ElectricMotorcycleForum.com
General Category => Pics and Vids => Topic started by: WWC on June 04, 2009, 11:28:25 PM
-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8LlWr6EoQk
Its hard to see my EV grin, but it's there!
-
That is great to see, WWC! Tell us more about it. Top speed (of course you didn't exceed the posted speed limits in your neighborhood), expected (or experienced) range, etc.
-
Here is an article on the bike by @IronWorksMag (http://twitter.com/Ironworksmag)...
http://iwblogger.com/2009/electric-bobber/
Nice work WWC!
In the comments you mention...
“By the way, the Tank holds 8 feet of extension cord since Sparky has 5 on-board chargers. I can charge him up wherever I stop as long as there’s a120 volt outlet to be had.”
-
Thank you for the compliments I've been getting.
Sparky, as we call him, is built from an modified aftermarket Harley rigid frame, Harley wheels (both are front wheels, the rear being modified also), a Harley Springer front end, an ETEK-R motor, 5 Yellow Top 52ah Optima batteries for a 60v system. He carries 5 Soneil battery chargers on board and 8 feet of extension cable underneath one of the fuel caps. I'm using a Kelly KD72300 controller but wish I had used a 400 amp controller. Not using Regen as I felt it was more expensive than it was worth. He'll do 52mph but likes 30-40 the best, and although I havent ran him dead my math says I should do about 25 miles on a charge. My rear ratio is 5.1 to 1. I have no monitoring system other than the odometer. I watch how far I've gone and adjust to that. The individual smart chargers do all the maintaining of the batteries for me and it usually takes about 6 hours for a full charge after a day's commute. I recommend using the individual chagers to maintain a near perfect balance of the battery pack.