It's a great marker. "You think this is bad, boy! Shoot, now 2009, that was hot."
Thanks and Chill
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Brammo Enertia
I've also been learning from the Brammo Enertia. The CEO, Craig Bramscher, is pretty interesting. Take a look, it's about 9 minutes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roJCa7i4qFY
Their site:
http://www.enertiabike.com/
Saturday, August 8, 2009
The Electric Bike Project is Underway!
UPDATE 10/12: This project is on indefinite hold. Ran out of string!
The electric bike project is underway with the purchase of a 1985 Kawasaki KDX 200 frame yesterday.
We're not trying to reinvent the wheel here. All the information is out there, my job is to find and assemble something that works.
Frame, motor, energy.
The guide lines for the 1st bike a lightweight frame that all 6'5" of me fits. For the first attempt the KDX fits the bill. For 50 bucks and 15 years in a field, it's not bad. Got to clean it up, make it safe and go from there.
The motor will probably be a MARS, 10kw, 3000rpm.
Batteries should be Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) or Lithium-Phosphate (LiFeMgPO4 or LiPO).
The Controller and Battery Management confuse me at this time. I will figure it out though.
I'd like to entice someone to join in with their own project. Whack and hack out some of these problems, it's a big puzzle.
Got lots of support so far, and several smart friends to bounce off of. Even the old diesel sub captain, Pops, is on board (diesels ran on batteries below snorkel depth).
The fellow I got the bike from was very interesting. Maybe 40, a doer, maker with more projects than he'll ever be able to handle. Right off the bat he was talking about a book he just finished about a french guy who invented the earth scrapper. And who said all you meet on Craigslist are weirdos.
Don't look too closely at the photo. With the Seagull and the mig in the background folks might think I'm a motorhead, I'm not, I swear.
OK, check in.
Frame, motor, energy.
The guide lines for the 1st bike a lightweight frame that all 6'5" of me fits. For the first attempt the KDX fits the bill. For 50 bucks and 15 years in a field, it's not bad. Got to clean it up, make it safe and go from there.
The motor will probably be a MARS, 10kw, 3000rpm.
Batteries should be Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) or Lithium-Phosphate (LiFeMgPO4 or LiPO).
The Controller and Battery Management confuse me at this time. I will figure it out though.
I'd like to entice someone to join in with their own project. Whack and hack out some of these problems, it's a big puzzle.
Got lots of support so far, and several smart friends to bounce off of. Even the old diesel sub captain, Pops, is on board (diesels ran on batteries below snorkel depth).
The fellow I got the bike from was very interesting. Maybe 40, a doer, maker with more projects than he'll ever be able to handle. Right off the bat he was talking about a book he just finished about a french guy who invented the earth scrapper. And who said all you meet on Craigslist are weirdos.
Don't look too closely at the photo. With the Seagull and the mig in the background folks might think I'm a motorhead, I'm not, I swear.
OK, check in.
Multiples
I like multiples and the screen printing is fun. Here we're drying "Tré 3 Primary" prints.
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