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· The motor actually runs great. It is a Bosch,1hp series, wound industrial motor. · Yes, the black round part you see in thepicture is the motor behind the batter rack. The bike uses 2 group 27 deep cycle typebatteries and has 2 speeds. The throttle moves a 2 position switch, low speed is12 volts (1 mph to about 15mph) and high is 24 volts (16 Mph to about 35 Mph. It has been noted on the Auranthetic sitethat the MPH ranges anywhere from 25-35mph for max speeds. There is a battery charger on board mountedinside the fake gas tank, although all of it is old school technology. I ammissing the battery charger on mine, (sniff, tear, sniff....) You plug a cord into the right side of thefake gas tank to recharge the batteries. (see attached pic showing plug socketin fake gas tank). I read in an article that in 1974 anothercompany, (Keen), one upped Auranthetic by using the same bike but stacked 2motors, one on top of the other, although it probably was pretty inefficientnot mention another 30 lbs.heavier. It's coming along, but I am trying to doeverything right. I am thinking of contacting Wheels ThroughTime in NC, to see if they would be interested in having this bike when I amdone rebuilding it. I think I would be pleased to havesomething in a museum that I rebuilt. The below pics show the right side of fake gas tank (Charger socket/plug), A new Auranthetic that has the battery cover ( I am missing mine) and what mine should look like when I am done!

Another update as to where I am now on my Auranthetic Charger. In post #1 I mentioned: I was waiting for the white male/female wire harness connectors and pins to arrive to complete all wire connections in the neck area of the bike. Yesterday and today I crimped pins and installed them in the white male / female connectors to complete the wiring of the turn signals, horn, head light and tail light. I then installed some high quality polyethylene (PET) tubing with corrugated ridges which provides a slight degree of protection to the wires from abrasions, while providing the "aesthetically pleasing effects" of cable management I learned during my career in Aerospace. I have a few wires sticking up in the air which go through the fake gas tank to the ignition switch and the Amp meter, but I can not install / complete this wiring until I spray the fake gas tank with a few more coats of paint, mask it and make it two tone (White and Orange) and apply the new decal to the tank. I have to wait for weather to get a little warmer to do this so I'm done on it for now. Also need to find a 2 inch diameter chrome horn. If anyone has one or knows where to get one please let me know. (Must be 2 inches in Diameter, chrome and 12 volt). Thanks Here are a few pics of the wiring progress I have done so far as of today (02-12-16).

OK, I am NOT trying to start a political thread here, so please don't make any replies/ post related to politics. This is just something that I thought was pretty funny and just wanted to share with all of you. Enjoy.....

and this is how it all started..........

SHUT THE FRONT DOOR............ It's getting cold down here in Alabama.......burrrrrr... I didn't want my wing to get frost bite so I put a heated blanket on it for the night..

Folks, with Freebirds concurrence, if you find you have pictures missing in "YOUR" posts, you can send a replacement picture to my home email address and I will gladly put them back in the post where you tell me it is missing. Note: I just now placed my home email address on my profile page - Look in the "INTEREST's SECTION"

I am not on Medicare (yet) but next year I will be. This is good information TJ and I thank you for bringing it up because I would have never asked about coverage when riding my bike while on Medicare. I am presently on that so called "affordable" care now and will be until April 2nd,2017.. I went to the hospital (per my family Dr's referral), to get an MRI three weeks ago. The lady behind the desk asked: Are you here for your MRI today? I said yes. She said, well I checked with your insurance and you will have to pay $2,141.00..........I about fell out.. I wrote her a check and got my MRI.. Last week, my family Dr. referred me to a spine specialist, so I go see him. He looks at the MRI, asks me a few questions, while pushing and pulling on my arms and shoulders, then says I need to go get another MRI because my 1st MRI only shows 3/4 of my spine and it does not show anything in the neck area...Off I go back to the Hospital, and Im told I have to pay $680.00 this time. In short, this is some kind of racket the Hospital and Dr's have going on with the insurance Companies in my opinion....I'll stop here before I say what I really want to say..

LMBO....Now that would be a video to watch........

And here I posted for a little humor and wondering if one would be flying around in Oberlin, Ohio on Maintenance day........or at some other VR rally.

The pic says it all......

The aviation administration recently issued notification that it will fine anyone flying their craft in the “no drone zone” during Superbowl 50 this Sunday. And it warned operators that if needed, it will use “deadly force” on aerial vehicles entering the restricted air space.The zone extends 36 miles away from Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., where the Carolina Panthers will face the Denver Broncos. Violators will pay a fine and could also face prosecution. If you’re not exactly sure what geographical areas we’re talking about, it’s basically all of San Francisco to the north and west, Santa Cruz, Morgan Hill and Gilroy to the south, and San Jose and Pleasanton to the north and east. Still not sure, but really hankering to fly your drone on Sunday? You might want to download the FAA’s new app, B4UFLY for iOS and Android. I contains all of the answers to your drone-flying questions. The “no fly zone” goes into effect starting at 2:00 PM until 11:59 PM local time. The game starts at 3:00 PST. Of course, you know some doofus will break the law, so to keep abreast of the arrests, be sure to follow #NoDroneZone on Twitter.

Appears to me that all their batteries are for Remote controlled boats, drones and such, not for a full size boat, but I could be wrong now. I will look again later. have to leave right now.

Is this what you are looking for? http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?109958-Reserve-Lighting-Unit-(RSU)-Bypass-1988-Venture-Royale&highlight=tail+light+warning

Just to give an idea as to how in depth and pain staking this task has been, this is the seat rebuild. I have never done a seat before but I know how to now.. Don't ask me to do another one though... Here are a few pictures of just the seat as to what it looked like when I started and when I finished.

Some folks here have heard, or know, that I started a 100% rebuild last year on my AURANTHETIC electric bike. This is a follow up to my last post as to where I am with this thing. For those that don't know, I tore every nut, bolt, washer and wire off this thing, sandblasted the frame and some other parts then painted parts, and began assembling the mechanical side last year. I didn't work on it at all during this summer because that is my riding time...!! Now that it has been cold, My wife agreed to let me put this thing on a card table in the dining room so that I can begin re-wiring this entire bike. I Note here: am not replacing every wire, but I would be willing to say I am replacing around 95% of all the wiring on this bike. Three weeks ago, I ordered/ bought and installed (4) turn signal assemblies, and since then I have wired up the tail, brake and the rear turn signals running wires up to the neck of the bike. I am awaiting the white male/female wire harness connectors and pins to arrive to complete all connections in the neck area of the bike. I also have wires hanging on the handle bars for now, that need to connect to the ignition switch and the amp meter, which is part of the "fake" gas tank, and this wiring is also delayed until this summer. Reason being, I want to put two more coats of orange paint on the fake gas tank to brighten it up, then mask it off and paint the bottom half white. Once I am done painting the tank, I will install the ignition switch and the amp meter, then wire those up which hopefully should be the last things I do to complete this rebuild. I also wired up the front turn signals and ran wires for the horn in front of the neck area. Again, I need the white harness connectors to complete this wiring. I am also looking for a chrome 12 volt horn that is 2 inches in diameter. I have a brand new 12 volt horn never used, in the box and will trade anyone who has a two inch diameter horn. Anyway, here are a few pics as to where I am today on this bike. Note: I also included a photo (the last photo), to show what the bike actually looked like when I got it.

...........who are facing any of the strong possibility of tornadoes tonight.... my best wishes are sent to you in keeping your families safe. It looks like it "may" become or "could" become very disastrous for many. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you in the path of these storms. Eck

@Cowpuc, not sure if this will help but it might...

I can see one flying around Oberlin, Ohio..soon!!.

Check this thing out.. Pretty darn neat if you ask me.. https://www.youtube.com/embed/4vGcH0Bk3hg?rel=0

Same here Dj. They had some great thoughts and design abilities that would have come in handy to rebuild many of those "past" rides.

I finally received mine!... After taking it out of the little box and checking it out, I decided to read the little pamphlet that came with it, (located in bottom of little box) and noticed the "disclaimer". It reads: Do not leave the exmount mounted on your vehicle for prolonged lengths of time in direct sunlight or in direct sunlight or extreme temperatures. Doing so could damage the exmount and/or the vehicle...... I guess that covers those of us who live in the south, north, east and west don't it..

Thanks for the info guys. I will edit my ad now. I'm not a boater and never seen these type of hinges before on anything in my life time. Amazing, every day we learn something new!

Can anyone tell me what the parts are called that are circled in RED.. (see attached picture) Both parts in the circle are the same, but I am unfamiliar with them and what they are actually called. I listed everything in this picture in the classifieds, but I would like to edit my ad to include what the two parts are called. I just noticed the red line is faint...sorry.. Thanks! Eck