Honda ShockBare Bike
OwnerRobert van Kesteren
LocationEdmonton, Alberta Canada map
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Vehicle1978 Honda Hawk
Found at a garage sale for $75 without motor.
MotorMars Permanent Magnet DC
E-TEk replacement
8 HP (15 HP max)
DrivetrainDirect drive through jack shaft
ControllerAlltrax NPX4844
48 Volt, 400 Amp non programmable
Batteries4 Energizer 700, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded
These are the cheapest battery and largest capacity Walmart had. 2 were defective from the start and had to be replaced
System Voltage48 Volts
ChargerBattery Tender 48V10ADAC
Excellent charger for the buck
HeaterHow fast I can rub my hands at a light
DC/DC Converter Thunderstruk Motors
10A cheapie
InstrumentationAmp, Battery "fuel" gauge, Electrathon computer (Thunderstruk motors), 500 Amp meter mounted into the tank
Top Speed48 MPH (77 KPH)
From the motor to the jackshaft, then from the jackshaft to the rear wheel. This allowed me to change 3 sprockets to gain the best ratio
AccelerationLike a 300cc motorcycle if I pour on the Amps.
Range25 Miles (40 Kilometers)
Batteries broken in, and holds a good charge. The range is less when you pour on the amps
Watt Hours/Mile11 Wh/Mile
58.6W/km
EV Miles
Start:7,354 Miles (11,832 Kilometers)
Current:9,000 Miles (14,481 Kilometers)
Total:1,646 Miles (2,648 Kilometers)
 
    As of 4/21/2013
Seating Capacity1 adult
Curb Weight775 Pounds (352 Kilograms)
original GVWR 725 lbs
Will be lighter when I use aluminum insted of steel
Tiresoriginal
Conversion Time3 months of weekends when it wasn't raining.
Conversion Cost$2750 Cdn.(the duty sucks)for the base bike and a lot of begging to the wife.
Add another $1200 for meters, crimping tools, gear sets, Etc. A necessary evil for fabrication.
Additional FeaturesSince the motor is lighter than a battery, I mounted the motor up in the frame, using the jack shaft to change the ratios is easier than trying to find a larger rear sprocket.
All motor and battery brackets were mounted in the original motor mounting holes. The frame was not modified so I do not need a frame inspection (at a cost of $1500 to check the engineering and NDT (NonDistructive Testing) of the frame). If you can build it without modifying the main frame you should not need to have it inspected.

This motorcycle has been sold to its new owner.
Great fun to ride. I have been stopped at malls, on the street and even in my driveway to ask about it. Even a guy on a new Harley asked if we can trade for a day!

Using a "Kill A Watt" meter on the charger, 2.5 kw/hr at 10 cents/kwh = 25 cents per charge (sure beats the $5 / day for me to drive my car to work)

This bike is now sold to a new EVer.

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