off the cycle all Sunday.

Not sure what happened. Maybe it was all the off-roading at the MREA, maybe it was my bumpy lowered suspension, but some time Sunday, a battery bracket bolt un-screwed itself.

On the ride home, the top rear battery jiggled itself loose, until it had both posts rubbing against the (conductive) gas tank.

When I got home, I found the battery hanging half out and the one post mostly melted!!!!

Anyone know how to fix battery posts!!!?!??!?

-Ben


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