2013 Stealth Fighter

[SamM]

Sorry, about the lack of video. Just no time and the weather has turned here. The only news on the bike is that I have ordered and received my new Adappto-Max-E motor controller. All this will do for the bike is drain my battery quick, if I don't swap out some other parts. I'm looking at a bigger battery and a TC4080 hub motor. That will get me into the 50+mph topspeed territory with around an 80 mile range. I have decided that this will be enough for my planned use of the bike.

The bike will be coming apart shortly. New forks, motorcycle wheels, NueTech TUbliss wheel seals, and armor plating are all in the works.

SamM

[cheesy]

Wow, with that speed and range, I could commute to work along the same route I take with my Honda. Hop on it on Monday and plug it back in on Friday evening. Just white-knuckle it through the twice daily crossing of the ZOEP*




*Zone Of Eternal Peril

[SamM]

Same for me. My commute into town is 19.5 miles. I'd like to be able to ride into town and then get home without recharging. That's not really possible with the bike now. As the hills and 35mph topspeed would suck all the range out of the battery. Regen braking would help but not enough to matter.

I'll post when I have some progress.

SamM

[Weldangrind]

Originally Posted by SamM

That will get me into the 50+mph topspeed territory with around an 80 mile range. I have decided that this will be enough for my planned use of the bike.

Good Heavens! How fast would a person care to go on a bike?

[SpudRider]

Are the brakes capable of stopping a bicycle quickly enough at speeds of 50+ mph?

[SamM]

The 50+mph topspeed will only be used in short bursts. Mainly to keep me out of trouble on the highway while commuting. It's not for sustained use. With the bike's present specs, it will do 35mph. One thing to remember is that, this thing is a lot like a motorcycle. It is a very stable platform and will easily handle speeds much higher than 50mph. Again, it uses DH mountain bike parts which are very high quality. My bike will actually have motorcycle wheels and tires rated much higher.

I'm currently looking at a Chris King 36-hole billet hub to use as a foundation for my new motorcycle front wheel. The wheel will have heavy-duty SS spokes, a black Excel rim, NueTech TUbliss wheels seals, and a very sticky Shinko 241 trials tire.

Yes, the brakes are very capable. This thing has Shimano Saint DH brakes. If finances allow, I would like to upgrade to Magura MT8 brakes which are top-of-the-line.

You guys need to get on YouTube and check these bikes out. Checkout Hyena eBikes in Australia on YouTube. Jay will be helping me with my bike and has built and is building another hotrod Fighter. Allex in Sweden, has an awesome Bomber that he uses in Russia, that will go much faster than anything that I have planned. These guys know this stuff and live it.

Honestly, 50mph is rather conservative! There is some really interesting things happening in the EV world. Have you seen the new AWD Tesla? I want one, badly!

SamM

[SpudRider]

Thanks for the good information, Sam. Is the Tesla an automobile?

[SamM]

Why, yes it is!

Wow, you've never heard of a Tesla? I've seen several and I live in West Virginia. Of course, everyone here is getting rich on natural gas money.

SamM

[SpudRider]

I've heard of Tesla, the scientist. However, I have never seen a Tesla automobile. We play banjos in Idaho.

[cheesy]

I see Tesla's on the street where I live.

Spud-Read the comic embedded in the second link.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla_model_s
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla_model_s2

[SpudRider]

Thank you, Cheesy. I will definitely check out those links. Is this video the 'comic book' to which you referred?

[Weldangrind]

Those links are very funny, but please note the language.

[SamM]

Elon Musk owns Tesla. You may know him from PayPal. He sold that to fund his other businesses. You might have heard of SpaceX. He's been putting payloads into space for NASA.

SamM

[cheesy]

Spud-This one. Again, language.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by cheesy

Spud-This one. Again, language.
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla

Thank you, Cheesy. I did read that one earlier. Indeed, Tesla was an amazing genius.