Build your own electric bike

[parsley]

This guy has:
http://web.mac.com/benhdvideoguy/cycle/Welcome.html

[Kittyhawk]

dad has, although this one looks alot better!

two wheelbarrow wheels, car battery with a frame and board on top for the sear, bicycle handlebars and a home made frame..

put your foot on the switch and away ya go. no brakes tho

does 12km/hr lol

[ambler]

I'm half thinking about trying this myself sometime.

see also
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S0t1jsO1QM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9snZ3jgzgw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlUkA_Hmsrs

[munterk6]

Aahhhhh....the future looks bright!! NOT!!!!!!!

[Skunk]

Aahhhhh....the future looks bright!! NOT!!!!!!!
Ah, yes. Of course the first motorbikes did 300kph, had excellent handling etc.

The future does look bright because the alternative is pretty black.

[Coyote]

Once I get some cash I was hoping an electric powered bike might be a project.

Just got a bucket racer today. That might make a suitable chassis for experimenting on.

[Boob Johnson]

That's not an electric bike, THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZfueVHVnkI) is an electric bike

[Dargor]

Just got a bucket racer today. That might make a suitable chassis for experimenting on.
Dont you need lots of space to put batteries, making a bucket a bad choice.

[FLYMO]

yeah thats bloody awesome
400hp from a battery
bet it takes a shitload to charge

[Boob Johnson]

yeah thats bloody awesome
400hp from a battery
bet it takes a shitload to charge
And 0.9 seconds from a stand still to 100km/h LMFAO!!! That is quick man lol. I can barely hang on at 3 seconds to 100 lol :innocent:

[Pedrostt500]

There is an american web site called Instructables, one of the guys on there built an electric motor bike, it also had step by step instructions on how to build one, http://www.instructables.com/ this site has the how to build of alsorts of neat stuff.

[DougB]

Helped to build an electric bike back in the 1980's.We used an old LE vellocette. The water cooled machines used by the British Police. They had twin apposed motors with shaft drive. We removed the motor, fitted a electric motor in its place and used the built on pannier boxes to hold the batterys. Had to alter the angle of the front forks abit to fit the motor. It went alright but as with all electric vehicles built then the heavy lead acid batteries made them impractical for general use. Now with the new lighter and better batteries electric bikes could be made to work well.

[Coyote]

Dont you need lots of space to put batteries, making a bucket a bad choice.
I'll have to see won't I :p

I remember seeing a dry cell battery in a friends race bike. It was pretty small and much lighter than I thought. But expensive.

[McDuck]

The clutch is playing up a little on the 250, If it is beond salvage it will become an eletric bike :)

[Pedrostt500]

ok hope this link works.
http://www.instructables.com/id/how-to-build-a-96-volt-electric-motorcycle/

Instructables is a good site for those who like to tinker.