Sorry about that this is the second correct one. http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/index.html
--- lyle sloan wrote: > Welcome Tim. > > Looks like you might not be the only new guy here so > incase it was missed somehow or incase you get bored > here are the mail archives: > > The first one is the original link with the > beginnings > of the list server > http://electricmotorcycles.net/pipermail/listserv_electricmotorcycles.net/ > > the other ones are the current list server with a > shorter URL > http://electricmotorcycles.net/listserv/archives > > I agree with the other guys and say to follow > closely > the other motard builds that way you dont burn up > your > etek. Pay particular attention to their sprocket > ratios. (Hey they did most of the research already) > > And also, Bill Dube' on the EVDL brought up an > interesting point of reducing shock to the chain and > motor by using the rubber absorbers for the rear > sprocket. > > If you want I think I have some links ready with > pics > of motard builds that arent listed on the > evalbum.com > site. > > Have fun Ridin > Lyle > > --- "Chapin, Tim" wrote: > > > I have been snooping around EV for while now.. > Was > > one of the lucky few > > to own a Ford Ranger factory ev for a few short > > months. (the lead pack > > crapped out and it was before the latest battery > > conversion was figured > > out). I have owned my Elec Trak electric lawn > > tractor for around 5 > > years and became a dealer of the Pukka electric > mini > > bike. > > > > > > > > I am mechanical enough to break thing and > sometimes > > get them back > > running again. Over the last year, I have been > > gathering parts and > > pieces to build an electric dirt bike. The parts > > bin includes 2 etek > > motors, 2 Curtis controllers 36 and 48 volts (I > > don't remember but I > > think they are around 300 amp), 1 mid 80's Suzuki > RM > > 250. (it was given > > to me and pretty rough). I was thinking about > > setting it up like the el > > ninja and use the engine bay to carry four 30 ah > > sealed bricks. Gear it > > to run about 35-40 max. > > > > > > > > I can weld some and own an old stick buzz box. Is > > the el ninja approach > > the easiest/quickest approach? Is there down > falls > > to it? I.e. > > scrapping the motor off on a tree... Is there > > easier/quicker ways then > > the el ninja? > > > > > > > > Time is currently a problem so looking for less > > complicated approaches. > > Would love to just buy a drift, blade, ac-motard > or > > even the little road > > runner but the wife wouldn't allow the expense. > > > > > > > > I have also been kicking around the idea of going > > the electric bicycle > > approach to start but think an etek on a bicycle > > might be a little over > > kill. > > > > > > > > Any idea or comments are more than welcome. I > just > > don't want to spend > > a bunch of time on something that I end up > > scrapping. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Tim Chapin > > > > Brighton Mi. > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time > with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. http://sims.yahoo.com/
