| Owner | Dan | ||||||
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| Owner's Other EV | 1973 Auranthetic Charger | ||||||
| Location | Oregon United States map | ||||||
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| Vehicle | 1985 Honda VT 500 C Found on Craigslist for $300 with most of one piston coming out of the exhaust in pieces! I already have a running 500 Shadow, so I now have many extra parts. The shaft drive is a plus for me, I want a whisper quiet bike. making the motor/drive shaft connection is not too much of a problem for me as I have a well equipped machine shop at home. | ||||||
| Motor | Advanced DC K91-4003 Series Wound DC 6.7 " | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Shaft Drive using McMaster Carr 7/8" universal joint that is mated to a modified Honda driveshaft. | ||||||
| Controller | Alltrax AXE 7245 Controller, Alltrax, Programmable, 24-72 VDC, 450 amp. Bought from www.EVDrives.com of Grants Pass OR. | ||||||
| Batteries | 6 other Columbia 24DCS, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Gel Columbia is a Portland OR battery manufacturer. Batteries bought off craigslist for $50 each, advertised as one year old NOS (new old stock). I tested with a nice battery load tester and they tested great. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 72 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Soneil 1214CC 12 Volt 7 Amp SuperCharger. One for each battery. | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | None yet, probably use a 12volt battery as my power load for lights, horn and signals is low. | ||||||
| Top Speed | 75 MPH (120 KPH) From reading about other similar powered bikes, I'm guessing this will be my max. | ||||||
| Range | 20 Miles (32 Kilometers) Again, just a guess. My trip to work is 10 miles each way with five miles on 65 mph freeway (no way around that). I'll be able to recharge at work, so hopefully my traction battery pack should hold up well. | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | Too much for my tiny [public educated] brain to figure out. | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 1 adult | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 500 Pounds (227 Kilograms) According to Honda manual, bike weighs about 500# dry weight. max payload is about 480#. Estimating my weight will be within max GVWR with only one rider. | ||||||
| Conversion Time | Underway now, so far about 8 hours total in many small increments. | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | Bike $300 Motor new $730 Batteries $300 | ||||||
| Bike will not at look like a Honda after I'm done. Going for more of a Bobber/Indian-ish type look, as best I can. Single seat is off one of those cheap, disposible import mini choppers. Front and rear fenders are one off an old boat trailer that I found at a local farm auction. 10.12.08 Finished the drive shaft machining today! Next step is the modify the lower frame rails so to better fit the battery pack. I'll also be building the base for the traction motor. Eyeballing the space around the motor I have to work with, i may be able to fit in seven 12 volt batteries. Was so excited about the drive shaft I just had to try it out. Wired up the motor to a single battery and let her rip! Here is a one minute video, some reason my camera microphone quit working halfway through the video: WebPage I found a cheapo import chopper last weekend that was mostly a basket case, but it came with a perfect size single seat! | |||||||
1985 Honda Shadow VT 500 C
“Ghost Rider”
(under construction)
Last Updated 12-26-2008
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