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electric m

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:17 pm
by ALMOST
How many of you would consider doing this to our beloved fizzers? (see fzr link below) This guy has a couple videos of his FZR.
I think this is the way of the future, I have considered taking a bike with a blown engine and replacing it with an electric motor and giving it a shot. I know that depending on how you ride will depend on the actual miles you will get on one charge. And thats what sucks about them. I don't know if you guys remember the electric R1 video.
R1
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/06 ... i.php#ch02

I have looked at different option for this. But this is the first electric bike that I found that used an old fizzer as the donor.

FZR 1000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9lusFxH ... re=channel

Concept
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiCA0z2y ... re=related

What if gas gets to $7.00 or more, or starts to become scarce. Intresting, the big three will all haev electric cars buy 2011, like the chevy volt. electric and the a small gas motor after the first 40 miles to recharge the system.

Re: electric m

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:37 pm
by shredex
ALMOST wrote: I have looked at different option for this. But this is the first electric bike that I found that used an old fizzer as the donor.

FZR 1000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9lusFxH ... re=channel

Concept
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiCA0z2y ... re=related

That was an FZR250 not a 1000....


but Im glad they finally got vids of that dang r1! I saw that a long time ago and thought it looked funky...lol

Re: electric m

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:43 pm
by R3TARD
crazy. If only battery technology would advance. Batteries have held us back for so long in so many emerging technologies

Re: electric m

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:56 pm
by megaloxana
I'd need one stiff baseball card for the spokes.

Re: electric m

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:32 pm
by 95FZR600
Would you rather have the electric or one that runs on water?

Re: electric m

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:21 pm
by shredex
95FZR600 wrote:Would you rather have the electric or one that runs on water?
id rather my Fzr with its emission polluting 600cc gas powered machine :grinnod:

could be just me though

Re: electric m

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:23 am
by 95FZR600
I dont know. With the economy the way it is I would like to have the battery powered bike. Plug it in and no warming it up either would be nice. Lots of benefits from this.

Re: electric m

Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:34 am
by R3TARD
yeah id take the battery one if they could only hide the batteries better
That looks like a gawd awful mess