You are talking about Rokon. I had one for a little while. They have been making them since the 1960's They are real back woods bikes. Very slow, made for off road only. I have even seen an electric conversion of them.
There was a 2 wheel drive mini bike out for a short time from china. It had 2 hub motors. I actually found someone that bought one. The thing was not very impressive as a mini bike on or off road. There is a guy on the endless sphere forum that is doing a scratch built motorcycle. He is going to start with an X5 hub motor (or as he said maybe dual motors). His hope is 50 mph/50 mile range. http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3040 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Blamey Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 2:11 PM To: ElectricMotorcycles Subject: Re: [ElectricMotorcycles] In-wheel motor and 2WD I have seen a two-wheeled two-wheel drive motorcycle that was gas powered and built with tires like an ATV for wilderness riding (kind of ungainly). I have not seen any commercially available hub motors capable for standard MC weight and highway speeds. Perhaps there is someone out there that knows of the manufacturer that has done some of these concept car propulsion systems or moon rover PSs. Gotta couple Mil? lol Still two wheel drive sounds interesting. Curious to know how it would handle and power divide. Might be easier using hydraulic motors but the size/weight not possible in a MC. Cheers, Jeff On Jan 14, 2008 10:42 AM, damon henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is a class of in wheel motors referred to as hub motors which > are quite popular on electric bikes. The ones that are easily > available for purchase are a bit undersized for motorcycle use > although with a bit of ingenuity you could probably pull off a very lightweight version. > > damon > > > Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:45:41 +0900 > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ElectricMotorcycles] In-wheel motor and 2WD > > > > > Just wondering, is such a system possible? > > Haven't seen much in-wheel motors around so don't really know what > > they look like, but just a fun thought that came to me recently. > > > > > ________________________________ > Watch "Cause Effect," a show about real people making a real difference. > Learn more
