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Old 01-09-2008, 01:27 AM   #10 (permalink)
bennelson
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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
90 day: 78.16 mpg (US)
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Hey that's my bike!

I just finished reading all 26 pages of the Forkenswift thread.

I get to the end and click the "twin being made in Hawaii" link and get to this one.

Read through and find that somebody has actually referenced my crappy web page for my cycle build.

I had to laugh out loud. I have never experienced anybody "talking about me" on the internet before.

This must be what it feels like to Google yourself and actually get a hit.

I just added a hit counter to my web page. I would have done that originally if I thought anyone was going to actually VIEW IT!

I love the motorcycle, but it isn't so great in Wisconsin rain and winters. I started looking around for some info on a light/cheap EV conversion - anything with 3 or more wheels on the ground and a roof would do.

The closest thing I could find to what I am looking to do is the Forkenswift.

And, yeah, that Craigslist listing was mine too. I did find a guy with a junked out forklift in his garage. It is about 10" diameter 48 Volt. It doesn't have an info plate on it, so I will have to go over there sometime and yank the thing off the forklift to get a better look at it.

-Ben
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