Converting a Honda VFR from gas to electric at home
Travis Gintz from Portland, Oregon is currently working on converting a 1986 Honda VFR from gas to electric power. He's using a DC motor from Advanced DC, twelve 12-volt lead-acid batteries and other assorted electronic pieces, including a 600 amp motor controller. With this setup, he's planning on being able to get up to 70 miles per hour or so but the range is undetermined thus far. He managed to get lots of free stuff and managed to find good deals on the rest, so his conversion is moving along quite nicely. His VFR is currently stripped down and awaiting the installation of the motor and batteries, so this would be a good time to start following his progress. We'll keep you updated when his project is completed, so stay tuned for more.
[Source: eVFR]
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Travis 3:21PM (3/03/2008)
Thanks Jeremy... I'm a daily reader of this blog, and have been checking for other homebrew vehicles, as well as kept up to date on production hybrids and EV's. I didn't think I'd get linked this early, but things are moving fast. I will have at least a 48V version of this bike running within the month hopefully. Just trying to get some ideas on gearing.
Again, thanks, and anyone please feel free to contact me through evalbum:
http://www.evalbum.com/1365
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mike 9:00AM (3/04/2008)
It's pretty insane when a guy in his garage needs to show the motorcycle industry where the future is.
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Ancon44 6:53PM (4/04/2008)
My thoughts exactly: Industry leaders should be providing these conversion kits at reasonable prices. After the trend takes off, people will be begging to go to the dealers and pay for the "new" electric bikes.
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