(ET) Electric Motorcycles

[Lee Richardson <lrichard jbc edu>]

>From Lee in Tennessee:

Check out this web site.  It shows one and has links to others.
I found it with a quick search for 'electric motorcycle'.

http://user.icx.net/~jfairstein/electric.html   




At 08:31 PM 07/04/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>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 
>