I am on Austin EV, although I do still need to update my vehicle profile a bit.
http://www.evalbum.com/1133
The Austin EV album was the first place I really got to learn some good overall info on EVs from. I pretty much just looked to see what components everyone else was using, bought a copy of "Secrets of El Ninja" and went from there.
Thanks for the complements on the web page. It is fun to work on projects like these, but it is sometimes hard to find good information on strange projects. Setting up a blog or web page helps other people try new things, maybe even inspiring them to do so.
A couple years ago I built a little camping trailer from scratch. I had no idea what I was doing, but there was a great web community of people building them. Very inspirational and supportive.
Here are some photos of my camper:
http://web.mac.com/benhdvideoguy/iWe.../Teardrop.html
and this is the web forum for all that sort of thing:
http://www.mikenchell.com/forums/
I don't think I ever would have tackled a weird project like an electric motorcycle if I had not first done the trailer. (Good experience builder)
I built the motorcycle for a lot of reasons, but one of the main ones was just to "DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT". So many people complain about the price of gas, or the trouble with government, or whatever.
If you do something about it, ANYTHING, instead of just complaining, it really puts a positive spin on things and does make you feel a little more in control of your life.
Right after I got the cycle going, gas prices going up actually made me smile a little knowing that my fuel economy based on price of electricity vs gas, also just went up!
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