I'm thinking of making the trike electric.
Reasons:
- It's cool
- Wouldn't cost much more than using a donor motorcycle
- Would be a lot more fun to drive
- I'd have no clutch to worry about.
- no shifter to worry about
- the torque would get me up to speed a lot faster than a little 250cc engine
The vehicle isn't going to have wipers, defrosters, heat, or A/C, so I don't think I'd want to go on super far trips anyway. I was thinking of adding a small gasoline engine to extend my range or maybe even a range extending trailer. nice thing is that can always come later.
hmmm... many directions to take the project, but I'm really liking the idea of electric drive.
Now I have to source a complete swing arm assembly from a motorcycle...