| Owner | Robert van Kesteren | ||||||
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| Location | Edmonton, Alberta Canada map | ||||||
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| Vehicle | 1978 Honda Hawk Found at a garage sale for $75 without motor. | ||||||
| Motor | Mars Permanent Magnet DC E-TEk replacement 8 HP (15 HP max) | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Direct drive through jack shaft | ||||||
| Controller | Alltrax NPX4844 48 Volt, 400 Amp non programmable | ||||||
| Batteries | 4 Energizer 700, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded These are the cheapest battery and largest capacity Walmart had. 2 were defective from the start and had to be replaced | ||||||
| System Voltage | 48 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Battery Tender 48V10ADAC Excellent charger for the buck | ||||||
| Heater | How fast I can rub my hands at a light | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Thunderstruk Motors 10A cheapie | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Amp, Battery "fuel" gauge, Electrathon computer (Thunderstruk motors), 500 Amp meter mounted into the tank | ||||||
| Top Speed | 45 MPH (72 KPH) Still playing with the gear ratios | ||||||
| Acceleration | Like a 300cc motorcycle if I pour on the Amps. | ||||||
| Range | 25 Miles (40 Kilometers) Batteries broken in, and holds a good charge. The range is less when you pour on the amps | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 11 Wh/Mile 58.6W/km | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 1 adult | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 775 Pounds (352 Kilograms) original GVWR 725 lbs Will be lighter when I use aluminum insted of steel | ||||||
| Tires | original | ||||||
| Conversion Time | 3 months of weekends when it wasn't raining. | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | $2750 Cdn.(the duty sucks)for the base bike and a lot of begging to the wife. Add another $1200 for meters, crimping tools, gear sets, Etc. A necessary evil for fabrication. | ||||||
| Additional Features | Since the motor is lighter than a battery, I mounted the motor up in the frame, using the jack shaft to change the ratios is easier than trying to find a larger rear sprocket. All motor and battery brackets were mounted in the original motor mounting holes. The frame was not modified so I do not need a frame inspection (at a cost of $1500 to check the engineering and NDT (NonDistructive Testing) of the frame). If you can build it without modifying the main frame you should not need to have it inspected. | ||||||
| Great fun to ride. I have been stopped at malls, on the street and even in my driveway to ask about it. Even a guy on a new Harley asked if we can trade for a day! Using a "Kill A Watt" meter on the charger, 2.5 kw/hr at 10 cents/kwh = 25 cents per charge (sure beats the $5 / day for me to drive my car to work) | |||||||
1978 Honda Hawk
“Honda Shawk - Unpluged”
Last Updated 08-11-2009
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