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I have been searching for items but it's not easy when you're scared to pull the trigger and buy off AliExpress. Well so far, living in North America I have found these to be the best options for me for trustworthy sellers. There are other options of course.
I originally wanted to get a Fardriver controller which I heard would be my best option for example, but I cannot find the one I want sold anywhere in North America. Only from Ali Express. I'm sure it is a great option for my motorcycle, but it is not the best option for me in Canada. I don't want the stress. Too many mixed reviews from Ali Express.. no support ect.
I had to do a lot of searching and I actually came across the Kelly website from a YouTube video of a Cafe Racer electric conversion build. They included it in the parts list thankfully. Now Kelly are a Chinese company yes, but it looks like they have a HQ in the United States. Their website has all the info you could ask for. They have good reviews online and in the YouTube video of the cafe racer conversion I watched, the guys ran into issues with the controller and I got to see first hand that Kelly has really good support. This is why I chose to go with them.
-I found the ANT BMS site I think: ANT BMS – ANT BMS
Can anyone confirm? I'd rather purchase from them than Aliexpress or get a lesser version from a Canadian store. They have the 230A / 575A peak version I wanted along with their full line up.
There is also: Canada's Most Affordable Electric Bicycle Kits - Canadian option but geared more towards Ebikes rather than motorcycles. Can get a BMS that will work though.
-Kelly Controller seems to be the best option I have found to buy safely in North America: Kelly Controls - Motor Controllers, EV Parts Everything I stated above. A lot of clear information. Looks like good support. Good reviews online. From everything I have seen they work great in electric motorcycles. I will review mine once I get it in and working. I'm sure it will be way better than the stock one I had.
- Batteries drove me crazy. Honestly just find a place that recycles car batteries and other new/used EV batteries. That is the best way to go about it in my opinion. Thank you to @Dui ni shuo de dui for telling me about EV batteries and everything else.
I spent way too long looking at batteries on Ali Express thinking that was the only way. Nothing but spelling mistakes and lies in the spec sheets and it's just crazy hard to put faith in that. Even if you get the batteries delivered all the specs are almost 100% all lies and you have to check what they really gave you. If anything gets damaged in shipping or lost good luck.
Compared to GreentecAuto.com on the Nissan Leaf gen 2 page:
"Each module is tested for actual capacity.
The test discharges the module from 8.3V down to 5V at 20A.
The resulting capacity will be labeled on the module so you will know the exact capacity of every module you receive.
We sort our modules based on the tested capacity and ship groups within 1Ah of each other, usually less. In large orders we might have a larger range."
Very honest, upfront and very easy to talk to.
This is where I got my Nissan Leaf battery modules: Hybrid Battery Replacement | Honda & Toyota Hybrid High Voltage Batteries They are very helpful and answer fast. They have a lot of different batteries.
I am still waiting on this place to contact me: Ingenext - EV Conversion, Used EV Parts, Tesla modifications Wont bother answering them now. They are Canadian however. More expensive though I think. Unsure of the Ah rating they sell or if they have options I don't remember there being options. Greentecauto had a choice of Ah to choose from and just feel much better dealing with them. They seem quite honest and upfront about everything with clear information on the site. I can't say enough good things.
I asked if they could modify a different battery they sell to be smaller to fit my bike, but they do not offer that service.
If anyone has any other helpful links for people to use when they are building upgrading or repairing.. I know something like this would have really saved me a bunch of time so I hope maybe it can help someone in the future. If there are better links than the ones I've shared feel free to make improvements or add more to this list.
I have been searching for items but it's not easy when you're scared to pull the trigger and buy off AliExpress. Well so far, living in North America I have found these to be the best options for me for trustworthy sellers. There are other options of course.
I originally wanted to get a Fardriver controller which I heard would be my best option for example, but I cannot find the one I want sold anywhere in North America. Only from Ali Express. I'm sure it is a great option for my motorcycle, but it is not the best option for me in Canada. I don't want the stress. Too many mixed reviews from Ali Express.. no support ect.
I had to do a lot of searching and I actually came across the Kelly website from a YouTube video of a Cafe Racer electric conversion build. They included it in the parts list thankfully. Now Kelly are a Chinese company yes, but it looks like they have a HQ in the United States. Their website has all the info you could ask for. They have good reviews online and in the YouTube video of the cafe racer conversion I watched, the guys ran into issues with the controller and I got to see first hand that Kelly has really good support. This is why I chose to go with them.
-I found the ANT BMS site I think: ANT BMS – ANT BMS
Can anyone confirm? I'd rather purchase from them than Aliexpress or get a lesser version from a Canadian store. They have the 230A / 575A peak version I wanted along with their full line up.
There is also: Canada's Most Affordable Electric Bicycle Kits - Canadian option but geared more towards Ebikes rather than motorcycles. Can get a BMS that will work though.
-Kelly Controller seems to be the best option I have found to buy safely in North America: Kelly Controls - Motor Controllers, EV Parts Everything I stated above. A lot of clear information. Looks like good support. Good reviews online. From everything I have seen they work great in electric motorcycles. I will review mine once I get it in and working. I'm sure it will be way better than the stock one I had.
- Batteries drove me crazy. Honestly just find a place that recycles car batteries and other new/used EV batteries. That is the best way to go about it in my opinion. Thank you to @Dui ni shuo de dui for telling me about EV batteries and everything else.
I spent way too long looking at batteries on Ali Express thinking that was the only way. Nothing but spelling mistakes and lies in the spec sheets and it's just crazy hard to put faith in that. Even if you get the batteries delivered all the specs are almost 100% all lies and you have to check what they really gave you. If anything gets damaged in shipping or lost good luck.
Compared to GreentecAuto.com on the Nissan Leaf gen 2 page:
"Each module is tested for actual capacity.
The test discharges the module from 8.3V down to 5V at 20A.
The resulting capacity will be labeled on the module so you will know the exact capacity of every module you receive.
We sort our modules based on the tested capacity and ship groups within 1Ah of each other, usually less. In large orders we might have a larger range."
Very honest, upfront and very easy to talk to.
This is where I got my Nissan Leaf battery modules: Hybrid Battery Replacement | Honda & Toyota Hybrid High Voltage Batteries They are very helpful and answer fast. They have a lot of different batteries.
I am still waiting on this place to contact me: Ingenext - EV Conversion, Used EV Parts, Tesla modifications Wont bother answering them now. They are Canadian however. More expensive though I think. Unsure of the Ah rating they sell or if they have options I don't remember there being options. Greentecauto had a choice of Ah to choose from and just feel much better dealing with them. They seem quite honest and upfront about everything with clear information on the site. I can't say enough good things.
I asked if they could modify a different battery they sell to be smaller to fit my bike, but they do not offer that service.
If anyone has any other helpful links for people to use when they are building upgrading or repairing.. I know something like this would have really saved me a bunch of time so I hope maybe it can help someone in the future. If there are better links than the ones I've shared feel free to make improvements or add more to this list.
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