The FlyingBeekeeper's Huffy Hauler

[flyingbeekeeper]

First, I started with a free Huffy bike found in the cast off pile missing some parts. It is an all steel heavy-as-hell POS frame, but the price was right. I installed an old Wilderness Energy kit (aoeta motor?) that was listed as a 600W brushed motor with a tiny 30A controller. Then I added monster panniers to haul stuff and put a 20AHr sunthing LiPo battery in the left pannier. I figured out the controller circuit enough to wire a harness to it for a Cycle Analyst to take Shunt amperage and voltage reading, but I had to buy a CA with a speedometer to compensate for a brushed motor.

It handled much better as I dropped the battery down after riding it on the rack for awhile. The triangle bag ($15 on Amazon) holds the field repair kit and pump, and the smallish bag on the bottom of the frame is the repair tools, wrenches and patches. To my dismay the triangle wass too small to fit the main battery. I put on a weird spring suspension seatpost because the Huffy has some bizarre proprietary post that no one carries, and I added 2.5" Hookworm tires to absorb shock.

Goal is to ride it across Texas this Fall.

 

[amberwolf]

To my dismay the triangle wass too small to fit the main battery.

Easy to fix, with a little cutting and welding.

 

[flyingbeekeeper]

It probably would be easier to cut the battery and repackage it to fit in the triangle, but am not yet willing to slice and dice a new $500 LiFePo. However, I have several more 20AH 48v batteries I'll be getting for free soon that I'll be willing to reshape.

 

[markz]

Where did you buy your $500 LiFePO, what size is it?
I only seem to find cells for a DIY at around $330 shipped (2-4wks) for 72V 10Ah

 

[flyingbeekeeper]

Where did you buy your $500 LiFePO, what size is it?
I only seem to find cells for a DIY at around $330 shipped (2-4wks) for 72V 10Ah

Bought it from Sunthing on Ebay. 8 week shipping, but it wound up being 20.6 Ah.