My first conversion was 660# plus me at #165 = 825#. I had a series wound 6.7" D&D ES-33 claimed 36 peak HP at 72v. It was pretty peppy, road the big hills here in Colorado one really big one I would drop to 50 MPH but that was because my flooded batteries didn't want to put out more that 200 amps for that long.
dale henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i agree with jeff about he need for two motors for 1000lbs as for "4) Do any of you use an overrunning clutch coupling, or something similar, so the motor shaft isn't directly linked to the final drive? " i would also like to find something like that. "Seth A. Keel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all, Great list. I've been following along for about 3 months now and it's been very helpful to hear the comments and ideas from the members. Travis' post has got me going, 'cause I'm interested in motors too. There is a 1975 Honda Gold Wing disassembled in my basement and I'm trying to figure out how to rebuild it. Which motor to get is the current question and it's such a pivotal one that the rest of the design is waiting for it. Here are a few questions that I'm struggling with. 1) What's the difference in quality between ADC and D&D? 2) Can a PMG-132 push my sled at 60mph for 10 minutes without overheating? There's another 5 mi. of city driving on top of that to get to my job. Can it be done on 60v or or should it be done with 72v? 3) What's a typical watt/mi estimate for a bike that's around 1000lbs. with rider? I've been using 300watts/mi. in my calculations. Is that close? 4) Do any of you use an overrunning clutch coupling, or something similar, so the motor shaft isn't directly linked to the final drive? An OCC is basically a freewheel. My diesel has a mpg readout in dash which, even if it's not perfectly accurate, definitely shows that disengaging the engine when it's not needed and coasting to stops saves a lot of fuel. I'd like to do the same with the EM without having to add a clutch. It would also eliminate any concern over the motor lockup issue that was discussed recently. Any thoughts or suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Seth Albuquerque, NM http://geocities.com/hendersonmotorcycles/blog.html http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1000 http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1179 http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1221 http://geocities.com/solarcookingman --------------------------------- Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. --------------------------------- Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.
