Building VoltZilla The Electric motorcycle "forkencycle"

[capchassuck]

thanks for posting ! your video inspired me to want to create my own frankencycle out of an 83 Puch mini maxi with a 36v 500w motor off eby new. the bike will be powered by a 6v step up converter from an antique ww2 military radio telephone i used to own. it is a 6v-300v unregulated motor/generator. my newest update is on my profile. my next video up date is going to be in response to this video as it is my favorite my qwestion is : did you have to get a home made title for the forkencycle ?

[Thepockets88]

Way awesome project.

[Dorisequador]

Ok Just the batteries have them on the back and on each side for balance like a Harlydavidson.. other than that nice man very nice.

[loew2911]

dude that is furkin awesome ! electric rat bike , Ha Its brutal. What a great transition a true frankenride. Double thumbs up!

[wildmandazza]

awesome

[bobert4him]

rwg42985 you are inspired! I NEVER thought it possible to pay for the build with proceeds from selling the scrap metal. Hats off to you sir.

A marketing suggestion. Don't play that song. "Forever" by Aardvark is abused on Youtube by mostly wide eyed high schoolers who think that an explanation isn't necessary. Viewers like us just roll our eyes and move on. I almost missed this.

BTW. Good luck.

[FrankaDith]

You are a fucking genius i was gonna make on with the wheel chair i got cheap but man yours is bigger than mine would ever be ,you made what i dream of making ,hats off man hats way off to the side!!!

[maryjane123rd]

Creatively clumsy. However I still like the video. Cheers to innovation and hard work.

[MrOllie86]

Awesome!!! imagine if it had some sort of bedini charging system to constantly charge the batteries? im thinking about building a generator from parts of a modern bike charging system... by fixing strong magnets to rotor (will be using a set of 18 coils which are coiled around magnets themselves) and wiring a couple as trigger coils, construct the switching/charging circuit and bobs your uncle as they say.. with any luck...

[angelb650650]

Why you need original gearbox? Put electromotor thru belt directly to rear wheel.

[MrOllie86]

@angelb650650 that's what everyone else does.... i think having a clutch and gears is perhaps the future for electric bikes once they have enough power in the batteries/motor, and even on-board generators...

[nigromante7777]

Excellent! Did you make any modification to the controller? is that a controller diagram, could you sociallize it? thanks

[hateutubepolicy]

Great job !

[atilla1990tzu]

Very Nice

[BudFox559]

That's cool thanks for showing it to us :-)

[bulletman100]

unfortuneately, since you are using the stock clutch and gear box, the engine is now about one fourth as effecient as if it were direct drive. part of the beauty of electric drive is that you get around all the heat and energy loss of drive trains. if you would take that bike engine off and throw it away, then attach the elec. motor directly to the rear wheel, it would work a lot better and have longer range. heck then you could even squeeze in another battery in front of the motor!

[fizzguts]

@bulletman100 "Since you are using the stock clutch and gear box, the engine is now about one fourth as efficient as if it were direct drive" A clutch once engaged is 100% efficient and a chain runs around 95% efficient

and you need to read an engineering text book rather than posting nonsense

[bulletman100]

@fizzguts go back and look up the gearbox in that textbook your dad gave you that you put on the shelf and never opened. The gearbox is where you lose it all due 2 friction and heat. The reason machines like locomotives use elec. motors is not to use a huge gearbox and transmission to hook the diesel to the wheels. Too complicated and power sapping. The reason to use an elec. motor is direct drive, since it doesn't have to idle it needs no clutch! Since you mentioned books, go read'em.

[fizzguts]

@bulletman100 Yep 75% of the power disappears in the gearbox.NOT Read what you wrote. It was complete moose drool

[bulletman100]

@fizzguts go read your dad's books on the difference between horsepower at the flywheel and brake horsepower, after it goes through the drivetrain, measured at the drive wheel. no need to apologize for your mistake. It's all in good fun. read up and thanks for your post! hope the next one works out better!

[bulletman100]

@fizzguts Oh btw i forgot about the extra dead weight of the unnecessary bottom end of the bike motor left in the frame. About 100 more dead weight to haul around that you dont need!!! hook motor up to rear wheel and end it! but thanks anyway for your post. And remember, bright people comment on the VIDEO, and small people troll youtube looking to comment on OTHER COMMENTS. have a nice life, and remember not to carry around to much dead weight! Just leave your brain at home!!! BYE NOW.

[fizzguts]

@bulletman100 LOL Truly owned and now you are running Cluck cluck cluck

"since you are using the stock clutch and gear box, the engine is now about one fourth as effecient as if it were direct drives" Still complete moose drool and always will be and the one thing you won't discuss. I'd love to see the motor producing 100 shaft HP and only putting out 25hp at the wheel The gearbox glowing white hot would be a sight Bwahahahaha!

[rottingpig5]

LOL 3:21 you're not a mechanic if you don't bust a knuckle

[ihannay]

Ha! You my friend are a madman, fit for the lunatic asylum. I LOVE this bike/project, thanks for posting, I was engrossed all the way through, smiling at the bruised knuckles and just how ugly the bike was getting, if you meld a CB and a Forklift truck you cant expect much in terms of a stunner.

Great find while researching the electric bike. Do you have any videos of it moving?

Thanks again for posing this, Iain

[rwg42985]

@ihannay Hi. Thanks, yes there is more footage on My channel. You can also google (votlzilla). Thanks! ~Russ

[philtripe]

how many watts or amps is your motor rated at?

[rwg42985]

@philtripe Alot... I know the fuse is 250 amp... So you can guess from that as the motor dose not have a tag.

[philtripe]

@rwg42985 thanks...and great work by the way...have you figured out what its top speed is yet?

[angel64879]

I have a Mini 40 Mile Busettii bike and it runs 50-55 miles on one battery charge. I also tried my friends Vortex Mountain bike by Busettii. It ROCKS ! Can get up to 32 mph top speed, and on one charge that bike set the new record of 86 miles. Hope it becomes a big hit. In California many people like Busettii because they cost around $1700 but can go 50--86 miles on one charge depending on model. Maria in Cali

[hookuspookus529]

i hope your wife knows your a douch bag for making the first electric negro bike

[philtripe]

@hookuspookus529 a negro bike? that doesnt even make sense...this guy is way more accomplished than you...lets see some vids of your achievements,oh wait there arent any...sounds to me like your bitter because your life is almost over and you have done nothing...good day mr hugenbottom

[TripleX2go]

Kool idea,Using an electric motor in replacement of the head, just use the crank that connected to the transmission.Thanks for the idea

[themooseOFpower]

nice one good video great project thanks for doing this man good stuff

[DanFrederiksen]

it's interesting that electric motors can't really wear out : ) AC and with the right bearing it will literally virtually last forever.

I would probably have tried direct drive instead of mess with the clumsy gearbox.

then you could have batteries in the frame.

if you want really elegant 2 wheel electric then start with a sturdy bicycle and put in two powerful hub motors. the weight class of motorcycles is mainly due to the archaic technology they use. an electric doesn't need to weigh alot

[nicodanger13]

i think u done it for amusement and experiment. So i can say u're a genius but

maybe this bike didn't need gear box as other ebike i seen.

Without the gear you'd have space for 2 batteries and'd get a bike lighter and more beautiful.

Will u upgrade the project?

[paintballforever24]

very very nice build and well done but the bike looks dumb with the batteries hanging off the side

[mar1717]

Nice bike lots of hours paid off

also ask about who singing in back ground of the video? the Artist.

[MalstryannWoW]

haggard cool man! Coming from somebody that is all about the thunder and smoke of a motor, lets just say i'm not easily impressed with this stuff....but I love it. Keep it up. And now that you you have this project under your belt do the world a favor and build the Kaneda's bike from "Akira". the world is ready :P

[poke31380]

i cant take the retarded fukin music. ffs

[mikedrazen]

electric vechs dont work, dont you know it takes more gas to generate the power it needs to move the bike forward? so in a way you're going backwards

its simple, gas+electric= it dont work

you cant run a motorcycle on a motor, you need an engine, it's called motorcycle

not electric motor cycle

gees

[rwg42985]

@mikedrazen You sir are an idiot. They call it a motor cycle not a'n engine cycle...??? gees wait what? Thanks for watching...

[rcguy4373]

@rwg42985 lol @ that but ? is the electric motor putting out more or less power than the combustion top end?

[ibleed1]

@rwg42985 I think what mikes getting at is that converting the energy in coal or oil in a power station into heat which drives a turbine which drives a generator which sends power through the grid into your house then into your batteries and then finally into your electric motor and output as rotary motion is quite convoluted and may be wasteful to a point where there is no net gain. But who knows, only somebody who's done the maths i guess.

[punkyreggaepeep]

@rwg42985 "funny"...... And he Sir, "is most definately" an idiot, of massive, proportions.

[Necrome86]

@mikedrazen lol so stupid xD

[johncarl43447]

@mikedrazen check this out how electric motors work on bikes KillaCycle - New World Record !!!!!!!!! 7.89 s @ 168 MPH

[kheewabrar]

@mikedrazen if we generate power from gas in plant we can control on pollution but if we use engine we did not control on pollution 

[Vistal11]

@mikedrazen HMMM what a dumbass. I think it cost me 40 cents to recharge my cycleand it goes 40 miles . Think it cost me 7.50$ in my car to go 40 miles and pollutes 100x more then my electric Cycle .I get my refills form Nuke plant near me and solar .So your point is 100% wrong.

[Superenteontour]

Ugly

[aatoys001]

this is great, I would like to see the bike built around all of the equipment, batteries, motor, etc so everything looks clean and tight.

[m1aws]

Your wife has a sense of humour.

[renatocardoso2004]

Very cool!!!

[menahunie007]

Must have been very interesting felling sticking your leg on thast capacitor - electrifying as it was stated in the Grease Movie.. Yeow..

[maverickmos101]

jesus h christ tooo many wires man lol gas works gud 2 u kno hahah

[benpie12]

that a complex ass controller lol

[o00scorpion00o]

Hub motors are far more efficient and MUCH more simple. And are designed for motorbikes, depending on the one you get of course. The controllers are much simpler too! Also LiFeP04 batteries have come down a lot in price. Check out ping batteries he has a good reputation. Anyone who transfers from lead acid to lithium are always amazed of the difference in performance. I built an ebike, running 1kw hub motor, 20amp LiFeP04, will do 20-25 miles @28mph and has regen which is good for braking.

[rwg42985]

Google voltzilla for more info.~ Russ

[Perfectasthis]

@rwg42985

can you hook up a motor to any bikes transmission like you did? or it has to be an older model? i don't know please help. i was going to buld a ev car but cycle looks cheaper and better for me. i need help finding a bike. i'm looking at mid 80's to early 90's honda, ninja, suzuki. how come people pull the trans and have a direct drive

[Perfectasthis]

@rwg42985

can you hook up a motor to any bikes transmission like you did? or it has to be an older model? i don't know please help. i was going to buld a ev car but cycle looks cheaper and better for me. i need help finding a bike. i'm looking at mid 80's to early 90's honda, ninja, suzuki.

[schellwardee]

Good work, but have you got any more video, specs etc. Would like to know how fast, battery charge etc. Thanks

[xedge4lifex]

can i get the frame and engine? you can keep the butchers knife

[dethtotheking]

beast looks heavy as fuck.....have you weighed it?

[rwg42985]

yeah 740 Lb with out me... yep! heavy but vary low balanced! its like ridding a scooter! ha ~ Russ

[37474748]

I just love the song but I got no clue who made the song! Can't seem to find it online. There is allot of tracks called forever witch I assume the track is called really love the music though!!!

[rwg42985]

@37474748

Forever (Long Edit) from the album Annex Trax Vol. 4 by Aardvark

-Russ

[37474748]

Thank you man... Who dont they make more good music like this?

[37474748]

I need to know what's the track you used? It really sounds awesome! Been sutch an long time sens I heard anything this good!

[aceofspades02]

are you using the original transmission?

because electric engines have the same torque in all RPMs. so, it is not necessary to use transmission. (gears...)

[pilotpa28]

Great Video. A great piece of well documented engineer work well done

[viatus]

Thats so verry cool, even if it looks relly bad.

[jujutube123]

Great job man. I think you should spend your time to build an alternator to keep batteries charged so you won't have to plug it.

[leerider52]

That is too cool...........rwg42985 can you tell me the advantage of using the honda tranmission??? STILL OUTSTANDING WORK

[AwesomeAlvin]

do you honestly need the tranny? electric motors has quite a broad torque range as i know. i might be wrong though

[EETechs]

People use the term electric motor too loosely. There are vastly different types of electric motors with very different sets of torque curves. If you mean flat torque curve then this simply means that if a load that is constant torque in nature needs the same torque at all speeds then the motor can provide it. It does not mean that is what the torque of the motor is. If you need a visual of what am I trying to say then let me know.

[1999jase]

this is the smartest way ive seen a electric bike made yet ,u used everything so you can shift gears, that was great ,good job

[rodstartube]

1,21 giga Watt, lol, do you feed it with plutonium?

[HugoRibeiro1975]

Very very good work. You use the electronic converter of the Fork TrucK?

See the electric motorcycle done by me and my friends, we done the power converters. HugoRibeiro1975.

[ChrisLuxembourg]

GOOD IDEA & EXCELLENT WORK!

You got 5Stars.....

[PL4N3T84]

what's name of the song?

[KenMacMillan]

It would be nice to find a decent wheel motor & move the batteries into the engine space.

[fudge1monkey]

hello, i was considering buying a very old disused bike, maybe the Yamaha YZF-R6 using the chassis and buying and fitting the parts separately myself, would this be more expensive than just buying the bike in the first place?

thanks

[rwg42985]

It just depends on what you are trying to do. if you like to build stuff and want to build something from scratch like i did. if you find some free/cheep stuff cool. if you want something just to mess around with you probably be better off just buying a complete bike... What is your goal with the bike?

[fudge1monkey]

just to make something that is road worthy and that works, that would be reward enough for me. i quite like building things and i have some interest in motorbikes that i would like to expand on. thanks for the advice.

[andrew0901280]

wow thats cool

how much did it cost

how fast does it go

does it have any torque

please right back

[rwg42985]

Hello, thanks for checking it out. If you google "voltzilla" you will find most the info but if that's not enough you can send me a missage via my YouTube chanial. Thanks for the intrest!!! :) Russ

[gitsumjosh]

battery tech has to get better,or cheaper.etc.smaller lighter.

[DHMIII]

Had a thought to seriously look into this..

guess my next step is learning complex electronics.. =\

[thegreatkoua]

i give you an A+

[hrapu88]

Electric motors dont needed chlutch and transmission. It can give linear power from 0 rpm to max rmp.

[ez3usx2]

nice work.anything but support the dirty oil business.

have u seen the 59 lincoln neil young is converting to electric?instead of plugging it in to recharge you plug it in to power your house.check it out@lincvolt

have fun and do some more conversions i have converted 5 bikes but not as nice as yours.

[kevykev38]

Minos the gay music..It would have been a cool slide show

[rwg42985]

yeah you can thank the copyright laws for that! ha ha hanks for checking it out!

[hybridhuman017]

I envy people like you. You have the brains and the resources to do this. Great job man! Electric is #1!

[6bettyboo9]

would love to see some general specs top speed and miles per charge? YOU ROCK DUDE WAY TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX! THE WORLD NEEDS MORE PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!

[cartmanrlsusall]

good job dude whats the range and cruise speed using that geerbox?

[AmericansSexualPreds]

too fuckg complex

[Yogenh]

Would like to know how far or how long will it run on a gharge? What is the top speed of it?

[Jonas84fin]

Nice Work

[neilwighttransport]

you clever fucker... shit hot...

[mcallenrt]

Excellent work, well done. Yea, I like the first Back To The Future, also.

[8475332132]

I don't mean to break your bubble or anything, especially after cramming that large motor and forklift controler in there but, most EV bikes are having much better luck just running direct drive from motor to chain to rear sprocket. Saves on much weight, and that is very important on an EV of any kind. Great fab work by-the-way.

[ferraridriver16]

1.21 GIGAWATS!!!

[AmericansSexualPreds]

that like 1 milion watts ?? right orr what it cant be thaT MUCH

[ferraridriver16]

no, that was a Back to the Future movie reference. You need 1.21 gigawatts and be traveling at 88 miles per hour to be able to travel through time

[AmericansSexualPreds]

hah yed that would be too much for and engine hhuh wayy to much

[theoneagain]

maybe this is why aramco have sold 1000000 barrels less of oil everyone is using electric.

[theoneagain]

you still need to be a electrician though the wiring seems complex you also need security so the thing doesnt runaway emergency shut down you never know ...

[boatmoter]

well done!,I have used electric fork lifts to push start tractor & trailers before,the motor should have more than enough torque to run thru the gears and maintain the speed,must be nice to have someone give you a working forklift traction controll resistor assembly & harness,I would not be a bit surprised if the bike exceeded 100mph in high gear.

[caseygtr]

I have two cb550 bikes and a cb750 engine along with other none road going bikes :)

[obzelite]

nice bike, but whats the damn song.

[Chwigga89]

Forever (Long edit) by aardvark

[obzelite]

thanks

[blaxpear]

That gear box looks pretty big and heavy. You could use one of the many harley style trannys. They're smaller and probably much lighter. A used one perhaps? Save on weight?

Great WORK!!!

[flat4fox]

Can I have your old CB550 motor?

[DeviateRazo]

first time i see a gearbox for an electric motor

pretty cool :)

good job

[9footblisterownz]

looking for friends

comment me back X4

[tedscherrer]

Great job! Do you think keeping the trans helps?

[xerochaos187]

cool vid love the song

[225franklin]

thats cool but even Doc built his with some style that thing is ugly

[fedeyoutub]

very beautiful !!!

[cheapracer]

Mate I'm a big cynic but I think you did well! Have fun :-)

[socerga]

great job

[keekaykorapsa]

great idea there! you still used the crankcase with transmission that way the electric motor doesn't need to drawout much power from the batteries as compared to directly linking it to the wheel sprocket. genius!

[sharon102645]

outstanding improvision you reutilze everything

kept the batteries on a low cg it reminds me of my bike boggs.

[ImaMacFan]

I see you have made time travel possible with that mess since it has a flux capacitor on it Ha-Ha

[arvliet]

Nice - what's your run-time like?

[Breakyerself]

The song! What is it? I love it! Also the bike and your skillz are sick!!

[PsionNinja]

The Teddybears (ft. Iggy Pop)

Punkrocker.

You're welcome, it took me a couple days to figure out how to find it. I thought it was the band "Wall of Voodoo". Sounds just like same guy singing....guess not-

[blazerblast]

you rock,great skills

[beavertank]

For such a rusty pile of parts that is truly a thing of beauty. I am incredibly impressed (and more than just a little jealous).

I especially enjoyed the cleaning up and rebuilding the motor. That was... well... amazing.

[lombeer]

awesome, nice and quiet. nice work mate.

[SolarFern]

Those are chunky batteries ;)  What AmpHrs are they? Flooded?

[rwg42985]

u2200 workahaulic 220ha, when you have built a working electric motorcyle for $15.61 you take what you can get!!!! Thanks for checking it out! And if I had money I would be building an A123 cell!!! Lata!

[Odziz]

Nice conversion!