Hi all
I figured its time to start my own build thread now since i have some pictures to share. I have been lurking around this forum since this spring and gathering information from all of your wonderful builds. The orginal idea to build my own bike came from a friend of mine who said that motorcycle laws here in Finland have been changed in 2016 to make it easier for hobbyist to build and custom their own bikes. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency "Traficom" is giving hobbyist frame numbers and after inspection they can be made road legal, ofcourse everything needs to be in order and there is a list of things which need to be passed.
So i figured i want to build (mostly) my own bike and not to do a conversion.
This summer i bought a Yamaha XJ600S from local scrapyard for 500€. It was not in working condition but it had a steel frame and some parts i would use.
I wanted to disassemble the bike in working condition if i wanted to use the motor for something or sell it. No spark so after cheking the wires and plugs i found that the ECU was placed wires sticking up and because of that it was full of water. After drying still no spark so i bought a used ECU for 35€ and it started. I drove around a little and then disassembled the bike.
Some parts im gonna use:
Head tube
Front fork and wheel
Rear swing and part of the frame where it attaches
Brakes
Some other small parts
Electric parts:
24s Prismatic Lifepo4 90Ah cells
QSmotor 12kW 6" hubmotor
450A ANT bms
Nucular 24F
TC Elcon 1,8kW onboard charger
Meanwell RSD-100D-12 Insulated 12v DC-DC converter
I have all of this stuff ordered and some of it have arrived.
Early sketches: (yeah i know snipping tool exists, i wanted it fast on my phone)
I am currently building the frame and its coming together quite nicely:
I will take better pictures later.
Lot to do still and i am planning on making fiberglass fairings.
I have a goal to finish this before next summer, so in around 6 months.
I figured its time to start my own build thread now since i have some pictures to share. I have been lurking around this forum since this spring and gathering information from all of your wonderful builds. The orginal idea to build my own bike came from a friend of mine who said that motorcycle laws here in Finland have been changed in 2016 to make it easier for hobbyist to build and custom their own bikes. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency "Traficom" is giving hobbyist frame numbers and after inspection they can be made road legal, ofcourse everything needs to be in order and there is a list of things which need to be passed.
So i figured i want to build (mostly) my own bike and not to do a conversion.
This summer i bought a Yamaha XJ600S from local scrapyard for 500€. It was not in working condition but it had a steel frame and some parts i would use.
I wanted to disassemble the bike in working condition if i wanted to use the motor for something or sell it. No spark so after cheking the wires and plugs i found that the ECU was placed wires sticking up and because of that it was full of water. After drying still no spark so i bought a used ECU for 35€ and it started. I drove around a little and then disassembled the bike.
Some parts im gonna use:
Head tube
Front fork and wheel
Rear swing and part of the frame where it attaches
Brakes
Some other small parts
Electric parts:
24s Prismatic Lifepo4 90Ah cells
QSmotor 12kW 6" hubmotor
450A ANT bms
Nucular 24F
TC Elcon 1,8kW onboard charger
Meanwell RSD-100D-12 Insulated 12v DC-DC converter
I have all of this stuff ordered and some of it have arrived.
Early sketches: (yeah i know snipping tool exists, i wanted it fast on my phone)
I am currently building the frame and its coming together quite nicely:
I will take better pictures later.
Lot to do still and i am planning on making fiberglass fairings.
I have a goal to finish this before next summer, so in around 6 months.