| Owner | David Wilson | ||
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| Location | Halifax, England United Kingdom map | ||
| Web | WebPage | ||
| Vehicle | 1991 Kawasaki GPZ500s Very much work in progress as I had lots of work to do to bring the donor bike up to scratch.No pointing in building on crap, after all vertually building a new bike. Now at rolling frame stage and making ready to install motor. Once the motor is installed I will make my battery decision. The build is being filmed to encourage others in the UK to have a go. Cost, ease of build, range and availability of parts all play their part in this build. | ||
| Motor | Perm Motor 132 Permanent Magnet DC Installed externally facing in, as the drive is on the left side of the bike. The Perm motor must travel clockwise at 72v hence this set up. However this will give more room for battery space. | ||
| Drivetrain | Direct chain drive 15 60 ratio | ||
| Batteries | 0.00 Volt, Looking into all types, however ease of build is important to encourage others. Build will have caperbility to change evolve or upgrade at a later date. | ||
| System Voltage | 72 Volts | ||
| Charger | Chargers | ||
| Heater | On a bike? er the sun | ||
| Instrumentation | mechanical speedo off front wheel with additional electronics | ||
| Top Speed | 50 MPH (80 KPH) Hoping for est 50mph | ||
| Acceleration | As it comes | ||
| Range | 50 Miles (80 Kilometers) Hoping for est50 but who knows | ||
| Watt Hours/Mile | To be worked out | ||
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| Seating Capacity | Up to 2 | ||
| Tires | Round ones roll better! | ||
| Conversion Time | DUNNO | ||
| Conversion Cost | O come on, if I put that on here the wife will find out! | ||
| Created facebook page to encourage others in the UK to talk about their builds. UK Builders please join! WebPage /> 1, Bought donor bike late 2011 and stripped bike over winter, selling exhaust, engine etc and replacing stock bearings and repainting frame etc. 2, March 2012 aquired Perm motor 3, April 2012 awaiting rear sprocket 4, May 2012 Sprocket arrived thanks to the guys at Jozztek (fast service) Now assembling rolling frame and positioning motor in frame. | |||
Kawasaki GPZ500s
“High Voltage”
(under construction)
Last Updated 05-13-2012
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