I was never rich, until I traded all my money for happy turns, so now I guess I am a rich old man

great thread, now that I'm adding it up in my head the initial cost is ridiculous, and I'm just a recreational rider, no saving money on my commute.
all in for a modded XR + spare motor w/treaded burris and a dressed pint with hoosier tread =well over $4k.
Embarrassing when I say it out loud, but the cost of ownership/operation after purchase means I can ride a board all spring/summer/fall for a handfull of pennies.
not unlike purchasing a solar array or a tesla, and when I solar charge it's free.
I should be able to get well over 4000 mi. of happy turns out of these fabulous toys so it'll all be worth it over the years.

ps I live off paved roads, eskate don't cut the mudturds

Nice pics, I was there last week, rode theXR at the beach at Oceanside but neglected to take pics; we were having fish n chips right before watching the sunset and walking back to the car saw a tall guy on a pint. betting it was you.
I believe that's my stepson over by the tower in both pics, bummed I missed you

and here's one from North Idaho a couple months ago.

@Franko Is there ANY padding on the spine?

more than nothin, I'll prolly get a solo plate eventually

how well does the handle cutout work?

nice trail, you should do a vid back to back with daylight footage at the same spot,
float toatsy

@LidPhones the hoody would great be under a shell, but not as heavy/heavy duty material . I'm not a fan of hoods except on a storm parka.
Look on ebay, I get a better deal there, half price without the battery, new from a tool supply, and buy the 3.0 amp batts separately. that one in your link has 1.5 amphr, don't last long.

Thought about doing that to the bumper but there's not much plastic there for the screw to grab onto

@LidPhones the heavy duty work coat has 3 heat settings, the 2 amphr batt lasts a couple hours on high maybe 3hr on low. I love being able to turn it up on the lift ride and to low or off when I'm generating heat skiing/boarding. there's no heat element in the sleeves so arms get cold without a flannel or fleece underneath.
In the picture above was a 4*F pow dump in northern montana and only wore a long sleeve thermal Tshirt under it, always take a spare battery in the pack that runs my screwdriver too for changing bindings