2) The reason I saw states that a 1L bike, specifically a CBR would make a good base is that it has an aluminum frame and swing arm, so is on the lighter end of things, but still has lots of room for batteries. That's what drew my attention towards this particular bike. Anybody know of a good source of naked frame (and swing arm?) weights for various bikes and years?
You can check http://www.fireblades.org/forums/ There's a bunch of guys who know a bit about the CBR series.
Are you sure THAT CBR has an aluminum frame? Honda redid the 1000 several times in recent years.
Comments? Are these numbers way off? One question is what amperage most people are running on their packs and whether a 48V system such as this would be enough to meet my goals of ~10-20 miles with up to 50mph.
Lithium is magical and mysterious to me so I hope smarter folks than I will chime in on this.
Mike -- The Electric Motorcycle Portal http://www.electricmotorcycles.net/ Electric Motorcycle Listserv http://www.electricmotorcycles.net/listserv
