RE: (ET) drive motor speed

["Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>]

You might look at Huffy.com.  They are marketing a 'cheap' (<$300) electric
bicycle.  
As far as power required to go 70, yes 4 hp should do the job (but
acceleration will 
be slow as you get up there) but BATTERY WEIGHT will be a killer!  I once
planned to 
convert a Rupp mini-bike to electric but decided the battery weight would 
be
the 
killer even for a 20 mph toy.  No, it wasn't an ET motor but a starter 
motor
and 12 V, 
and yes, the duty cycle power on a starter motor is VERY short.

Larry Elie


-----Original Message-----
From: Dean A. Stuckmann [mailto:dstuck lakefield net]
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2000 9:31 PM
To: Elec-Trak
Subject: (ET) drive motor speed


Hi,
Does any one know the max RPM of the drive motor on an E-15.  I am playing
around with the idea of making an electric motorcycle out of some of my
spare Elec-Trak parts.  I have never worked with electic vehicles before,
other than my E-15.  Based on the tire size and gear ratio of the bike I
have laying around (Honda cx500 Turbo, shaft drive), I would need 3000 rpm
to go 70 mph.  Would the motor have enough power to push it?  I would
estimate the loaded weight to be around 950 pounds, using 3 12V batteries.
Could I get a 25 mile range out of it? If anyone has worked on a electric
cycle and would like to share info, you can email me direct.
Thanx
Dean A. Stuckmann