MadRhino
100 GW
Just wondering if it is from anyone on the Sphere
They sell the frame kit for 600$ and the complete kit for 1500$, sounds very cheap to me
Tri-power: Pedal, gas and electric
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MadRhino said:
Just wondering if it is from anyone on the Sphere
They sell the frame kit for 600$ and the complete kit for 1500$, sounds very cheap to me
Tri-power: Pedal, gas and electric
dogman said:I love my electric bikes. But the single cheapest per mile and most reliable vehicle I ever owned, including pedal bikes, was a Honda 125 four stroke. I put gas and oil in it for years, that was it. Not much gas or oil either.
I'm not seeing the electric motor in the pictures. Will yours have both gas and electric motors? I can't see needing an electric motor at all if you have 125 cc gas.
dogman said:Yes, little stealth while using the motor. The OP said tri power, but I can't see it in the picture posted. Looks like you could put a hubmotor on it anytime though.
It looks nice to me as just a gasser. Similar to the morini motor powered ones I saw winning the death races, till Paul D showed up with his ebike.
madin88 said:love these bikes, but only the ones with electric power.
do they have a special frame for the electric ones or is it the same? the current frame does not look optimal to mount a battery to it..
someone should convert one to a middrive with a plettenberg nova 30 or a joby motor. this would be fun and powerful
zombiess said:Figured I update this thread since I met with the Motoped guys today and converted one of the bikes with a Cromotor and 19" MC rim for a proof of concept. Some pictures and quick vid clips are on their Facebook page with me riding.
https://www.facebook.com/motopeds
The other electric Motoped in the videos has a Perm PMG132 motor with a 300A Alltrax controller on 56v. It has a bit more acceleration than the setup I was using (3kw more + better gearing, tops out aroudn 40mph) but once over about 20 mph things evened out with the Cromotor having a better top speed (53mph) and a much quieter ride, almost silent. I think it was quieter in this frame than anything else I have ever put it in, probably because the frame doesn't resonate at all with the motor and there is no freewheel noise. I ran a 3yr old 24S 15AH pack at 115A battery /200A phase current on a EB236 36 FET IRFB4115 controller I keep around for testing.
The bike is really amazing to ride, so much fun and it's a moped! Even the little 49cc 4 stroke was WAY better than I ever thought it would have been compared to the gas bicycles I tried. I got to try out all the different engines from 49cc to 155cc (clutched with multi speed gear box), the 155cc one is way faster than I though it was going to be based on my previous motorcycle experience, but these things are so light. The pedals on them are not useless either, they offer low speed easy to pedal cruising around on flat ground with the motor off. They ride more like a bicycle than a motorcycle, extremely easy to control and very well balanced. When I converted it to electric with a Cromotor it was very similar in handling to my Greyborg Warp since the wheel base is the same.
Had a really fun day riding all of the bikes and hanging out with the guys. Now I want a Moped. I need more money and a bigger garage.
efMX Trials Electric Freeride said:Great news!
Electric Motopeds are coming!
for those not on phasebook you can view updates, videos etc on the Motopeds Blog
Cromotor meets Motoped! 8)
zombiess said:Figured I update this thread since I met with the Motoped guys today and converted one of the bikes with a Cromotor and 19" MC rim for a proof of concept. Some pictures and quick vid clips are on their Facebook page with me riding.
https://www.facebook.com/motopeds
The other electric Motoped in the videos has a Perm PMG132 motor with a 300A Alltrax controller on 56v. It has a bit more acceleration than the setup I was using (3kw more + better gearing, tops out aroudn 40mph) but once over about 20 mph things evened out with the Cromotor having a better top speed (53mph) and a much quieter ride, almost silent. I think it was quieter in this frame than anything else I have ever put it in, probably because the frame doesn't resonate at all with the motor and there is no freewheel noise. I ran a 3yr old 24S 15AH pack at 115A battery /200A phase current on a EB236 36 FET IRFB4115 controller I keep around for testing.
The bike is really amazing to ride, so much fun and it's a moped! Even the little 49cc 4 stroke was WAY better than I ever thought it would have been compared to the gas bicycles I tried. I got to try out all the different engines from 49cc to 155cc (clutched with multi speed gear box), the 155cc one is way faster than I though it was going to be based on my previous motorcycle experience, but these things are so light. The pedals on them are not useless either, they offer low speed easy to pedal cruising around on flat ground with the motor off. They ride more like a bicycle than a motorcycle, extremely easy to control and very well balanced. When I converted it to electric with a Cromotor it was very similar in handling to my Greyborg Warp since the wheel base is the same.
Had a really fun day riding all of the bikes and hanging out with the guys. Now I want a Moped. I need more money and a bigger garage.
cal3thousand said:Sounds cool ... now how about a drop-in mid-drive?
efMX Trials Electric Freeride said:Great news!
Electric Motopeds are coming!
for those not on phasebook you can view updates, videos etc on the Motopeds Blog
Cromotor meets Motoped! 8)
zombiess said:Figured I update this thread since I met with the Motoped guys today and converted one of the bikes with a Cromotor and 19" MC rim for a proof of concept. Some pictures and quick vid clips are on their Facebook page with me riding.
https://www.facebook.com/motopeds
The other electric Motoped in the videos has a Perm PMG132 motor with a 300A Alltrax controller on 56v. It has a bit more acceleration than the setup I was using (3kw more + better gearing, tops out aroudn 40mph) but once over about 20 mph things evened out with the Cromotor having a better top speed (53mph) and a much quieter ride, almost silent. I think it was quieter in this frame than anything else I have ever put it in, probably because the frame doesn't resonate at all with the motor and there is no freewheel noise. I ran a 3yr old 24S 15AH pack at 115A battery /200A phase current on a EB236 36 FET IRFB4115 controller I keep around for testing.
The bike is really amazing to ride, so much fun and it's a moped! Even the little 49cc 4 stroke was WAY better than I ever thought it would have been compared to the gas bicycles I tried. I got to try out all the different engines from 49cc to 155cc (clutched with multi speed gear box), the 155cc one is way faster than I though it was going to be based on my previous motorcycle experience, but these things are so light. The pedals on them are not useless either, they offer low speed easy to pedal cruising around on flat ground with the motor off. They ride more like a bicycle than a motorcycle, extremely easy to control and very well balanced. When I converted it to electric with a Cromotor it was very similar in handling to my Greyborg Warp since the wheel base is the same.
Had a really fun day riding all of the bikes and hanging out with the guys. Now I want a Moped. I need more money and a bigger garage.
efMX Trials Electric Freeride said:Motopeds is working on drop in mid-drive kits as well!..
wont be much longer now..
efMX Trials Electric Freeride said:Motopeds is working on drop in mid-drive kits as well!..
wont be much longer now..
madin88 said:efMX Trials Electric Freeride said:Motopeds is working on drop in mid-drive kits as well!..
wont be much longer now..
this is some good news. thx.
in what kW range will these motors act and about how many Wh will the battery have?
i want to see one powered with a nova 30 or joby 2 motor :lol:
edit:
is this how the electric frame will look like:
it looks nice, but why a three stage chaindrive? :|
efMX Trials Electric Freeride said:no, it wont look like that at all..
that picture is a M55 electric bike..
its pictured to show the differences in the motoped vs the competition
w regard to price, spec, etc..
it will likely just look like a motoped.. :wink:
stay tuned!
madin88 said:efMX Trials Electric Freeride said:no, it wont look like that at all..
that picture is a M55 electric bike..
its pictured to show the differences in the motoped vs the competition
w regard to price, spec, etc..
it will likely just look like a motoped.. :wink:
stay tuned!
i saw this bike the first time so i didnt know it was only for comparison on your blog. sorry.
is your company going to sell these frames alone like the ones for gas engines, or will it be a complete ready to ride bike? both would be nice