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Old 05-03-2009, 09:53 PM   #135 (permalink)
bennelson
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Location: Oconomowoc, WI, USA
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
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ROCK THE EARTH yesterday was lots of fun.

I showed off the car and the motorcycle. Plenty of interest there, and we had great weather.

Today, I took the motorcycle over to the Milwaukee Electric Car Club build day. Rich surprised me with some motorcycle parts: a front fairing, saddlebags, and rear rack.

With pretty minimal modification, we were able to fit the parts to my electric Kawasaki. The front fairing is pretty wide, but with a "shorty" windshield. It really changes the look and feel of the cycle.







The best part is the Skull LED stop and turn signals on the saddlebags!





Also, a guy with the same make, model, and motor as mine showed up with his electric motorcycle!
We didn't actually race them, but it was nice to see the similarities and differences between two VERY similar cycles.




More photos at:
http://gallery.me.com/benhdvideoguy#101320


The headlight will need repositioning still. Another possibility is to replace the headlight with one of these:

(only in green)
and then add two smaller headlamps on either side of it.
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