Electric Motorbike DIY

Not in most people's wildest dreams would they think of taking on an electric motorbike DIY project, well, not until they see how easy it is to do. If you thought that going green was all about being a long haired, unwashed hippy-type - no offence to the long haired or hygienically challenged out there - or was the preserve of the rich who decide to opt out of paying bills, then you couldn't be further from the truth.

In this article we're going to look at how you can beat the traffic jams, save on fuel, lower your insurance, and most of all fulfill that dream of zipping around with the wind in your hair while only paying pennies to do it, just because you've taken the time to start your own electric motorbike DIY project.

Most people are going to think that they need a lot of technical skills to build their own motorbike, and while that may be true if you're tinkering around in the shed out back trying to create a high performance bike to challenge the best, it's not actually true when it comes to building your own 'green' bike.

Also, contrary to popular belief, these bikes aren't like the old scooters that you often see trundling around at something approaching walking speed; these can actually travel at 50mph. So, as you can see, you don't have to set off for work an extra hour in advance just to get there in time, in fact, seeing you have all of the benefits of a conventional motorcycle, you can avoid most of the traffic problems by maneuvering into all of those tiny little gaps that would make a contortionist wince.

What about the cost of doing an electric motorbike DIY project? Well the books that you'll want to take a look at to find out how to go about it are pretty cheap, so much so that you'll probably recover your cost in the money you save on fuel alone.

Obviously you'll be doing your bit to save the environment, while saving yourself a fair bit of money on the side, but there are also other things to take into consideration, too.

As well as saving yourself money on gas you're going to save yourself money on insurance, too.

If you're a two car family, and one of those cars is solely for traveling into work each day, then you're not going to need it anymore. If you no longer need it then you can sell it and get some money back, plus, you aren't going to need that insurance, and the insurance on your electric motorbike do it yourself project is going to be so much cheaper.

What about the fun that you're going to have in doing your electric motorcycle DIY project? Some people just love to have a project, and, let's face it, most of the projects we find to do are either fun and not of much practical use, or of use but a bit dull to do; this project is neither of those.

Can you imagine how jealous you're friends are going to be when they see what you've built, how much you've saved by doing it, and the fun you had doing your electric motorbike DIY project? You could even offer to give them a hand doing building theirs, or not, the choice is yours.

So, if you're into reducing your carbon footprint, or just reducing your fuel and insurance costs, then you can also have fun doing it. You no longer have to spend all of your time waiting in traffic; you can greatly reduce, or even eliminate the cost of parking; and you won't have to travel around so slowly that cyclists point and laugh as they power past you on the open road.

If you're one of those people with wild dreams, or just someone whose either cost or eco conscious, then now's your time to get started on that electric motorbike project.