How about a cafe racer style elec bike

[flecc]

Cool is a very personal thing of course, many regard a traditional sit-up-and-beg Dutch bike as cool and pay premiums to import one. Your preference is clear from those examples though, looking very similar to the racing motorcycles of the 1960s and thereabouts.

 

[marcusvictoria]

I think it will be a long term project. I will start collecting bits, I have seen a cruiser bike in need of love for sale cheap locally so I should start there really. My electroped is not overly cool but it is great cruising at 21 mph on the flat.
Is the legal limit 15?

And yes cool is personal.

 

[flecc]

It is 15 mph in UK law, but the DfT say there's 10% tolerance so up to 17 mph assist is ok.

 

[marcusvictoria]

Guessing as my electroped is Chinese I think they were not quite up on UK law when it was produced. Anyone 21mph is not exactly speeding and a fit rider on a modern racer would probably do that anyway or faster..