Kay Edgecumbe's 1953 Le Velocette

Owner	Kay Edgecumbe
Owner's Other EVs	1979 Conzept 1981 NEEV Mobility Scooter Rebuilt Mobility Scooter Fire Fly 1937 Austin 8
Location	Christchurch, Christchurch New Zealand ^map
Web/Email	WebPage
Vehicle	1953 Le Velocette This was shaft drive motorcycle
Motor	starter motor Compound Wound DC was off a 100 hp Gardner marine diesel and had shunt winding to stop over-speed in service
Drivetrain	manual gearbox 3 speed? and was a water cooled motor direct drive electric motor through the gear box
Controller	1 resistor and direct power plus gears a series parallel relay in the shunt winding power gave us fierce acceleration from start and dynamic braking at top speed
Batteries	4 Century Battery Company ?, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded 120 ah battery pack slung over carrier
System Voltage	24 Volts
Charger	home built
Heater	jersey
Instrumentation	speedometer ammeter
Top Speed	50 MPH (80 KPH) cruised well in bottom gear and never needed the top gear unless showing off
Acceleration	fantastic could out accelerate a 600 cc bike up to 30 mph
Range	25 Miles (40 Kilometers) only used it 5 miles each way to and from work
Seating Capacity	1 adult
Curb Weight	0 not sure of weight but would be the equivalent of a 400 cc bike with passenger
Tires	19 inch
Conversion Time	about 3 weeks spare time
Conversion Cost	100 dollars plus the batteries?
Additional Features	extremely quiet almost weird seeing this large bike sneaking past you
one of my first conversions with my friend C Horsfall who drove it for a lot of adventurous miles we both went on to develop the NEEV electric truck 9 of which were built

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