xyster
10 MW
Since this is the first time they've both been fully assembled and operating at the same time, I thought I'd take photos of the pair.
My girlfriend and I just got home from a ride in the rain. Before we left, I turned the scooter on in the garage. But I forgot to first check to make sure its rather sticky throttle was turned all the way to zero. Soon as I flicked the power switch, the scooter shot into the back of the bike -- also powered on -- running it into the door. BOOM, CRASH the bike smashed into the door and crashed to the floor. The scooter climbed over the top of the bike as I tried to hold it back to turn it off.
After the dust settled, neither vehicle seemed damaged, so we went for our ride. With lights on, and us messing around playing chase, the scooter with its 10ah SLAs was pooping-out after only 5 miles. The extra SLA powering the 35 watt headlight (and boosting voltage to the controller to 48 volts) was down to 11.5 volts, the other three were at 36.6. Perhaps a voltage converter is in the scooter's future.
Needless to say, the bike easily triumphed in the 0-20mph street drag race.
Memo to self: next time, take scoot out of garage first.
My girlfriend and I just got home from a ride in the rain. Before we left, I turned the scooter on in the garage. But I forgot to first check to make sure its rather sticky throttle was turned all the way to zero. Soon as I flicked the power switch, the scooter shot into the back of the bike -- also powered on -- running it into the door. BOOM, CRASH the bike smashed into the door and crashed to the floor. The scooter climbed over the top of the bike as I tried to hold it back to turn it off.
After the dust settled, neither vehicle seemed damaged, so we went for our ride. With lights on, and us messing around playing chase, the scooter with its 10ah SLAs was pooping-out after only 5 miles. The extra SLA powering the 35 watt headlight (and boosting voltage to the controller to 48 volts) was down to 11.5 volts, the other three were at 36.6. Perhaps a voltage converter is in the scooter's future.
Needless to say, the bike easily triumphed in the 0-20mph street drag race.
Memo to self: next time, take scoot out of garage first.