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Old 07-13-2008, 09:31 PM   #110 (permalink)
bennelson
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Electric Cycle - '81 Kawasaki KZ440
90 day: 334.6 mpg (US)

S10 - '95 Chevy S10
90 day: 30.48 mpg (US)

Electro-Metro - '96 Ben Nelson's "Electro-Metro"
90 day: 129.81 mpg (US)

The Wife's Car - Plug-in Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
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Originally Posted by coolfez View Post
Hey Ben,

Does the Ninja conversion book help at all?

What parts so you need for the electric conversion?
SECRETS OF EL-NINJA is a pretty good book. With it, anyone can convert a cycle to electric. Most of the information in it is available through the internet, the library, and just talking to people, but that book has it all together and is a great reference.

For a cycle, make sure everything on it works other than the engine, transmission, gas tank, exhaust pipes and mufflers. You will need everything else! If something else is missing or doesn't work, you WILL have to fix or replace it!!!

I bought my frame for $100, but looking back on it, I rather would have paid $500 for something that looked a little nicer and had everything on it working right!

Hope that helps!

-Ben


PS - The web site of the Author of Secrets of El Ninja is http://www.21wheels.com/
If you order through there, the author will get a little more money than he would otherwise.
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