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[img]http://tinyurl.com/nn3urk[/img]Voltzilla: DIY Electric Motorcycle by Russ Gries; ''This is my 1976 Honda CB 550 that i converted to electric.
Topic Started: Tuesday, 30. June 2009, 04:20 (201 Views)
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Voltzilla:
DIY Electric Motorcycle by Russ Gries


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Some people just can't wait for commercially made electric motorcycle, so they take matters in their own hands. Russ Gries is a do-it-yourself kind of guy, and when he was given a free electric forklift, he decided to turn it into an electric motorcycle.

He used the the carcass of a 1976 Honda CB550 that he got for $50 as a frame, and then removed the gas engine to install an electric motor and batteries. After about 120 hours and a net cost of $15.61 (that's right, he got money for recycling the rest of the forklift), the result is Voltzilla. It's a bit different from most electric conversions, in good part because of its forklift ancestry:

It is running on 24 volts. Most others are 48 volts and up.
"the transmission was retained, because Gries wanted the flexibility of variable gearing for the hills where he lives (most other converted bikes are direct drive from the motor to the rear sprocket)"

It has a reverse, just like the forklift

The four batteries are from golf carts. They are used 6 volt 220 amp models. Most other conversions use smaller batteries with less capacity

Current top speed is around 35 mph (56 kph), but after a drive pulley swap, he should be able to get 60-65 mph (100 kph)

There are lots of details about the conversion in the video below.



''This is my 1976 Honda CB 550 that i converted to electric. I took an old Raymond model 20 fork truck and used the guts for my motorcycle. This is photo video of building the bike, there will be more to come. After turning in the scrap from the forktruck, I spent $15.61 as of right now, including the cost of new tires. It covered the cost of almost everything I bought to make this project happen... "voltzilla" is its name, thanks rob for the name ... How did u get voltzilla out of killacycle? Haha LOL yahoo its a ForkenCycle''
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