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[josequinones]

See it here:
http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/2015/02/02/a-very-clean-100-electric-chopper/

and here:
http://sinecycles.com/

[Richard230]

That is a very nice chopper conversion.  I like what the owner did with the battery pack.  Unfortunately, he won't be cruising very far with only one 2.8 kWh module.   

[Doctorbass]

That is a very nice chopper conversion.  I like what the owner did with the battery pack.  Unfortunately, he won't be cruising very far with only one 2.8 kWh module.   

Yeah but he has the "power tank" too   

Doc

[Israel]

Yes, this would sell.  Will sell?  Congrats to Bruno Forcella of Sinecycles on an elegant chopper using Zero Motorcycles cutting edge powertrain tech.

[Justin Andrews]

That is a seriously nice piece of work!
Really clean, nice lines, everything kept tidy.

Just a shame the battery is so limited both in range and power.

[CrashCash]

I *hate* cruisers but THAT IS NICE. I don't think I've seen such a drool-worthy mechanism since Honda laid out a disassembled RC211V engine. Me 'at's off, guv'nor!

Unfortunately, he won't be cruising very far with only one 2.8 kWh module.   

That's not too different from the custom Harleys with the 0.8 gallon peanut tanks. I never understood the point of those either.

Edit: And kudos to Zero for selling him the parts.

[Francois]

very nice

[Ndm]

Just out of curiosity, what is zero charging for a basic setup? Anyone?

[Cortezdtv]

I could guess

2500 per battery
1500 motor
1500 electrics to accompany

And I'm sure some change on top

[trikester]

As I recall I put about $8800 total into the Zero Powertrain that I used to convert my trike to an e-trike, but that included two battery modules. However, as I understand it now, Zero will no longer sell the Powertrains to individuals, only OEM's. But I also have heard that dealers like Hollywood Electrics can get the Powertrain components to re-sell, they just can't come factory direct anymore.

Trikester

[chdfarl]

A dealer quoted "The motors can range from about $1100 to $1300.  And the Controllers range from about $1000 to $1200. 
We are not an exclusive source, any dealer can get these parts from Zero".
I wouldn't say who it was in the case its wrong or a no-no to mention but it isn't an issue if any dealer can get the parts from Zero.

Its cool that the guy built that bike but it looks like a Razor electric toy chopper to me. Less squared edges would look cooler. Even showing some of the electronics would be less toy like. Its his $5,000 though so if he likes it I won't complain.