1
General Discussion / Re: Tariff wars and electric motorcycles
« on: June 04, 2025, 04:54:39 AM »
Isn't it just f-ing wonderful that we have a fascist dictator looking out for our best interests?
|
Electric Motorcycle Forum is live!
that's another thing, cooling. not sure what you got in mind but.. ac motors can take a bit more abuse than dc motors when it comes to heating.
you stall an ac motor you got a little bit before the magic smoke gets let out of the wires, dc now, you'll cook it in a few seconds since it's 100 per cent full power 100 percent full duty cycle. the link above is expensive but has liquid cooling, much better than ambient which usually needs a hefty airflow, ie external fan or really high rpm's, which now need a gearbox, more room / weight.
aaron
Not sure what voltage you need. But it doesn't look like it'll be cheap.
https://www.electricmotorsport.com/me1616-brushless-65hp-liquid-cooled-ipm-motor-24-120v.html
you can't just go changing the voltage of the battery pack from 72 tp 96 to upgrade the bike. that will end up a disaster, power mapping, what can the motor handle, inrush, so many things. Adding a few volts, ok maybe but adding 25 percent? good luck.
Aaron
Replacing any one of the major drive components (battery, motor, controller) as an end user will cost you almost as much as the whole bike does, and likely the only way to improve performance will be to replace all three.
Lfp batteries are great for longevity, but just don’t have the power density of the typical ncm cells, so I suspect it’s not going to be light. If you’re expecting a feeling of power I don’t think this is going to satisfy.
Having said that, power isn’t everything, you can have a blast on a low power bike getting your lean on that legal speeds. And let’s be honest guys, any bike is better than no bike, even a Harley if you’re into that.
hi yaI just ordered a E motorcycle out of China. It's a Ducati look alike. Has lots of nice features and eye candy. Under the plastic it's sporting a 15 kw mid chain drive motor powered by a 100 ah lfp battery. The controller might be junk, it's a fardriver ty 72a270. it won't arrive until mid july. just thought I'd ask will this be a disappointment?"100 ah" is meaningless if you do not state the voltage.
If it's lame on the power what might I want to do to pump it up? different motor? more ah battery, more voltage, different controller, drop in 1 litre gas motor?
thanks
How many KWH is the battery?
-Don- Reno, NV
I assumes is something like this
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/160Km-h-15kW-Water-Cooled-Sport_1601292469299.html?spm=a2706.7843667.0.0.2a224e1978A7Fg
Yep. Garbage. Enjoy. It's gonna disappoint.
Replacing any one of the major drive components (battery, motor, controller) as an end user will cost you almost as much as the whole bike does, and likely the only way to improve performance will be to replace all three.
Lfp batteries are great for longevity, but just don’t have the power density of the typical ncm cells, so I suspect it’s not going to be light. If you’re expecting a feeling of power I don’t think this is going to satisfy.
Having said that, power isn’t everything, you can have a blast on a low power bike getting your lean on that legal speeds. And let’s be honest guys, any bike is better than no bike, even a Harley if you’re into that.