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Motorcycle & Scooter

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts) Thu May 10, 2012, 11:14 AM May 2012

7 second electric vehicle. It's a bike.

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7 second electric vehicle. It's a bike. (Original Post) lumberjack_jeff May 2012 OP

Nice, I see it's a series wound brush motor, much like an auto starter motor but bigger.. Fumesucker May 2012 #1

That is well beyond awesome. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #2

Luke is very smart and very crazy.. Fumesucker May 2012 #3

You're right. I do like that. I. Want. One. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #4

Bloody Brilliant!! Smilo May 2012 #6

Series wound is great for drag racing I bet... Unca Jim May 2012 #5

I wonder what kind of range it has? mysuzuki2 May 2012 #7

Amazingly fast. OverBurn May 2012 #8

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

1. Nice, I see it's a series wound brush motor, much like an auto starter motor but bigger..

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 12:20 PM

May 2012

You might enjoy this, shows what can be done on a low budget with sufficient shade tree engineering..

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

2. That is well beyond awesome.

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #1)

Thu May 10, 2012, 12:50 PM

May 2012

That had to be really scary on bicycle tires.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

3. Luke is very smart and very crazy..

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Reply #2)

Thu May 10, 2012, 03:27 PM

May 2012

A former Microsoft engineer that left to develop EVs..

You'll like this one too..

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)

4. You're right. I do like that. I. Want. One.

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #3)

Thu May 10, 2012, 04:08 PM

May 2012

But I guess because I grew up riding in the mud all the time, those other riders looked extremely inept.

Smilo

(1,966 posts)

6. Bloody Brilliant!!

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #3)

Fri May 11, 2012, 05:59 PM

May 2012

I was only going to watch for a minute and watched it all - absolutely fantastic.

Unca Jim

(576 posts)

5. Series wound is great for drag racing I bet...

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #1)

Fri May 11, 2012, 12:44 PM

May 2012

I use a Series wound motor in my VW Bug. Great torque, never use lower than second gear.

mysuzuki2

(3,577 posts)

7. I wonder what kind of range it has?

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Fri May 11, 2012, 08:40 PM

May 2012

OverBurn

(1,262 posts)

8. Amazingly fast.

Reply to lumberjack_jeff (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2012, 04:50 PM

May 2012

I have a mid 8 second car, so I have a understanding how fast that really is. 6.90's incredible.

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