Riding in the hood.

deacon · #71 (**permalink**) 02-11-2008, 04:12 PM

I have the sissy almost ready to go so I wanted to put a sign on the rear basket. I went to office depot near my house to have one made. The girl in the print shop has to be all of 22 if that. So we are talking about customers being a pain. I explain that my sign is a joke since I am retired and my son and law took over.

She said, "What do you do with your time?"

"I build bicycles sorta," I repled. "Ones with motors."

"Oh my god, you are the guy with all those motor bikes. I live near you. I see you all the time. I just love that new gasoline one you have."

I swear I felt about twenty again lol. God I love my bike.

deacon · #72 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 03:14 PM

I got my chance to do what the bike was set up to do. I jumped on it and rode it to the store. I bought a valentine card (legalized prostitution im told) and a can of paint. I left the bike locked to a post in front of the store where I bought the card. I walked half way down the shopping center to the auto parts store for the paint. I keep telling them at the auto parts store they need to carry greeting cards but they won.t listen.

Anyway when I left the store I can see way off some middle aged guy circling the bike. He is looking at it from all angles. Finally before I can get there I see him writing down the number off my sign. He doesn't want pictures I'm sure he wants to talk about the bike.

I can not get over what a stir this thing causes.

**CRUISER** · #73 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 03:19 PM

that sign is ingenious advertising deacon and it will get seen. great idea

Pablo · #74 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 03:30 PM

I showed my bike to a guy at work. He ordered a kit immediately!!

deacon · #75 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 03:37 PM

Once he rides it he will be even more hooked. The darn things are just plain fun to ride. I have no idea why. I have cars passing me all the time and I am just as happy as if I had a rolls. Something about being able to say, "Oh I built it myself and no it's not for sale."

In other words jerk I'm part of an exclusive club you can't BUY your way into... Yet that is..

**Bikeguy Joe** · #76 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 06:06 PM

Not prob....

**Bikeguy Joe** · #77 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 06:08 PM

On all three of these bikes I've owned I sold two right away. Keeping this one (for now).

No matter where I go, I expect to take extra time to talk.

deacon · #78 (**permalink**) 02-13-2008, 06:16 PM

WEll nobody here is selling them so the guys I see really cant buy their way into the club just yet. Like you, I could have sold mine more than once, and I have hardly been riding at all. On top of that it's not much of a bike either.

deacon · #79 (**permalink**) 02-15-2008, 11:39 AM

Today I field tested my new electro bike-o..

Before I could even start I changed the tire from a thin 1.75 to a full 2.125. I just like the idea of the balloon tires on the big bike. I also removed the chain guard since it was hanging on the chain and I didn't want to waste time with it.

I checked the batteries for charge and they were close enough to full for the test at hand. I loaded them onto one of my trailers, made with lawn mower wheels and pvc pipe. Then I attached it to the full sized cruiser. The one with the full sized crank that is. I have another electro cruiser that stays set up and doesn't get a lot of use right now.

The one I was field testing has a quick mount motor. The reason is for exercise believe it or not. I started out with no motor attached. I rode the bike down hill to the bike trail, a very steep hill I might add. When I got there I found that I hadn't brought the proper wrench to remove the trailer. However with a little left hand english I managed to break it loose.

I moved the trailer off the path to the edge of the woods. Then I took off on the bike. There is a nice gentle slope on the part of the path I take. It is one and one half mile of gentle downhill ride.

However the problem is I have to come back. After two heart attacks I get winded very easily. I made it back with only three stops. I thought that was pretty average for me so I was satisfied. I got back to find the trailer right were I left it. I should have left a twenty dollar bill attached so someone would steal it.

I bolted on my scooter motor with the home made smooth drive wheel. Hooked up the two garden tractor batteries. That particular bike is wired with a household extension chord. The only thing that remains on the bike after the ride, is the household light switch that has the extension chord end on it. Okay I'll add a drawing to show you how that works.

It worked perfectly I got home in one piece and not out of breath. That thing would be ideal for someone who needed to ride five or so miles to work and could then charge the batteries there. I'll put the wiring diagram in the electro bike section.

Nothing to exciting except the electro convertible works really nice. Oh yeah it was 45 degrees and a bit chilly for a ride but this afternoon when it is nice I'm taking the sissy for a ride.

deacon · #80 (**permalink**) 02-20-2008, 08:42 PM

I just finished the new version of sissy bike on steroids. I'll get you guys a picture. First thing I did when I got the wiring finished at about eight pm was to check the weather. Boy these things really do become way too important to me.