Finally got a ride in for the month of February. It was a whole 100 yards but it went pretty well. Even better the bike didn't fall to pieces or show any sign of cracking at any of the welds not just for the short ride but for a lot of hopping up and down in the seat testing it out.
For riding I just went down the driveway and turned around and rode back and forth a couple times but I didn't have any problems pedaling or going straight at all.

 
I am going to ride it a bit with the current setup except I will change out the trigger shifters for some thumb shifters.

 

 
The seat will drop a bit more using the bacchetta set struts and it will go up a bit too.

WTB Mountain Drop Bars (Gary Origin 8's seem to be out of circulation)

 
It is definately long for my stable. I'm going to check today but it might be longer then my touring upright with the xtracycle attachment on it. I think the weight might be too much over the front but I'm not sure if cutting say 6" off the wheel base would make that much of a difference especially if I'm going to stick the xtracycle attachment to the back of it eventually.
For now I'm looking at riding it as it and figuring out if I'm going with a hub motor or other method of support propulsion.

It was supposed to be around 65 I think it ended up being about 63.
The front takes some getting used to but it is only heavy when I try to lean it against something or walk somewhere and forget what bike I'm walking. When leaning it the front need to be against something or the front end swings about. Also since it is a swingboom I have to walk it with both hands on the front handlebars to keep it steady. On the hurricane I keep one hand on the tiller and one on the headrest to walk it around much like my road bike with one hand on the handlebars and one on the saddle.
 
Riding isn't bad and now neither is starting. Previously when the seat was so high it was hard to get my legs up onto the pedals and not feel really tipsy on the bike with just one foot down. Now it is really easy to do and to start off. I haven't taken it on any long rides though but on the old frame I hated corners and stops. Not sure I'll be diving into corners like I do on my hurricane any time soon but hopefully I'll take them a little less reluctantly.
 
I'm going in the slightly stealthier motor back to where evblazer name started but smaller than the 180lb motor my first electric vehicle had.
Someone elses but I plan on doing the same but a little lighter. Only a few seconds to add/remove and it's a normal bike.

1.5kg for motor/controller/mount/drive and then however much battery I need. Maybe just a lb or two to help me up some steep hills.

That albatross is really nice I like the shorter wheel base of it and lack of extra material to the rear. I'm really torn right now between trying to build something like that or trying a python http://www.python-lowracer.de/ . The python seems like such a neat idea and the only way to try one is to build it but they say it is more of a touring bike and not having somewhere to put my hands that had some input on handling would kinda freak me out. Even just plain USS was too drastic a change for me.
Just went out and measured my wheelbase at 58" which is 16" longer then my hurricane. Give me room for a battery or two under the seat though and maybe a nice big tailcone  

58" isn't so bad - my tica lowracer was 55.  I really like your design - how plush is the ride?

Looking good Mark!  
 
I actually started hacking mine last night.  I completed the fork surgery (went from 26' to 20'), reused some square tube off another failed design, and got it mostly laid out.  I still have to decide seat height, and head tube angle, but at least I can 'see' where I'm headed.  No time to download pics...I'll get them later.

The wheels are 559s. I think tomorrow night I am going to take it apart and paint the frame to match the rear triangle. Until I get another seat I'm done with changes and it may be a while till I get a good seat for it.
 

Surgey mostly complete, chanistays not yet welded, as BB not yet positioned:  

 
Generally how it should look, with inspiration photos all around...(man, I need to clean up!)