What about an electric Bucket?

**ajturbo** · 16th January 2010, 09:50

Originally Posted by Buckets4Me

you could run the power cables threw the opening of a 24mm carb to get around that rule
then the engine is fed threw a 24mm carb

i like the way you can think outside the square!!!....

i would vote that as "ok"

**F5 Dave** · 16th January 2010, 11:21

Gee AJ, sorry are you under the delusion that you can vote? You're lucky that we haven't held a pillow over your head to put you out of your misery.
Yet.

OK talk is cheap, to be honest I give you about 10% chance of actually turning up with a bike that is a safe raceable unit. If you have the drive then prove me wrong. Otherwise wouldn't it just be better to put your effort into an IC engine & come have some fun. Heck the swap out Electric engine could be a side project.

**bogan** · 16th January 2010, 12:15

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

OK talk is cheap, to be honest I give you about 10% chance of actually turning up with a bike that is a safe raceable unit. If you have the drive then prove me wrong. Otherwise wouldn't it just be better to put your effort into an IC engine & come have some fun. Heck the swap out Electric engine could be a side project.

well tbh, its kb, where talk is less than cheap, its worthless

I've already got pretty much all the mechanical done on it, just the drive circuitry to go. Now thinking track maybe a better place for it than the road

**Buckets4Me** · 16th January 2010, 13:23

Originally Posted by bogan

well tbh, its kb, where talk is less than cheap, its worthless

to true
but I want to see this thing going
good luck with the progect and more pics please
what motor and batteries are you using ????

it's far to easy for us to take the piss out of a project like this
and far to hard to actualy get it done and rideable

I realy doubt it will be class eligable but bring it along anyway
and as TZ350 said use a 49cc motor to chrage the batteries the day before and race it in f5 against the likes of F5Dave

he could do with some compitition (just dont knock him off)

**F5 Dave** · 16th January 2010, 16:34

Pictures or it didn't happen. Oh. I see.

Ok then bring it along.

If it is nyloned up & safe I'm sure you will be able to race albeit without points in worst case scenario.

**bogan** · 16th January 2010, 17:07

Originally Posted by Buckets4Me

to true
but I want to see this thing going
good luck with the progect and more pics please
what motor and batteries are you using ????

do ya one better, pics and a story!

I borrowed a mates PWM controller (from an electric pushbike) to power it a while ago, also used his old as batteries, so was rolling around for a while, was well slow, which we knew it would be, but using a better controller will overcome that. With his it had a top speed of bout 40kmhr, with more batteries (now got 3 AGM lead acids in it), and better wiring I'm hoping for about 70kmhr top speed.

In efforts to push the speed a little bit higher i decided to grab some jumper cables and use them to bypass the controller once up to speed, unfortunately it didnt bypass the small guage wiring so didnt gain any top speed. But coming up to a roundabout I realised how much torque the motor has when I tried to brake (with jumper cable still connected), short answer is lots

had to trash about ripping cables off so I could slow down enough to take the turn

**woodyracer** · 16th January 2010, 17:33

looks cool, but no offence......70km/h isnt fast enough.....even at mt wellignton my speedo is reading 83km/h.......

You'll need the top speed to be about 80km/h to be compeditive.

Your massive amounts of torque will come in handy,

Good luck with the build, -Max

**NSR143** · 16th January 2010, 18:27

Originally Posted by bogan

choice, I may hold you to that! Most of the track/safety rules seem pretty straightforward, can get heaps of nylon to put on axels etc, no fluids to worry about, I'll assume theres no upper weight limit! and no issues with running a KR1 frame (had a 250cc two stroke in it). Will do all the wiring to comply with the standards they used in the TTXGP.

use an FJ1200 frame if you want! where are you based? i organise the meetings and send out the emails. I would not think anyone would mind an experimental bike. Feel free to PM or email me to get your email on our database. we look forward to seeing you... Feb the 7th too soon?

**bogan** · 16th January 2010, 18:51

Originally Posted by NSR143

use an FJ1200 frame if you want! where are you based? i organise the meetings and send out the emails. I would not think anyone would mind an experimental bike. Feel free to PM or email me to get your email on our database. we look forward to seeing you... Feb the 7th too soon?

hmm, nah shud have it going by then, you mean feb 7th 2011 right

Will flick you a PM once its going good, possibly april this year

**Henk** · 16th January 2010, 19:59

When this is going please make it known where and when it's going to get a run. I for one would love to see it in action.

**=cJ=** · 16th January 2010, 20:45

Originally Posted by Henk

When this is going please make it known where and when it's going to get a run. I for one would love to see it in action.

Oh hell yes. Looking impressive so far. WHere in plmy are ya, would be keen to have a shufti sometime

**bogan** · 16th January 2010, 21:16

Originally Posted by =cJ=

Oh hell yes. Looking impressive so far. WHere in plmy are ya, would be keen to have a shufti sometime

well just got told today our landy is gonna sell our flat, so not really sure where Ill be, will let ya (and other manawatuians) know when its good to go for test riding. Ya wont see it on a FNR, but maybe itll get a few tags.

**Bert** · 17th January 2010, 17:27

Originally Posted by bogan

.......will let ya (and other manawatuians) know when its good to go for test riding.

massey in the weekends. Cool project, still have the KR motor????

**bogan** · 17th January 2010, 18:06

Originally Posted by Bert

massey in the weekends. Cool project, still have the KR motor????

yeh, barrels have big score marks down the rear, and powervalves dont work

**bucketracer** · 17th January 2010, 21:23

Originally Posted by bogan

well tbh, its kb, where talk is less than cheap, its worthless

I've already got pretty much all the mechanical done on it, just the drive circuitry to go. Now thinking track maybe a better place for it than the road

It runs, I am impressed,

but the point of this project is?????????.......

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