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Gas Man

11-08-2011 08:23 PM

How to Build an Electric Cafe Racer

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How To Build An Electric Cafe Racer For A Small Budget
Published by Cyril Huze

http://www.cyrilhuzeblog.com/wp-cont...dcaferacer.jpg

South Carolina husband and wife Ed and Tammy build for fun their own electric motorcycles for a very modest budget. They decided to build an electric Cafe Racer in the style of the Triumphs of the 70′s and starting from a 1978 Honda CB750 costing them only $250 they arrived to finish EV motorcycle featured here. And this very nice couple are nice enough, although in a very amateurish website, to explain to you how they did it and how you could also build yours. So, I will not repeat. Before you bug Ed and Tammy for more advice, just a warning before you are getting started. There is a lot of voltage on an electric bike. Wired incorrectly, these batteries can seriously injure or kill you. Summary explanation at: Juiced Drag Racing

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Smittie61984

11-08-2011 08:44 PM

I think I found my campus commuter. Especially if they can throw on some pedal looking things so my school thinks it is a moped. That way I can park with the bicycles.

Gas Man

11-08-2011 08:45 PM

That would be awesome!!!

Particle Man

11-08-2011 08:48 PM

Hmmmm, interesting project... I can hear my wife saying "no" already :lol:

tommymac

11-08-2011 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 498148)

Hmmmm, interesting project... I can hear my wife saying "no" already :lol:

thats why yoiu dont ask for permission, plus the garage is my domain so its goings on are kept rather secret :lol:

Particle Man

11-08-2011 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tommymac (Post 498165)

thats why yoiu dont ask for permission, plus the garage is my domain so its goings on are kept rather secret :lol:

:lol:

the new garage is attached so kinda hard to be sneaky

tommymac

11-08-2011 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 498167)

:lol:

the new garage is attached so kinda hard to be sneaky

Ours is attatched and it hasnt stopped me :rockwoot:

Smittie61984

11-08-2011 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 498167)

:lol:

the new garage is attached so kinda hard to be sneaky

Why did you attach your garage to your kitchen?

Particle Man

11-09-2011 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Smittie61984 (Post 498196)

Why did you attach your garage to your kitchen?

Shorter trip to the fridge

tommymac

11-09-2011 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man (Post 498203)

Shorter trip to the fridge

Now thats poor planning, eventually I will have a fridge in the garage and to get to the kegerator I iopen the door step in, turn left and grab a glass and pour a coold beer :rockwoot:

OneSickPsycho

11-09-2011 08:35 AM

$250... bullshit. It only cost them $250 because they have tens of thousands of dollars worth of shit laying around. If you or I were to attempt something like this, I'd expect our budget to be somewhere closer to $5k.

Dave	11-09-2011 08:54 AM

Electric and cafe racer go together like dogshit and shoes. Abomination

tommymac

11-09-2011 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave (Post 498218)

Electric and cafe racer go together like dogshit and shoes. Abomination

I like that analogy :lol:

anthonyk

11-09-2011 09:21 AM

Yeah, $250 was the cost of the junker they started with (and ended up not using anyway). Even with all the sponsored parts, I'm guessing this wasn't what the rest of us would call a small budget.

Particle Man

11-09-2011 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave (Post 498218)

Electric and cafe racer go together like dogshit and shoes. Abomination

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Originally Posted by tommymac (Post 498222)

I like that analogy :lol:

Indeed - gonna have to remember that one :lol:

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