Counting Beans

I decided to spend an evening plugging in the numbers to see how much damage "Tronbike 1" has inflicted on the finances since July.

Its not pretty.

I am about $1200 over my planned budget, the overage is mostly in the costs surrounding getting started in motorcycling - helmet, licensing, a bike. The plan for 3 more batteries and 3 more chargers will add at least another $4-500, plus more clothes and finishing touches - like headlights, could be another $500 if I don't watch myself :)

Going in I assumed a bike conversion would be 1/10th that of a car, which if correct would have put me a whopping $10K+ with proportional overage.

To make this a viable proposition, parts need to cost much less. Tools have been surpisingly cheap, the amount into Osh steel is scary - this is something that could be cut a lot with bulk and direct suppliers.

So the trick will be to see if I can get Al Gore to fund Tronbike 2. I also predict much checking into tax codes for potential write-offs/credits. Sponsorship might also be an option.