Old UK bloke bulding electric choppers and Indians says hi

[oldjapbikeguyUK]

Hi everyone,

I'm 56 and live in Poole on the South Coast of the UK.
I've been building / restoring motorbikes since 1973 but currently now only have a 1996 Harley Low Rider (retro-styled into a 1977 FXS) and a 1997 Suzuki DR350.
However, I have recently started building electric bicycles from scratch, and so far have produced these two:

If you're interested, the entire build processes for both can be found here:

http://www.oldjapbikeguy.webspace.virginmedia.com/ElectricStingray.html
http://www.oldjapbikeguy.webspace.virginmedia.com/ElectricIndian.html


There's also a video of the chopper in action on YouTube here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTgPlupwQFo

During both my builds, I was inspired by contributions from fellow RatRodders 'Fireproof', 'Cobrafreak and 'Kellis83', so I'd like to take this opportunity to thank them very much for their help!
Hopefully, this is my chance to 'pass it forward' and perhaps inspire someone else's project?
Just let me know if I can help.

Regards, Nigel

 

[raggedjim]

Man, I love that Indian! Great job on the build page, lots of good information.

By the way, 56 ain't old!

Welcome to the site, Rg

 

[oleskool]

HEY MAN! GOOD TO HAVE SOME MORE U.K PEOPLE ON HERE!
YOU SHOULD GO ON THIS RIDEOUT IM ORGANIZING , THEY WOULD DIG THE INDIAN!!
HERE'S THE RATRODBIKES LINK:http://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=70733&start=0
AND THE FACEBOOK LINK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/425586180867079/


Cheers,
Jake

 

[jats]

love your Indian and welcome!

 

[Lowlife Lucas]

Welcome! Sweet bikes!

 

[OneHorsePower]

welcome to the forum "again" :wink: or should i say welcome home :lol:
man if these 2 e-bikes are the first you built , i cant imagine in a few years , keep up the good work 8)

 

[Hammond Eggz]

Very cool stuff - welcome aboard!

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Awesome work and nicely finished!

Luke.

 

[oldjapbikeguyUK]

Thanks for all the positive comments, guys; - much appreciated!
If you're interested, our local newspaper just ran an article about the bike today, both on Page 3 in print, and online.

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/ne...le_which_took_him_six_months_to_build/?ref=la

There's a bit of video too, showing the bike 'in action' as well as me babbling on about it. (Sorry about the adverts - nothing to do with me!)

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/video/2285388468001/?ref=vidshare