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Inspiration! I've seen lots of these modified scooters while travelling in Asia, I decided to try building an electric commuter along the same style beginning with a discarded, road side find.

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Original scooter before mods
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Bare bones
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Lowered the front this much by sectioning the steering neck/head tube
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Got stance?
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Stretched the rear swing arm 8"
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Drop outs/shock mounts welded on. Mocking up seat height. Modified kick stand relocated. Frame cut/welded to level rear frame kick up.
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Cut off original handle bars and welded on a modified bicycle goose neck to mount the low bars. Bars narrowed 1.75" each side
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Swapped out the old motor for a higher current handling Golden Motor unit with a disc brake
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More to come...
 
Luke: I have replaced the original motor for a Golden Motor unit which I have pumped 3000 watts + through repeatedly. I have a couple of 48v lithium packs I'll likely use to get it working, then may build a 72v pack and run an 80 amp controller. It currently has a factory drum brake on the front but the rear has a disc plus I will be using the regen braking option of the controllers I have. These motors hold up well as long as you're not pulling up long hills with high amps as it will eventually heat up and burn the varnish of the internal wiring.
Alienfac3: I agree that super fat tires would be cool but nearly impossible to accomplish without spending lots of cash, the 3" scooter tire will have to do. I'm mainly trying to build it from things I already have. Now that summer's over I'll have more indoor time to work on it as the rainy season has started here.
 
The curvy cranks were originally needed to clear the plastic body work. I thought it cleaner looking if I tucked them in closer to the frame using straight arms which I had to make myself. You can now put both cranks on facing forward to act as foot peddles. I will make a spindle lock incorporated into the chain management system.

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Built not bought as they say...
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Swapped out the exercise bike seat for this triple sprung cruiser one.
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Toro: The curvy cranks were both cut up to make the straight arms. What would you like to see/know? They are the standard ones that come on cheap Gio scooters. They are intended to be held on the pedal shaft by a spring loaded ball with no bolts.
 
Here's the pedal lock I made mostly out of scraps from my tool box junk drawer. Now I'll have somewhere secure to put my feet without having to add an extra set of foot pegs.

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It's the small things that keep the project moving forward...
 

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