Denise on the FZ600The bike before it went under the knife.Washing before construction.Motor mounted.LiIon cells.The cells in place.
OwnerRobyn Lundstrom
LocationLangley, British Columbia Canada map
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Vehicle1986 Yamaha FZ600
Bought from Craigslist in Richmond, BC. I took a riding course and got my motorcycle license for the express purpose of this project. I drove the bike as a gasser for about 1000km before I began.
MotorLeeson Custom 3-Phase AC
Wound by High Performance Golf Cars in California. Purchased as a package with the controller.
DrivetrainDirect chain drive, 12 - 71 ratio. 530ZVM2 chain. I found a place online that sells it by the link. Front sprocket is a hardened-steel industrial ANSI #50 by Martin Sprockets. Rear is custom aluminum by Sprocket Specialists.
ControllerCurtis 1236-63xx
48-80V 300A light on-road AC induction controller. Now water cooled!
Batteries22 Thunder Sky LFP-90, 3.20 Volt, Lithium-Ion
Made in China, and imported to Canada by me. Holy cow were the duty and taxes expensive!
System Voltage72 Volts
ChargerDelta-Q Technologies Quiq 72XX
Delta-Q is just up the road from where I work. They knocked up a customer profile for me (thanks Roger!)
HeaterElectrically heated vest and handgrips. Not technically part of the vehicle :)
DC/DC ConverterSure Power Industries, Inc 71030i
30A Max output, isolated. Weather resistant.
InstrumentationPakTrakr, Koso digital speedometer cluster, and Curtis 840 gauge.
Top Speed85 MPH (136 KPH)
The gearing maxes out at 85mph. I am considering going to a 11-tooth sprocket in the front at the next chain maintenance, probably next summer. This will improve the low-end acceleration, while still keeping the top end around freeway speeds.
AccelerationRoughly equivalent of the gasoline engine.
Range37 Miles (59 Kilometers)
37 miles to 70% DoD. Possibly 40 if I take it reeeeally easy with a following wind. This is based on about 500km worth of testing. Not as much as I wanted, but still adequate for my commute, with a comfortable safety margin.
Watt Hours/Mile125 Wh/Mile
140 is a real measurement, the result of about 500km of riding.
**Update: When it's warm out (over 10C or so), it gets 125Wh/mile. Don't ask me why, but it's very repeatable.
EV Miles
Start:53,563 Miles (86,182 Kilometers)
Current:64,123 Miles (103,173 Kilometers)
Total:10,560 Miles (16,991 Kilometers)
 
    As of 2/16/2010
Seating CapacityTechnically 2, but will probably only ever be just me.
Curb Weight529 Pounds (240 Kilograms)
The stock weight was 436lb wet. So, just under 100lb added by the conversion.
TiresBridgestone Battlax BT45
Conversion Time~8 months due to shipping damaged parts.
Conversion CostCAD$18,500. Yikes. That Ducati was starting to look like a good deal...
Additional FeaturesI used Victor Tikhonov's voltage clampers to control the charge in the LiIon cells. Thanks Victor!
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The controller is water cooled using a home-made water block, a Hungarian-made Swiftech 12VDC pump and a 240mm radiator from Sidewinder Computers. I guess I can over clock the controller now :P
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