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Hey guys. I wanted to document my conversion of my first streetbike to electric. It's been in storage for 12 years and it's time to do something with it already. The engine seized causing it's retirement and a move on to a bigger bike, a GS1150EF from '85 and if anyone reading this has experience with those old bikes they have stories of the Voltage regulator/rectifier giving them fits I'm sure. Other than that these bikes were great. This will be the second time I restore this bike. Yikes, that makes me feel a tad 'oldish'.

This project also gets me an opportunity to spend time with Dad who lives about 45 minutes away. I don't get out to visit as much as I should, and we don't live forever. He's also got a boatload of tools as he's pretty much a gear head who works on rock crawlers. He's building one right now with my brother in law.

Ben Nelson has provided me with the inspiration to try this. I'm planning on a 48V system with golf cart sourced equipment. This is ultra cheapo right now, but could expand as my cash flow does. This will not be done overnight.

Anyway last night we took off the cover and gasped at the moisture damaged seat and squirrel hoarding mess. Then out came the tools and we disconnected the lines to the engine and got it out. By then the mosquitoes had nearly drained us so it was time to go in and call it a night.

I had my hands busy the whole time except when we needed to get the shift lever housing out of the way (bent into chain cover during fall). Since we don't need a transmission now, I got Dad to cut that off. That's when I remembered to take pictures! Who can spot the fuel tank?