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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: tk2 on July 24, 2015, 01:08:31 AM

Title: Electric motorcycle
Post by: tk2 on July 24, 2015, 01:08:31 AM: I'm new here I'm looking at electric motorcycle because I got into an accident last summer and injured my right knee I tried to get back on a bike but any kind of vibration bothers my knee.

I really want to ride a motorcycle again but so far I can't find anything that I can ride and not be in pain during and after the ride.

So far the only electric motorcycles I found in Canada are the Zero electric motorcycles is there any other electric motorcycle companies out there?
Title: Re: Electric motorcycle
Post by: Ndm on July 24, 2015, 01:27:01 AM: Where in Canada are you? I live in Ontario,near Peterborough, check the dealer locator on the zero website and try one out, Brammo is another brand but only one dealer in Canada as far as I remember, plus Brammo sold out to Polaris
Title: Re: Electric motorcycle
Post by: Erasmo on July 24, 2015, 02:30:44 AM: Well to be honest Zero is the best in the market right now.
Title: Re: Electric motorcycle
Post by: tk2 on July 24, 2015, 04:22:26 AM: Quote from: Ndm on July 24, 2015, 01:27:01 AM
Where in Canada are you? I live in Ontario,near Peterborough, check the dealer locator on the zero website and try one out, Brammo is another brand but only one dealer in Canada as far as I remember, plus Brammo sold out to Polaris

I'm in Hamilton I found a Zero dealer they are Oakville Yamaha I'm going to try the bike out after the pan am games.

Is there any conversion kits to change a regular motorcycle into an electric motorcycle?
Title: Re: Electric motorcycle
Post by: protomech on July 24, 2015, 06:20:50 PM: Make sure to run over some rough roads as well, or at least a little rougher than you would normally find while riding. Even if the powertrain is smooth - and it is! - you'll still pick up some harshness from the road surface.

It's a much higher price tag than the Zeros, but check out Lito Sora. It has a CVT for higher speeds and significantly different styling than anything else in the electric space. Plus, it's made in Canada.. they've been shipping bikes in small numbers for a couple of years.

http://soraelectricsuperbike.com/ (http://soraelectricsuperbike.com/)
Title: Re: Electric motorcycle
Post by: protomech on July 24, 2015, 06:42:03 PM: There are some conversion kits - check out elmoto.net for the main motorcycle building community. Converting a bike can be a fun project, but I think in general the kits haven't kept up with the advances in production vehicles. Usually the kits will be a motor + controller + displays, and frequently they're designed more for cars than for motorcycles.

http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/motorcyle-and-go-kart-kits-ev.html (http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/motorcyle-and-go-kart-kits-ev.html)
http://www.evwest.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40 (http://www.evwest.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=40)
http://store.evtv.me/products.php?cat=11 (http://store.evtv.me/products.php?cat=11)
http://hybridautocenter.com/HAC4/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=category&task=listing&cid=14&name=lithium-batteries-and-packs&Itemid=605 (http://hybridautocenter.com/HAC4/index.php?option=com_hikashop&ctrl=category&task=listing&cid=14&name=lithium-batteries-and-packs&Itemid=605)

Zero used to sell powertrains - trikester has a custom trike based on a yamaha 3 wheeler that uses a Zero powertrain - but Zero has moved away from doing this recently.
Title: Re: Electric motorcycle
Post by: Rhamphorhynchus on July 25, 2015, 12:27:47 AM: I think Energica have a dealer in Canada now too, though I don't know their availability yet and, like Lito Sora, they're twice the price of a Zero.