Chris Simcoe's 1990 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6

Owner	Chris Simcoe
Location	Kansas City, Missouri US ^map
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Vehicle	1990 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6 For a 1990 this was in great shape, bought off of craigslist for $400 with no engine, all plastic is great for a 1990 and the frame is straight, hardly any mechanical work necessary.
Motor	General Electric Not sure, data plate is worn down Series Wound DC 6.7" dia, 11" long, 57 lbs, 72 volt bought it for $50, took it apart and cleaned all the rust off of it, works great.
Drivetrain	Chain drive, it's a 530 size chain (ANSI #50). Bought a cheaper generic chain to start off ($18) It's lighter than high performance motorcycle chains but has no O rings, makes it a bit louder.
Controller	Alltrax AXE7245 bought used for $450, 72 volt, 450 amp, programmable via serial to USB cable, it also logs data through that cable to a laptop. It records throttle position, pack voltage, battery current and output current.
Batteries	6 Power Sonic PS-12350, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, AGM These are 35 Ah each, not bad for the size and price, they were $60 each. A little small in physical size, I could have gone up to maybe 55ah and still fit them in the frame.
System Voltage	72 Volts
Charger	HWC1B Series 72V/8A 110VAC Input got used for a good price ($180) will regularly balance each battery about every 10 charges of the pack. WebPage
Heater	none
DC/DC Converter	Green Galaxy from thunderstruck simple and cheap, 72v - 12v. 10 Amp although it shares a common ground with the battery pack so it is not isolated.
Instrumentation	stock for now, speedo will work still as it's from a cable down to the front tire.
Top Speed	55 MPH (88 KPH) This is with a 10 tooth front and 45 tooth rear sprocket.
Acceleration	pretty quick but not like a regular sportbike, the Alltrax controllers are nice because they give you about 4 throttle curves to choose from.
Range	15 Miles (24 Kilometers) 15 is riding conservatively like an EV. 10-12 if you ride like a hooligan.
Seating Capacity	1 only, I cut away some subframe to get rid of passenger pegs and some weight.
Curb Weight	0 need to weight it, shouldn't be more than original bike.
Tires	stock
Conversion Time	about 100 hours so far
Conversion Cost	about $1800 so far
Additional Features	future mods will be a some kind of battery tracker system and LED lights. Need to paint the bike as well and buy a few new parts from ebay, small trim pieces that were missing, nothing major.

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