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Title: Ion Sportbike
Post by: frodus on September 01, 2009, 11:11:57 AM

Ion Sportbike:

ION Electric Sportbike (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os9Vna0XH4s#normal)

finally working prototype
http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=225157&portfolio_id=2728333& (http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=225157&portfolio_id=2728333&)

previous article:
http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/ion-electric-sportbike-vrooms-at-81mph/ (http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/ion-electric-sportbike-vrooms-at-81mph/)

thought you guys would like

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: Bogan on September 02, 2009, 03:25:59 AM

bloody nice bike, has the tester heard the term ATGATT, sticking the knee out in suit pants and business shirt looks a little weird. What sorta motor is it running?

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: frodus on September 03, 2009, 01:13:36 AM

http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=225157&portfolio_id=2708254& (http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_file.asp?individual_id=225157&portfolio_id=2708254&)

Specs:
3-phase AC induction motor
105ftlbs torque
46hp
top speed 80 mph estimated
60 mile range per charge estimated
24 40Ah LiFePO4 batteries in series, 80V
6 hours charge time on 120VAC


Looks like an AC motor (http://hiperformancegolfcars.com/ (http://hiperformancegolfcars.com/)) from Electric Motorsport or Thunderstruck with a 300A curtis AC controller. (http://www.electricmotorsport.com/store/ems_ev_parts_motors_ac-induction.php (http://www.electricmotorsport.com/store/ems_ev_parts_motors_ac-induction.php))

In order to get that 46hp and 105ftlbs from the motor he used, he would have had to put more batteries (30-32) and have gotten the 500A curtis controller.

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: NewAge on September 08, 2009, 09:10:08 PM

very nice, what is the target price for a production unit?
or is it too early to tell me that it will be over $10k  ;)

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: frodus on September 09, 2009, 03:07:28 AM

target price? I think it was just a conversion .... guy did it for his final project in college.

I think Skadamo and I got him some interviews by posting everywhere we could :)

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: NewAge on September 09, 2009, 04:19:05 AM

Oh, i thought prototype meant pre-production, my bad  ;D

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: frodus on September 11, 2009, 02:47:21 AM

yeah, found that misleading.... I mean he designed it to be reproduceable .... so maybe we'll see more from him in the future?

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: SPEKTRE76 on September 21, 2009, 09:12:24 PM

'FAIL' points for no rider gear other than a helmet. WIN ponts for a cool concept.

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: mKlRivPwner on October 01, 2009, 07:07:22 PM

Wish there was more info on the conversion and less on the body work.  (There's another vid on a different site).  What equipment does he have under the fairings?  What electrical work had to go into the LED's?

Very cool.  And very good looking.  Maybe a little too "spacey" for my taste.

So the half-naked android babe...  That's going to be packaged with the bike, right?  Haha.  College kids in basements...

Title: Re: Ion Sportbike
Post by: frodus on October 01, 2009, 10:19:39 PM

its got a curtis controller and ac motor from High Performance Golf Carts..... not sure what else... its hard to see. I think there are thundersky batteries.