I love this idea, so much for the ole saying of "loud pipes save lives"...Awesome!

Finally I've been waiting, not a good idea to keep the Roe Waiting hahahaha j/k brother! Having coffee and watching. Love your videos M8!

@successfulengineer

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the message as always mate, hope you are doing well!

@peadardunworth7092

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply

Everything seems to work great. I always wonder about regenerative braking...if the energy can charge the batteries at the rate it's created from deceleration. I also wonder if you're on the north or south Island. Always awesome videos, cheers.

@successfulengineer

2 жыл бұрын

Hi mate, regen certainly helps, but it really just saves the brake pads, you only get a fraction of the energy back that you put in. I've got it set up to kick in when I just touch the brake lever gently, might as well capture as much energy as possible while slowing down. I live north-west of Auckland, would need a bit more clothing for test rides in the south at this time of year! Appreciate the comment!

@matakaw4287

2 жыл бұрын

@@successfulengineer I never even thought about saving brake pads..that's a great bonus. Now I have to wonder about storing the energy in super capacitors from braking lol

Is it fair to ask why not brushless motor, like you started with? Thanks

@successfulengineer

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, absolutely fair question. In this case, that 5kW BLDC motor was available fairly cheaply secondhand locally, so I figured it would be a good one to try with. I think 5kW is underpowered for getting me (90kg) + the bike up to 100km/h, so I looked around for a 10kW motor to replace it. The cheapest easily source-able motor was this ME-1003 PMDC motor, so went with that. I actually think BLDC is safer because for a BLDC setup a shorted FET in the motor driver cannot cause the motor to go to full power like it could with this setup. I will probably look at a water cooled BLDC 10kW motor for my next bike conversion.

@peadardunworth7092

2 жыл бұрын

@@successfulengineer I'm going to build one, have bike ready for mockup ninja 250 06, looking at motors ME

@peadardunworth7092

2 жыл бұрын

me1302 15 kw or me1115 12kw ? Thanks

@peadardunworth7092

2 жыл бұрын

If I go with me1302 liquid cooled maybe I use Chevy volt battery 48 volt it has cooling pipes?48 v because of space and maybe liquid cooled controller? Thanks

@successfulengineer

2 жыл бұрын

@@peadardunworth7092 Yep, that looks like a perfect motor. 48V is nice because its easier to find fuses and contactors for the low voltage. Depending on which country you are in, it can also be easier to certify a 48V conversion because it is considered "low" voltage. You could also look at the Golden motor site and see if they have a similar motor 👍