ElectricMotorsport GPR-S
From the AMA website
“Showcasing the cutting-edge technology of electric road-race motorcycles alongside the grandeur of the country’s premier gathering of vintage motorcycle enthusiasts, the AMA eGrandPrix Introduction will feature new-breed zero-emission racebikes circulating at speed on the sinuous 2.4-mile Mid-Ohio track. The electric bikes will perform spirited exhibition laps during breaks in the vintage road-race program that will run as part of the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships. The Introduction marks the first international gathering of high-tech electric road-race bikes in the U.S. in the 21st century.”
Is there anyone else going? Anyone around that area want to bring their bike? There will be a special paddock set up for any electric motorcyclists that want to come… Please contact me if interested. Also, if anyone has contacts to any news stations/magazines/blogs/other forums…. please get a hold of me.
I’ll be there helping to cover the event for Azhar, elmoto.net, plugbike.com and the rest of the EV comunity.
The FIM creates a new Series for Electric Motorcycles in 2010
Following the success of the TTXGP race held on the Isle of Man on June 12, the FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) has decided to create a FIM Series for electric bikes in 2010. This new FIM Series will be run inside the Road Racing Grand Prix Commission, a great and innovative project led by Mr Azhar Hussain a UK Entrepreneur founder of the TTXGP. The FIM Series for electric bikes will provide an international platform for the development of electric bikes and the technology behind them to be tested in an exciting and challenging way. It aims at driving low-carbon technological innovation forward, to demonstrate that clean-emission transport technologies have matured and can be fun, fast and exciting.
Click here for More information
So, I’m going to be buying (as a group of several others) a large quantity of Headway 38120S 10Ah 3.2V LiFePo4 cells for my motorcycle. I sold my Lead batteries to someone in Seattle and will be purchasing some of these Headway cells to replace them. I didn’t even get the Lead installed, I figured, why weld up a frame if I’m just going to Lithium eventually anyway… just get it now. Synkromotive has a working monitor I can use in combination with a cheap Shunt balancing circuit. Then I’ll have to start putting everything back together and get this baby on the road!
Cell specs:
www.evfr.net/uploads/headway/38120S.pdf
Discharge curves:
5C
10C
15C
Dimensions:
dimensions
The thread on Endless-sphere:
http://www.endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9824
After a little hiatus from the eVFR project (due to working with the Motoczysz TTXGP entry back in January and February), I’m back working on the bike.
The good news is that I started consulting for a company in NY on their Commuter Motorcycle project. It’ll be LiFePo4 cells and super light and built for city commuting. I’ve also been trying to get the LCD dashboard working with the help of a local programmer.
I’ve also been talking to another group that is building a Tilting Three-Wheeler. We’re working on the system right now, and figuring out their battery pack. It looks like they’re going with some Headway cells. I figure since they’re ordering, and they’ll give me a higher discharge rating than Thundersky cells, I’m going to do my best to tack some cells onto their order.
So my goal is to work out the details of what we want to do for batteries, order a pack and start installing them in the bike. I can still use the SLA pack to dump charge in my garage for a quick recharge. I also got a complete fiberglass fairing set that I need to get mounted and painted. I guess the next couple months are going to be mostly getting that working.
Anyway, thats the update…
I’ve been waiting for 6 months for this guy to finally build/ship my rear fairing for the eVFR. I now have a complete set of fiberglass (minus the front wheel fender). The front upper is going to house some dual headlights, just have to cut some holes in it once I figure out the mounting. I also found someone on the VFR forums that had a windshield that is a little taller, so it cuts down on drag a tiny bit. I’m going to try to get them painted soon, just need to sand them down and primer them. I’m open to ideas on paint scheme.
I’m also thinking about covering the side vents/fiberglassing them closed to reduce drag even more. That way I have more room inside the bike for batteries/charging.
So, I picked up an RC Electric motorcycle (Thunder Tiger FM-1e) a month or so ago and have been getting the parts to get it running. I got a JR XS3 Pro FM radio, a 5000mAh nicad pack and a Mamba Sidewinder 4600kv brushless motor kit. The motorcycle is a 1/5 scale Yamaha R1, and suprisingly realistic, just much smaller. Just thought it’d be fun to mess around with while my larger motorcycle is charging 
Motorcycle:
Brushless Motor:
I installed the brushless motor, plugged the programmer in, set the little speed controller up, and pulled back on the throttle….. it darn near threw the rubber off the rear wheel. I can’t wait to take it out and get some video.
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June 25, 2009 11:59 am | 
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