Electric Bike Build

[Freud]

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On the 125mph pass Kent took off and about 80 feet out he left a Black stripe...and a little cloud of dust..


My Internist says if it leaves a "Black stripe" that's a sign of "blood in the stool," and a failing anal sphincter.

Kent, get a colonoscopy immediately.

FREUD

[bvillercr]

Oops, I deleted it.

[Freud]

Thanks for the "film."

denmaD amazing. Reminds me of a Vesco project.

FREUD

[isiahstites]

Here you guys go, the video with commentary from the peanut gallery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPNpf8MtxAM

The commentary from the peanut gallery was great.

Scott

[brnrubbr]

Yea, we are definitely going to race and have fun sometime. 1982 Nighthawk 450 minus the 450. Still street legal.... ish 

[Freud]

SHOCKING?

Watch this presentation. I have no idea when it was filmed.

http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing

FREUD

[Milwaukee Midget]

SHOCKING?

Watch this presentation. I have no idea when it was filmed.

http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing

FREUD

That's got to be one of the hardest launching door slammers I've ever seen.  It's like a watermelon seed through your fingers. 

More at

http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/whitezombie.php

[Super Kaz]

SHOCKING?

Watch this presentation. I have no idea when it was filmed.

http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing

FREUD

That's got to be one of the hardest launching door slammers I've ever seen.  It's like a watermelon seed through your fingers. 

More at

http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/whitezombie.php

have I heard stories about him ! Way to go Kent,and AWESOME Job Pit Crew! MAKE ME WANT TO GO OUT AND TRY IT ?

[John Noonan]

Kaz,

So what are your plans..? (you can start a new thread so we don't take away from this one..)

J

[isiahstites]

Well the electric bike is almost done being rebuilt with plenty of upgrades. Kent and crew have been burning the midnight oil to get this bike done and back to Bonneville. With the upgrades and rebuild Kent and crew will be looking to surpass the 179 mph mark in 2009.

A few pictures from this evenings work:

Front of the battery packs with all new wiring














I will try and snap a few more pictures tomorrow night.

[isiahstites]

Almost forgot this what she looks like with body work

[isiahstites]

A few more pics from last night.

Riders view



Rear brake/motor set-up



Bike is completely assembled and close to rolling



Dusty doing some last minute wiring.



Randys CX500



Kent and Randy left today with both bikes in the truck, they will be in tech tomorrow and possibly make some late afternoon passes.

[ol38y]

Word is another E bike went 205 and is in impound. I hope Kent charged the batteries.

Go gettem Kent!

[4-barrel Mike]

Word is another E bike went 205 and is in impound. I hope Kent charged the batteries.

Go gettem Kent!

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/

We just got a phone call from Richard Hatfield of Lightning Motorcycles saying that the "Flying Banana Mk. II" just put down a 205.238 mph pass at the Southern California Timing Associations' Speed Week at Bonneville. This pass makes Lightning the first electric motorcycle manufacturer/competitor ever to break the 200 mph mark, whether it be on the tarmac or at the salt flats. If verified during tomorrow's second pass, the speed would shatter the outright land speed record of 176.434mph, which was set by Riches Nelson and his fully-streamlined Airtech Lightning Bolt electric motorcycle.

Lightning currently holds the AMA and FIM land speed records for the APS-Ω LSR class (A=special chassis, PS=partially streamlined, Ω=electric) for electric motorcycles weighing between 150kg and 300kg, after Paul Thede (of Race-Tech fame) took the Flying Banana Mk. I to 173.321 mph at Bonneville last year. This year according to SCTA protocols, Lightning's bike has been impounded for the night, and the team will have another run tomorrow to solidify its record. The average of those two speeds will then stand as Lightning's official speed, and if everything goes according to plan, Lightning will have raised the LSR mark for electric motorcycles into the 200 mph bracket.

Mike

[SPARKY]

I was present today with the awarding of RED hat    for the First red hat for an electric bike I thing the new record is 205 plus change got to shake his hand and welcome him in to CLUB