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Old 06-27-2013, 02:52 AM   #1 (permalink)
Ryland
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Electric motorcycle kit and poll

I've come a long way with my electric motorcycle and I want to gather more info, I have a thread on the build of my Electric Honda CX500, so if you want the scoop on the history and build of it check out that thread!

I've spent about $3,500 on my current motorcycle, it's not legal yet so my estimated range is around 50 miles at 65mph and 70 miles at 45mph, it has lithium batteries and dry weight is about 40 pounds under stock dry weight with a gasoline engine, so weight wise and space wise there is room for more batteries, it's just a matter of cost.
What I want to know is more about who my market is and what people think about the specs and price point so I get a better idea on the direction to go, like should I stick with lithium batteries or drop it down and run lead acid batteries that are cheaper in the short term but give reduced range and need to be replaced more often.
At this time I'm still a ways off from having something to sell, I need to set up an LLC, get bids for the parts I can't make in the home shop and of course further test what I have already made to make sure it's something that I'd want to put my name on.


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