As the deadline to leave for the Black Rock Desert grew shorter, I kept making little refinements to the vehicle. One of those was to replace the footpegs with a long deck. This not only more comfortable but also allowed more riders could fit on.
Then I decided to move the audio controller from the handlebars to the frame just below the seat. It was easier to press, saved on running longer wires, and freed up the handlebars for another new feature. An i2c status screen.
It became eveident that a screen was needed to at a minimum display the Lipo pack’s voltage. The mode that the panels were displaying saved me from having to look down at one of the side panels. The screens is 128×64 slides in custom 3D printed housing that mounts on the handlebars.