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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: octopusenvy on May 05, 2016, 09:33:46 AM

Title: New member, Kia ora mai Aotearoa (gday from NZ)!
Post by: octopusenvy on May 05, 2016, 09:33:46 AM: TÄ“nÄ koutou katoa,

Just a quick intro and appreciation for all that you owners do to promote electrifed transport over fossil fuels. I do love my 2-wheeled chariots from fixies, folders, Ti fighters, racers to v-twins & single thumper lightweight powerhouses, but I also see the future is electric. I took over a project bike, and am nearly finished with legal registration in NZ of my custom EV450. The bike was originally a 1997 GSXR 600, and motor was dropped for a 450w brushed motor and a 22 LiFePo 60A batteries. A bit of fiberglass magic and lots of wiring created my current project bike, the EV450 GSXR ebike.
(http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww44/octopusenvy/email%20ev450%20paripari%20close_zps8jit09ej.jpg)

(http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww44/octopusenvy/email%20ev450%20stand%20side_zpsvumjlk1x.jpg)
Title: Re: New member, Kia ora mai Aotearoa (gday from NZ)!
Post by: Semper Why on May 05, 2016, 11:59:08 PM: Wow. Just... wow.

That's a beautiful bike you have there. What can you tell us about it? Do you have a build log we can read?
Title: Re: New member, Kia ora mai Aotearoa (gday from NZ)!
Post by: frodus on May 06, 2016, 12:27:09 AM: Well done!

but 450W?
Title: Re: New member, Kia ora mai Aotearoa (gday from NZ)!
Post by: Erasmo on May 06, 2016, 01:37:53 AM: Looks nice, I am also interested in the build log if you kept one.
Title: Re: New member, Kia ora mai Aotearoa (gday from NZ)!
Post by: BrianTRice@gmail.com on May 06, 2016, 02:20:19 AM: Agreed about how beautiful your bike is, and curious to know more.
Title: Re: New member, Kia ora mai Aotearoa (gday from NZ)!
Post by: octopusenvy on May 08, 2016, 08:54:46 AM: Thanks for the complements guys. I have quite a few pics of the build, but no real written log. All of those pics are not loaded online, so it's a job in itself to load them up and share here. The guy that did most of the build was a friend and he's got a fb page called Rogue NZ Limited with pics there.

It's a little underpowered, and I'd like to repower it with new batteries soon...just cost is limiting. Looking for a sponsorship soon, but as we're in New Zealand it will have to wait until spring.