Paperwork

It's been a long time, and progress has been slow, but I do have updates.

First, at some point I walked into the garage, took a look at the throttle cable, saw the screw that was holding it in place, and removed it.  It turned out to be really easy.  I'm not sure how I missed it before.

Also, I've done the calculations (as much as I feel like for now anyway) and bought a drive system.  I went with a Hi-Performance AC-50 motor, which comes with the controller and wiring harness.  This will give me more power than I should need along with regenerative braking and better performance in hilly terrain (aka home) than a series wound motor would provide.

Now, I'm trying to figure out how to replace the rear wheel with something that has a sprocket so I can figure out the drive ratio and connect the motor directly to the wheel via a chain.  This will make it so I can drop the weight of the shaft, use a more space-efficient layout, and avoid hooking a chain to a shaft (which just seems silly).  I've asked the folks at the Soviet Steeds forum for help on this front, since I have zero experience in this area.