Owner | Mariah Blanchard | ||||||||
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Location | Port Townsend, Washington United States map | ||||||||
Vehicle | 1974 Honda CJ360 "Frankenstein" donor bike. Spoon seat from a Harley, chrome frame. Fitted a Goldwing 1000 gas tank cover over the batteries which houses charger. | ||||||||
Motor | Mars ME0708 Permanent Magnet DC "Etek-R" | ||||||||
Drivetrain | Single speed chain drive, no clutch. 14 tooth front, 60 tooth rear sprocket. | ||||||||
Controller | Alltrax AXE 400 | ||||||||
Batteries | 15 Thunder Sky LFP90AHA, 3.20 Volt, Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) | ||||||||
System Voltage | 48 Volts | ||||||||
Charger | Zivan NG1 | ||||||||
DC/DC Converter | 2 non-isolated 10A 48-12, 1 dedicated to headlight | ||||||||
Instrumentation | Replaced gas gauge in the GL1000 gas tank cover with an analog 20-60 VDC Westach analog meter. Otherwise original speedometer/odometer. BMS and real time display for Alltrax serial output on way. | ||||||||
Top Speed | 55 MPH (88 KPH) | ||||||||
Acceleration | Peppy | ||||||||
Range | 41 Miles (65 Kilometers) No BMS yet-don't want to push the envelope. | ||||||||
Watt Hours/Mile | 100 Wh/Mile Approximate wall-to-road. | ||||||||
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Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||||||
Curb Weight | 350 Pounds (159 Kilograms) This is about 50 lbs less than the gas version. | ||||||||
Tires | Rear: 120/90B18 Front: 3.50-19 | ||||||||
Conversion Time | About 120 M*H design, fabrication, donor rehab .and assembly. | ||||||||
Conversion Cost | $6,750.00 For batteries, motor, controller, misc. parts, donor bike & rehabilitation, custom design and fabrication. | ||||||||
Additional Features | Motor mounted on front of swing-arm (no relative motion between sprockets). Since there is no clutch, the clutch lever now pulls a cable that opens an emergency main power circuit kill switch, which can be reset with no tools. Batteries are protected from delamination using aluminum plates and all-thread. | ||||||||
As well as novel, this is a useful piece of transportation for regional travel. Looking for saddlebags. |