(ET) Electric Motorcycles

[Lee Richardson <lrichard jbc edu>]

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>From Lee in Tennessee:
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Here's an interesting one:
        
>http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/dane1948/page/>
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>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 
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