Dale Henderson's Electric Motorcycle

Owner

Harry Henderson

Owner's Other EVs

Location

Albuquerque, New Mexico United States ^map

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Vehicle

2007 scratch-built
my next bike

Briggs and Stratton etek Permanent Magnet DC
there will be two eteks and I am considering using a parallel/series configuration

Drivetrain

direct drive chain
53 rear, 14 motors

kelly
going to experiment with regenerative braking

Batteries

8 MK Battery 8A22NF, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM
series/parallel with PacSavr

System Voltage

48 Volts

Charger

had the Zivan reprogramed from my first bike

not using one, a solar powered aux battery

Instrumentation

i have a PakTrakr/PakSavr with amp meter. my speedo/temp/rpm? is a Vector from trailtech.net

Top Speed

66 MPH (106 KPH)
since i reduced the range i might also reduce top speed since i won't be using the hiways.

Acceleration

should be good, but it will depend on the final gear ratio [top speed] and if i use a parallel/series configuration for the motor

Range

30 Miles (48 Kilometers)
would have been 50, but i was worried about the front suspension so i reduced the number of batteries

Watt Hours/Mile

200 Wh/Mile
i'm getting a little more than 200 from the wall, but i think it will drop a bit after a while

EV Miles

Current:	500 Miles (804 Kilometers)
	As of 11/8/2008

Seating Capacity

2 adults

Curb Weight

620 Pounds (281 Kilograms)

Tires

round

Conversion Cost

7k, the DMV was kind enough to add up all my recipts. this was $1000 over budget, but that was do to all the custom motorcycles parts

29-jul-2008 finaly have it registered!!!! only took 3 months and $300

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