Xtreme XB-600 (electric scooter mods)

[captainslug]

Electric bicycle are just not an option available to me due to physical handicap.
Electric is significantly easier to ride and maintain, but this will be the cheapest way for me to get around, and the least expensive way for me to learn how to service gas engines.

The roads on the routes I frequent also tend to have 30mph, 35mph, and 45mph speed limits.

[Frank Lee]

Too bad Honda has decided to exclude us from what the rest of the world gets: Super Cubs.

[order99]

I'm not even fond of motorcycles-but I want a Super Cub.

[Joe_Bloe]

A Taiwanese company is selling Super Cub knock-offs -- http://sym-usa.com/line%20up/symba/line_up_symba.html. They look pretty cool.

[Frank Lee]

That may be pretty cool- but it's not "identical"- fer instance the engine is twice as big. But that hasn't hurt fe- might be a good thing. I'd roll it!

[order99]

That's actually a good price on those Symbas-over three times what I paid for my used '93 Festiva back in '03, but still good for factory-new. Maybe those of us with too much empty air in our wallets can find a Demo model, or wait a few years for some gently-used ones on Craigslist or something...

Of course in a few years Gas prices could ensure that nobody ever lets them go. Oh well.

[captainslug]

Originally Posted by MazdaMatt

It may be a lot of number crunching and speculation, but I'd love to see what you figure the costs are with a "premium" battery. You'd have less weight, higher efficiency and longer lifetime.

I managed to find some cycle life charts that compare cheap SLA batteries to deep-cycle models and the result is

Deep-Cycle (50% more cycle life, 1.2kw)
Cost per 2,000 miles: $187

Low-cost SLA pack (1.2kw)
Cost per 2,000 miles: $190-225

LiFePO4 pack (400% more cycle life, 1.4kw)
Cost per 2,000 miles: $250