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skyl4rk
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Today I made a few improvements to my bike.
1. Throttle Jam Stick. This wedges the throttle and holds it in place. It is just a piece of shaped wood on a bolt that swivels around to jam between the throttle grip and the throttle housing. Its sort of like cruise control. Its nice not to need to hold the throttle. I can drive one handed. In fact, I figured out my bike does pretty good no handed. I rode over a mile without touching the handlebars.
2. Drive chain cover. I took an old plastic coffee can and cut it with a shears and drilled holes. It is held fast by the bolts that hold the gearbox to the motor. This cover is intended to save my fingers if for some reason I reach back to get something while riding.
3. Shut off switch. I got a 3 dollar horn switch at the hardware store and screwed it to the frame, and wired it so it grounds out the spark when you press the button.
I'll try to get some pics tomorrow.
1. Throttle Jam Stick. This wedges the throttle and holds it in place. It is just a piece of shaped wood on a bolt that swivels around to jam between the throttle grip and the throttle housing. Its sort of like cruise control. Its nice not to need to hold the throttle. I can drive one handed. In fact, I figured out my bike does pretty good no handed. I rode over a mile without touching the handlebars.
2. Drive chain cover. I took an old plastic coffee can and cut it with a shears and drilled holes. It is held fast by the bolts that hold the gearbox to the motor. This cover is intended to save my fingers if for some reason I reach back to get something while riding.
3. Shut off switch. I got a 3 dollar horn switch at the hardware store and screwed it to the frame, and wired it so it grounds out the spark when you press the button.
I'll try to get some pics tomorrow.