Thursday, April 23rd

Today was the day. We started off by heading over to Patrick's in the morning to see if the carburetor was securely fastened after a night of drying. Luck was on our side, as it stayed on the whole time. Once we were sure that the carburetor was securely fastened, we spent some ample time riding around the area near Auto Repairs by Patrick. This was to make sure the motor was running correctly, as well as warm it up for our time at Lovett. Once we were sure the motor was ready, we loaded up the bike and said what we hoped would be our last goodbyes to Patrick (DeJaVu), and headed over to Lovett.
Once at Lovett, we had a blast. We arrived during Lower school lunch, where Kindergardeners watched us ride our bikes, and applauded us and screamed. As lunch went on, older lower schoolers came out and began to ask questions, which Eli and I enjoyed answering. It was almost like we were giving lectures, as we had an entire 5th grade class and their teachers surrounding us. Middle schoolers weren't as interested in the bike as we had anticipated, but many still came to ask questions. The fun was when our friends came to lunch and saw what we had built. The best part was being able to show them how they work, as well as the words of admiration from both our peers and teachers. The amount of heads we turned today was amazing. Although, I would have to say my favorite part of the day was lower school lunch. Eli and I figured out that if we rode the bikes once around the circle, kids would come running to figure out what we were riding, and ask many questions. Unfortunately, the question most asked today was, "Can I try it?". Of course not. Based on all the issues Eli and I have had with the bikes, we decided inexperienced riders would put our project in jeopardy.
As lunch came to a close, Eli and I headed to the track to get some footage of us riding the motor bike, which wasn't as reckless as us filming the electric bike. Today was a really fun day, and also important because we realize this is the only opportunity our piers will have to see the bikes work in person. As much as we would like to, I don't think the tech crew would be so hot about us rolling our bikes onto the stage. One day left, and Eli and I are satisfied with our work. We plan to work on the presentation both tomorrow and this weekend.