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Started by SoCal250, March 11, 2019, 03:08:52 PM

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SoCal250

75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

IR8D8R

That is one big-ass hub motor. This could be a lot of fun! Doesn't give a weight.

Better be fun for $11k. I would like to see about double the power.

IR8D8R

Dvsrd

Quote from: IR8D8R on March 12, 2019, 12:20:18 PM
That is one big-ass hub motor. This could be a lot of fun! Doesn't give a weight.

Better be fun for $11k. I would like to see about double the power.

IR8D8R

I wonder how the rear suspension copes with the weight of that motor......

SoCal250

75 Yamaha RD125B   75 Yamaha RD125B (project)
75 Yamaha RD250B   75 Yamaha RD200B (project)
73 Yamaha RD350     77 Yamaha RD400D   79 Yamaha RD400F  
91 Yamaha TZR250R  89 Yamaha FZR400   05 Yamaha FZ6   
05 Yamaha XT225TC  82 Honda MB5  02 Aprilia RS250 Cup (sold)

boars

#4
Hrmn "Fuell flow" - certainly not a name I'd quickly associate with an electric.

You're not wrong about that hub motor though - that's an interesting looking wheel.
Wouldn't want too stiff a cross breeze....

Have had a lot of fun with some electrics in recent years - torque is amazing and with a 35KW option, that might be fun to play on.
At worst it looks like it might be a decent commuter, bit more affordable than the livewire - I think that'll hit Australian shores for around $40kAUD. Ouch.
Whereas this should hit ours for ~20kAUD (probably over) - for the 11KW version anyway.

Something worth watching