Electric CBR - Rear Wheel Test Video
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I've considered panniers, for sure. If I am unable to stuff the first 24 cells in the motor bay, I will be looking elsewhere to put them and that's a natural location.
Each cell is about 7 lbs. It takes 4 cells to make a 12v equivalent pack. I would probably want to fabricate something specific to better fit the form factor of the batteries and to support them, but I could still make them hang on the Givi rack.
When I get the lithium batteries in the bike I'll be sure to post an update to the forum.
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#23
A friend of mine built an electric bike in his barn and that served as the initial inspiration for me. I've always enjoyed playing with electric motors, so the idea kind of took off from there. My buddy recently put his electric bike up against a field of gas bikes at Barber Motorsports and sent me a video clip of it. This bike is using the same motor as what's in mine, so I expect performance to be similar once I'm done. Here's a link to that video.
YouTube - Team Electra
It's fun to watch him start at the back of the pack and move up.
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A belt drive would be cool though. That really would be silent. The chain drive is hard enough for pedestrians to hear as I have discovered. You hear it sitting on the bike, but from as little as 20 feet away, almost nothing.
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