No laughing! OK laughing's fine. After retiring my brother and I are getting power bikes. I've picked up a Radrunner Plus at a police auction, where my brother is looking at new. It has no battery and it the shifting cable is broken. A couple questions if I may.

First - How likely is it that the bike will run with a new battery? It looks in good shape but I've no clue what to look for.

Second - If I'm not throwing good money after bad what recommendations would you have for a great battery.

Third - It has a factory controller. Do they go bad? If so, is the Bolton upgrade the way to go?

Again, I'm painfully NOOB so any information will be greatly appreciated. But if trying to fix a project bike is a bad idea I'd rather buy new.

Respectfully

Houston