Owner | Noah Podolefsky | ||
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Owner's Other EVs | 1997 Chevroelt S-10EV EVD | ||
Location | Boulder, Colorado United States map | ||
Web/Email | WebPage | ||
Vehicle | 1994 Suzuki GSX-R 1100 This was a '94 GSX-R 1100 rolling chassis that I bought off of e-bay. These have a large and square main frame for motor and batteries. It arrived in about 1000 pieces, which I've been slowly putting back together over the last 8 months. Inicdentally, GSX-R stands for Grand Sport eXperimtal - Racing. I replaced Racing with Electric...which made it sex-E. | ||
Motor | HPEVS AC-20 3-Phase AC Converted to AC from a D&D series. Series motor was nice, but AC has a much wider power band and regen. | ||
Drivetrain | Direct chain drive 4.7:1. 52 tooth rear, 11 front. | ||
Controller | Curtis 1238-7601 650A, AC | ||
Batteries | 24 other GBS, 3.60 Volt, Lithium Iron Phosphate GBS LiFePO4 from Elite power solutions. They rate the set up at 60 Ah, 87 V max, 76 nominal. Integrated BMS. The wider battery packs that bulge out near the front are suggestive of the inline-4 from the original GSX-R. | ||
System Voltage | 76 Volts | ||
Charger | Elite Power Solutions | ||
Heater | Leather jacket. | ||
DC/DC Converter | Vicor VI-200 150W, 13.6V, isolated | ||
Instrumentation | Trailtech Vapor | ||
Top Speed | 80 MPH (128 KPH) I've had it over 80 mph. Probably capable of over 100 mph with lower gearing. 80 is plenty for me. | ||
Acceleration | Fast...need to time it, but 0-60 in under 6 sec I'm guessing. | ||
Range | 30 Miles (48 Kilometers) Depends on speeds and throttle usage. Easier accelerations and lower speeds give me up to 50 mi. | ||
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Seating Capacity | 1 adult | ||
Curb Weight | 420 Pounds (190 Kilograms) About 60 lb lighter than the original ICE GSX-R 1100. | ||
Tires | Michelin | ||
Conversion Time | So far, about 18 months...just finished the AC conversion Jan 2012. | ||
Conversion Cost | I've pretty much lost track, but I estimate about $9000 invested. | ||
Additional Features | I've pretty much rebuilt this entire bike from the ground up. It came in about 1000 pieces, many of which didn't even match. I spent hundreds of $$ on new parts, paint, more parts, more paint... Custom headlight, taillights, turns, stripped everything down and repainted...fabricated the motor mount, headlight bracket, indicator lights, shaved the subframe and recovered the seat...after market lower fairing, mirror... Anyway...describing all the custom fabricated and machined parts is too much for here. Please check out my web-page. I've done everything myself, either in my garage or in the machine shop where I work. | ||
This thing has been a chameleon for the last 18 months. I haven't been able to afford the motor and batteries until just recently, so I just keep changing things on the style side. It's actually given me a lot of time to work on the bike itself. Been a lot of fun tweaking the design, trying to get it just the way I want it. If I'd had the money for the conversion right away, I would have just built it without all the custom work. I view building this bike as functional art. My inspiration comes from a mix of modern street-fighters, cafe-racers, and old school bobbers (emphasized by the flat-black with red wheels and brushed aluminum). And a little pimpin' gold around the edges. I have to put in a shout out for the Jacob Smith who is building el-Gixxer. That's how I decided to get a 93-95 era GSX-R chassis. It's like that frame was MADE to be converted to electric. Thanks Jacob (and Suzuki). |