My design philosophy throughout this project was build it then try it, learn from that experience, then redesign it. Here we have the very first self contained ridable prototype. There's a nice nook underneath the seat that the motor fit perfectly in, and the batteries fit quite nicely where the combustion engine sat. You can see my first attempt at delivering motion to the rear wheel by directly connecting the motor sprocket to the rear wheel sprocket by chain. This method turned out to be a terrible idea since any movement in the rear suspension cause the distance between sprockets to shorten or stretch dramatically, causing the chain to droop and hop off the teeth.
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