I'm building a dashboard that's to be placed between the ape-hanger 17" deep handlebars for my trike project.
Besides the other stuff mounted on the dashboard itself (voltmeters, chargers, video monitor etc,) I also intend to mount the controller underneath and 6 sticks of 5S@5000ma LiPo batteries within it. (10s3p for 36v@15AH) about 9 kilos altogether.
So no, the batteries won't be easily removable (will take a few minutes, removing security-head bolts), but they also won't be visible nor do they need to be with voltage monitoring for each cell
I believe this will work out ok, as the sitting position is somewhat akin to a recumbent bike -meaning I don't use the handlebars for any leverage-assist.
Time will tell
Curiously enough I'm also building a battery bank container holding 6 each 12v@10AH AGM sled acid batteries hooked up for 36V@20AH that mounts along the bottom tubes of the trike's frame (3 batteries per side) because:
a- I have them
b- I actually think I need the additional ballast weight. (because of my fat a**, which I'm balancing against using the battery locations)
If not I'll eventually replace the SLA batteries with only 2 sticks of 5s@5000ma LiPo hooked up in series for 36V@5AH (guesstimated actual power requirement)
Can't think of a way to levitate (the batteries) without adding more weight to the bike. Levitating with magnets only adds lots more weight (the magnets + the batteries) :lol:
Light-weight anti-gravity device next up on my agenda!