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[Phantom]

Hi,

I found this forum after unsuccessfully bidding on an electric 1990 Ninja on Ebay. I have been reading a lot of posts on this site and I still have a lot more reading to do. I bought the "Secrets of El Ninja" and I am looking to buy Vogel's book "Build Your Electric Motorcycle." I picked up 1975 Honda motorcycle from Craigslist that I am to try to convert to electric. 

I have been looking on EValbum for ideas on how people have put their bikes together.

I work in the finance dept. for a small, U.S. subsidiary of a large Japanese company. The equipment that my parent company produces helps other companies manufacture LED, thin film solar, thin film battery, and other alternative energy solutions.  I would not be surprised if we had electric motors and controllers in our company inventory.

I grew up as a kid in the 1970's and thought then that solar energy would have solved the world's energy demands by now. I am still betting on solar in the long-term, but the cost needs to come down a lot to make a dramatic difference.

Anyway, I looking forward to learning more from this forum and eventually helping other people out once I have enough experience.

[skadamo]

Hey welcome to the forum! Lots of knowledgable people here. Post up some pics of the Honda when you get a chance. I used to own a '75 cb360.

[chdfarl]

Hi phantom
Its nice to see new faces or screen names im in MA too
Do you have an I.C.E. motorcycle and what type of bike would you like to build

[Phantom]

I picked up a 1981 Kawasaki 750 instead of the 1975 Honda I mentioned earlier in this thread.
I just removed the ICE, gas tank and seat to work on the frame.

I am going to build a 72 volt or higher commuter bike that should hit at least 50 mph and go at least 25 miles. I am still looking into different options, but right now I am planning to use LiFePo batteries and an EnerTrac hub motor.

[skadamo]

So it sounds like you went for a Brammo Enertia according to your reply in a recent thread.

Did you take delivery yet? When can we see some pics?

[Phantom]

Yes, I did go with the Brammo Enertia after reading a lot of positive posts from here and on elmoto.net. I am very impressed with Brammo as a company, and as individual contributors to websites like this. I have a lot of faith in them and the Enertia. The bike should certainly meet my immediate needs for a commuter bike. I will still continue my Kawasaki conversion as a project that I will build with my father's help; but the budget will be less than I had originally planned as it will purely be for just riding around.

I ordered it last week, and it is being built now. It should ship by the end of this week. As soon as I get it, I'll post pictures here.
I am also planning to use it to help promote a new product my parent company built for the EV market. It is a solar powered, rapid battery charging system for EVs. I might come up with some decals for the bike, but it is an ever-evolving idea.     

[DavidL19]

Good luck on the conversion. If you do get that bike together check out the routes in your area. This map site, http://allstategarage.com/routes, has routes from bikers all around the world. Feel free to add your own too. Thanks

David Lipsky
Advocate for Allstate