Riding in the hood.

deacon · #51 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008, 05:47 PM

To be honest I thought that when I picked it out rofl

deacon · #52 (**permalink**) 02-03-2008, 10:10 PM

It's been a fun ride guys but I need to get back to life away from the puter. Take care all and thanks for the information and help all of you,

Especially you Norm. I'll Find you to ask more questions I'm sure.

deacon · #53 (**permalink**) 02-06-2008, 02:25 PM

Couple of days ago I took the Sissy out for a spin. I got about two blocks when I noticed a car following me. I pulled over to let it pass. Instead of pass the car containing too large black guys pulled up beside me. The one driving leaned across and said while pointing something black at me. "Hey man how 'bought gettin' off that bike? I want to make a picture of it if you don't mind." He began clicking away with his cell phone.

After he asked How much I would sell it for, I began to breath again.

**Norman** · #54 (**permalink**) 02-06-2008, 02:49 PM

Did you sell it?

**Norman** · #55 (**permalink**) 02-06-2008, 02:54 PM

Deacon you got to post a how to do on electric bikes wiring, motors,battries,and switches. The whole 9 yards ok?
Norman

deacon · #56 (**permalink**) 02-06-2008, 02:59 PM

I should have the hooverdam thing is making me crazy. But alas I finally got it so I can ride a little.

by the way I have been riding the exerciser with the elec assist. I like it but man I can run a battery down in a mile these days. Those batteries lasted about a year and now they ready for the landfill. I'm thinking about designing the trailer and elec motor so I can pop the motor off and lock it in the trailer while I ride the bike path. The bike without all that extra weight would give me a good workout I think. Then I could pop it on for the ride home.

Or I could just take the car with the plain ole bike on the bike rack. Seems that would be the most simple but it wouldn't help me reach my goal of zero car use. I should just ride the exerciser in the hood I guess. But then I would look like a street person, not an outlaw motorized biker. I know I know it's all in the attitude but every actor needs his prop lol.

deacon · #57 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 12:24 PM

So I still haven't made any long trips on the bike. About five miles has been the max so far. I'm thinking I need to plan something longer but do it when I have a backup plan for getting home again. Ten mile out and then pedal ten miles back just doesn't sound like fun to me.

I am trying to find a mirror that I like. So far no luck.

deacon · #58 (**permalink**) 02-07-2008, 03:50 PM

Norman and I discussed a battery in the light circuit. It kills the bike when you try to hook it up. It will run your lights and since mine is a rechargeable I plan to continue using it. I got to ride today and it was fifty six degrees. Just a insulated vest and the helmet okay clothes too

deacon · #59 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 02:56 PM

God I love my bike.

So today I built a luggage rack from a couple of pvc pipes and a broom stick. I put it on and painted it then wanted to see how it traveled. Any excuse to ride the bike.

I went about two miles up and down the roads in the hood. I looked down the road and realized that school was out for the day and a group of 3/4 dozen wanna be thugs were walking down the road taking my whole lane.

I moved over to ride in the wrong lane of course. One of them stepped over to block my way. Now I could swing right and run into the whole crowd of them, or i could swing left and run off the road and screw up my bike or I could just gun the **** out of the bike and hope the kid lost his nerve. Once committed I had no choice. I got within ten feet of him before he jumped out of the way. Good thing there was a car coming up behind him which he didn't see. He sure as **** couldn't hear it over the whining of the bike. One of us would have gotten him for sure.

I doubt that he realized how old I was. Us old guys don't have near as much time to lose as a high school kid.

So I get to the end of the road and realize I wanted to turn around and go back. I had no idea if someone had worked up his courage for another try or not. As i passed them one of them tried to flag me down. Naturally I gunned the bike and zipped by them.

God I love my bike.

**Bikeguy Joe** · #60 (**permalink**) 02-08-2008, 04:47 PM

I'd have stopped and administered an old fashioned ass whoopin'.

Not really, but I would have stopped and made 'em think I was going to.