Old Hondas Resurrected: the E-Cub and the EBS Project

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Upcycling, we love upcycling around here, especially when you take something old, unloved, and (possibly) polluting and turn it into something useful, appreciated, and green.

With that in mind, today's post features two very tasty Honda cycles being reborn as modern electrics.

The first is new to these pages, but the guy doing the conversion is not new around here. Micah Toll is the driving force behind EbikeSchool, a writer for Electrek.co, and part of the team responsible for the Vruzend (battery building) Kit -  the kit I used to build the battery for the e-Klunker. Yep, Micah shows up a lot around here. He recently posted a video about a new project he's undertaking - a vintage Honda conversion.

The 1st installment

This is a video to get your juices flowing. Okay, to be clear, this is one of those videos that has me Jonesing to get back to work on one of my old projects. He has other videos about commuting on a GenZe scooter and about acquiring a CSC City Slicker and hopping it up, but those videos pale in comparison to the promise of this project. Micah, we look forward to seeing what comes next!

Okay, So maybe you watched that vid and now you're Jonesing to convert an old Honda for yourself, but maybe you haven't been obsessing over EVs for years and don't know quite where to get started. If so, check out this next bike - the Shanghai Customs E-Cub. They'll sell you a kit to build your own! This is a bike that's not new in the Mesquite Hugger realm, but Silidrome recently posted an article about it with more pics and details. If you're a fan of old Hondas and green conversions, you have to check this thing out.

Here's what it looks like all together

Here's what the kit looks like. You can have one shipped to your home for about $2800.

Click here to read the Silodrome article and see lots more pics

In case you are now hooked and ready to build your own, check out the Shangai Customs website for the kit or subscribe to the EbikeSchool videos to see where Micah goes next.

May you enjoy the build as much as the ride, and may everyone be better for it!
Location: Lubbock, TX, USA

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