DIY Electric Motorcycle (www.electricmotion.org)

More info: www.electricmotion.org
This all-electric motorcycle took me ~2.5 months to build. It cost $2,800 for all the parts including the motorcycle chassis.

All of the parts are available online (including the rolling chassis). See the link below for a parts list.

It has 6 lead acid (deep cycle) batteries in series and an 18 HP electric motor. There is a dash display that shows how much energy I'm using and have used.

The top speed is 45 MPH with a range of ~25 to 30 miles. It has regenerative braking.

A more detailed video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaIa0vXIzBw

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[ez3usx2]

the world needs more people like you and less people that would throw sticks at people like you.great job on the conversion.

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

have fun saving gas i dont care for the dirty oil thugs.what your doing is great.thanks for helping with electric vehicals.

[duffelbagbwoy]

NICE !!!

no insurance required i hope...

just a M1 license would do fine for town/city commute travel, considering this bike can't go freeway speeds.

[m1aws]

@SynkopeMusic Yes I live in the UK at £6.34 a gallon. Due to volume/weight it's difficult for bikes to have the range even though they consume less, like 100WH/mile. However, Cedric Lynches streamliner has a range over 175 miles. The Tesla roadster sports car can manage 300 miles if driven very carefully.

Most, if all EV's will be the "main car". Almost nobody does a 100 miles a day all the time. Charge at home overnight. They save you going out in the pissing rain to fill up.

[SynkopeMusic]

@m1aws I live in the UK - We measure petrol in litres. Prices for fuel are so high because the government takes around 80% in tax, so when the oil prices go up they have to charge us more to take their tax. Americans think they have it badly, we pay around £1.30 for a litre for petrol, that must be around $3 a litre? Electric vehicles do not yet have the range to be used as a normal everyday vehicle.

[m1aws]

@ez3usx2 The Linc Volt burned down due to having a BMS fitted.

[m1aws]

@SynkopeMusic You bought 16 gallons and what did you get.

Another older older and deeper in debt.

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Your heart and soul belongs to the oil company roll.

[nandimbr]

please any one inform how can import this bike my country india

[DJ0ScHiMMeL]

it sounds pretty weird lol.

[VaughnProductions1]

why you get rid of the rest of the body like sideing its looks dumb ha but awsome vid tho electric cycles are cool.

[SynkopeMusic]

@happyshamancult Hmmm. I'm from the UK by the way, but that's irrelevant. I don't thikn that I would mind an EV to drive to and from work, the daily commute as you may say - But I would still like to have a petrol vehicle to use as a trackday car, then I would be fine with it. Except I live in the British countryside, so unless they have a good battery range they are not really applicable to me - Yet.

[happyshamancult]

Bomb as shit! How fast can it go? Mine will only hit 20mph : (

[happyshamancult]

@SynkopeMusic I've been driving an EV for years and I prefer the lack of noise to the nice loud gas engine most Americans seem to be so fond of. The notion that an EV can't be fun to drive false. It also amazes me that people would choose a vehicle based on how fun it is to drive rather than the cost it has on your wallet and the environment.