01 Why A Honda VF500 as an Electric Motorcycle Conversion Donor?

I describe some of the reasons why I chose a 1986 Honda VF500 as a donor bike for my first electric conversion bike project. For the complete blog documenting this project, go to: http://voltagefueled.blogspot.com/

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Honda
• VF500
• Electric
• electric conversion
• electric motorcycle
• motorcycle
• global warming
• CO2
• foreign oil

[DumbDuck44]

what a cool project! :D

[lessdeth69]

Thanks! I'm excited and impatient about really getting going on it.

[Trinith]

Hey man, just found out you were over here. Good luck with the conversion, those older VF's are pretty sweet little bikes.

Btw - Dunno if you care, but I sold the M50 a year ago, bought a 98 VFR. :)

[lessdeth69]

Thanks! Good to hear from you. It's a sweet bike in gas form, hopefully it will be equaliy sweet as an EV. The '98 VFR have awesome styling. I especially love the front end of that era VFR, even better than my '06.

[boobtubeviewr]

LD - do u plan to dedicate ur channel to vlogging on the electric bike now?

[lessdeth69]

It won't be strictly dedicated to the elctric bike. Until the project is complete, there will be quite a few vids on the topic though. I'll vlog on other topics from the electric saddle once it's complete.

[paintslinger2009]

why the whole reason the bike is good is because the v four can any one tell me if its a sohc or dohc

[dazzel34]

hey mate wer u from i luv these bikes am restoring one need engine thou

[dazzel34]

hi mate were bouts are u from i luv these bikes

[2Shye]

Im planning to do one of these myself someday. although there are quite a few places selling the vectrix at firesale discount prices at the moment.

what was the purpose of insurance? and did you have any problems getting it for a bike conversion

also any plans to move to LifePO4 batteries later on ? im still waiting for someone to make a LifePO4 version.

[TOPWATER187]

I am getting ready to build an electric bike from scratch. I have been building streetbikes for years and will be posting videos too! I agree with altitudeca Converters Unite

[altitudeca]

Hey there.

This rocks. I'm doing an electric conversion of a VF500 as well. VF500 converters unite!

Your conversion looks like it's going very well, and the PV stuff is very unique! Good Luck!

[T3hbassmasta]

4:17 ... the sound of his thoughts leaving his head