[RC-Monster Mike]

BrianG - I don't want to add 60 degrees of twist...I want to add 30 degrees of twist(90 to 120). The spring is reasonably stiff now and while it may address the issue, it may also lead to fatigue until my right forearm starts to look like Popeye's! Thumb throttles are for quads IMO - I also ride a gasser dirtbike and street bike, so I would rather stick to the twist-type...I just want a better one than what I have!

Arct1k - Chris, if the other half controlled my ride I would probably only get one ride! I like the twitchy throttle I have better than this idea, thank you. :)

Hippie - thanks for the compliment, Mike. I did some more last night and this morning - I managed to get the stock side panels on with some shimming and broke out the trusty propane torch and bent up a rear fender(not perfect, but not bad for a ghetto prototype). Pics attached

mistercrash - thanks for the compliment. "factory" is the look I was going for. The modules are held onto the bike using the two lower screws on each module(into the aluminum post on either end of the modules). I made a custom lower plate that bolts to the bike in place of the original battery plates. I still want to make a top plate for added security, but they are reasonably solid and I wanted to ride this beast. i may have John Holmes string me up a dirt bike rim onto the rear hub and get a meatier back tire on this thing - along with a gear change to get it up into the 50s(maybe - 40 is pretty fast in the trails already).

Having ridden this bike when it was a 200+ pound, top heavy lead sled I can say that the lipo conversion was worth it and then some. The 50 pound weight reduction and much lower Cg results in a dirtbike that handles like a dirt bike now(top heavy and sketchy in the rough b4). The power is unreal, too - it feels easily twice as punchy as my 300 thumper I usually ride and feels stronger than my 400 KTM supermoto, too. A rookie rider on this thing without limiting the power is almost certain to end up badly!