here's my magura installed on my VFR http://www.evfr.net/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=10&pos=5
Good luck. On Jan 23, 2008 8:27 AM, dale henderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i also used a pot box on my first bike, a simple and effective solution. on > my second bike, however, i'm using a Magura. also had a slight issue with > the cable mounting and the controls, so i took apart then end housing of the > Magura and cut a hole in the controls then joined the two up. the Magura > does still stick out a little bit, but because of the controls i have that > little bit lets the mirrors on both side line up better. > > in short: if i was doing a conversion, like my first bike i would use a pot > box and exiting throttle. if was doing a from scratch like my second bike i > would use the Magura. that is becuse it was cheaper and simpler than buying > a new throttle and pot box when i could get both together in a Magura. > > also an electric bike is quite different than a gasser in two ways w.r.t. > the trottle. first, you don't need a lot of range for up/down shifting. > two, the controller is automatictly doing a lot of the veclocity changes for > you; even holding the trottle at one point the controller will start off > with high amps and low volts then transition to low amps and high volts. > personaly i found the large range of the trottle/pot box combo to much of a > pain. i'm looking forward to experimenting with a smaller range. > > > Jeffrey Blamey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I used the Curtis throttle pot box hooked to the factory throttle > cable. Basically follow down to the end of the cable and mount your > box to the frame (or a bracket if necessary) making sure when the > throttle cable is fully extended and retracted that the full swing for > the pot is used. The closer to the pot pivot the less throttle travel > necessary. The Curtis has a spring built in, you can add another > exterior spring if throttle does not return adequately. I cut off the > lead terminator on the cable and and went to Home Depot and got this > part from their hardware section that has a set screw for clamping the > cable end and part of it is a pivot to go in the pot arm. I have had > zero trouble with it in 1000 miles. > > Cheers, Jeff > > On Jan 23, 2008 7:27 AM, SteveS wrote: > > I kind of assumed I'd be using a handgrip-type throttle, like the > > Magura. But I want to keep the brake lever and controls from my donor. I > > can remove the present throttle grip and mechanism, but I don't know if > > the cable exiting the Magura would clear the brake/control casting. One > > of the cheaper 'scooter' hall-effects probably would, but they have such > > a narrow range of motion. And in both cases, the throttle grip is pushed > > out further due to the added mechanism, which may make it hard to grab > > the brake..... > > > > I'm thinking it may be simplest to use a standard pot box bolted down on > > the frame under the tank and linking it to the stock throttle. > > > > So - what did you all do? > > > > BTW, this is on my BMW conversion (yet unnamed - I'm not very clever). > > So far I have the motor coupling and cover completed and hope to weld up > > the motor and battery mounts this weekend. Test batteries are shipping > > and I'm trying to decide between the 300 and 400 Amp Alltrax. > > > > - SteveS > > > > > > > > > > > harry > > Albuquerque, NM > http://geocities.com/hendersonmotorcycles/blog.html > http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/1179 > http://geocities.com/solarcookingman > > ________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. -- Travis Gintz 1986 Honda VFR DC conversion Http://blog.evfr.net/
