12 or 16 HP trike? That sounds like something I thought about doing one time with the rear end section of a 250cc scooter but I didn't (and still don't) have the skill set to put together a front end so I abandoned the idea.
I didn't realize that the electric/electronics had come so far to be so light and compact. Never did much get into electro-locomotion. When one says home-built electric car, I think glorified golf cart and similarly for E-bikes. After being schooled a little on this now, I imagine that notion would be taken as sacrilege nowadays. I suppose alternative fuels would make sense if one truly believes the doomsayers and the SHTF crowd. Gasoline is still easy enough to procure and remains somewhat affordable. But I could wake up some day and find that it is no longer a viable power source. (out comes the bicycle and decent walking shoes
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All that will become moot when someone figures how to do the hydrogen/oxygen thing safely and cheaply. Seems that wind, hydro, PV should be cheap because there is plenty of moving wind and water and the sun comes round every day all pretty much for free. They can put a man on the moon but can't figure how to make economical storage for all that free power. Where is the energizer bunny when you really need him most?
BTW, I'm still gathering items and waiting for warmer weather to really be able to get into working on the Vetter fairing for my Honda Reflex scooter. It's got the Polini gear set with a slightly taller ratio installed and I already have a taller tire on the scooter but I was disappointed with the one test ride I took. I'm hoping for better results once the fairing is done and installed.