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Hey Guys,
This is my personal motoped. It is running 28,000 watts of twin fan cooled 5 turn delta 3220s. I have 3kwh (12S 72ah) of nano-tech lipo going in front of the motors.
This is the drive system Outrider USA used on their 86mph run. It was on loan to them. Now that I have it back, it is going to be pressed into service on this bike. It will be geared for 40mph. That should make this thing wickedly powerful with that final gearing.
My impression of the Motoped? Well, certain things are wonderful and others [how do I put this?] SUCK. First, the gas tank mounts and other small tabs were extremely crooked on my frame. This is no big deal because the first thing I did was shave those off. But, for those who are running a gas version, beware! The gussets are all pretty crooked and this thing weighs a friggin TON! The main spar is 1/8 inch wall chromoly. It is definitely designed as a motorcycle, not a bicycle. That being said, I love all the room I have to mount components.
I have done a touch more welding than is in these pictures. I can tell you that the battery enclosure will be a semi-stressed member. There will be an aluminum subframe shaped a little bit like the tank that will house various electronics. If I have room I will mount the 1,200 watt Meanwell charger on-board. It will use a Garmin automotive GPS and hopefully will have Delta/Wye switching.
In these pictures, the powder-coat has been sand blasted off. All steel parts will be powered-coated semi gloss black with the battery framework and upper subframe left bare [box section] aluminum.
I am busy, but I will do my best to keep this thread up to date as I build.
Matt
This is my personal motoped. It is running 28,000 watts of twin fan cooled 5 turn delta 3220s. I have 3kwh (12S 72ah) of nano-tech lipo going in front of the motors.
This is the drive system Outrider USA used on their 86mph run. It was on loan to them. Now that I have it back, it is going to be pressed into service on this bike. It will be geared for 40mph. That should make this thing wickedly powerful with that final gearing.
My impression of the Motoped? Well, certain things are wonderful and others [how do I put this?] SUCK. First, the gas tank mounts and other small tabs were extremely crooked on my frame. This is no big deal because the first thing I did was shave those off. But, for those who are running a gas version, beware! The gussets are all pretty crooked and this thing weighs a friggin TON! The main spar is 1/8 inch wall chromoly. It is definitely designed as a motorcycle, not a bicycle. That being said, I love all the room I have to mount components.
I have done a touch more welding than is in these pictures. I can tell you that the battery enclosure will be a semi-stressed member. There will be an aluminum subframe shaped a little bit like the tank that will house various electronics. If I have room I will mount the 1,200 watt Meanwell charger on-board. It will use a Garmin automotive GPS and hopefully will have Delta/Wye switching.
In these pictures, the powder-coat has been sand blasted off. All steel parts will be powered-coated semi gloss black with the battery framework and upper subframe left bare [box section] aluminum.
I am busy, but I will do my best to keep this thread up to date as I build.
Matt