New to Battery powered Bikes, and lovin it!

[Ratbuilder]

A few months ago, I bought a Ecotric Fat tire 26" bike. I am 73 years old, and I do not have the stamina that I once did. LOL I live in South Eastern Idaho and we have lots of paved bike paths around here. I really enjoy my bike. I bought a 20" Ecotric for my girlfriend, and that is the reason I joined this forum. I will move over to the Ecotric section and ask my questions.

To tell all of you about me, I am a retired Heavy Equipment Mechanic. I did it for 45 years, and I enjoy being retired. I needed to do something after I retired, so I built a Hot Rod from scratch. It is a 1923 Ford body with a 3 foot long flatbed. It is powered by a 196??? Chevy 396 big block. I designed it to go off-road, and it works extremely well. I have a 3 link in the front, and a 4 link in the rear for suspension. I have air-bags on all 4 corners. I built the frame and all of the things like the headlight mounts, flat bed, storage box, steering linkage, etc. I can explain more if anyone wants to know more.

I have a Polaris quad, and an XT600 dirt bike.

From just what I have read on these forums, there are some very smart people here, and I am looking forward to talking with you.

 

[CodyDog]

Nice toys to keep your retirement adventure fun!

 

[Ratbuilder]

Thanks CodyDog. It keeps me out of the bars. LOL I just installed my driveline tonight. Had to lengthen it a little. Sadly, all of my toys need warmer weather. It is going to get 16 degrees tonight and tomorrow the high will be 37. Thank heavens my shop has a heater.

 

[Art Deco]

Welcome to EBR. Really like the truck, but you might have to lengthen the bed a bit to haul 2 ebikes

 

[Ratbuilder]

Actually I have a receiver type of bike carrier, and It will go in my Jeep, my Dodge pickup, or my hot rod. I had to modify it to hold my fat tire 26", now I have to modify it again for the 20" fat tire bike. LOL Oh well, what else do I have to do. Thanks for the comment Art.

 

[Bigal1463]

Welcome Ratbuilder, sounds like you’re having fun after years of hard work. You can really get hooked on these ebikes. Have fun and ride safe.