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JemmaUK
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I did look into the Electric hub type motor assists and so on... and I found the limitations too limitation-like...
I just had a thought though.
since the batteries are the big problem why not get hold of one of the small petrol motors and turn that into a generator/alternator.
With some inginuity and electrical savvy (and an electric start on the motor) it should be possible to rig up a system that auto starts/shuts down the petrol engine when the voltages/amps on the battery drops or when the battery is full..
The idea being that in the majority of the time the system would run on battery - and therefore silent - and would have much longer range than either... and the bike would remain pedalable because you dont have 300lbs of batteries... plus a hot-shot bike like some I have seen would be effective high speed tourers with vastly improved range and rideability...
its just a thought... any comments?
I just had a thought though.
since the batteries are the big problem why not get hold of one of the small petrol motors and turn that into a generator/alternator.
With some inginuity and electrical savvy (and an electric start on the motor) it should be possible to rig up a system that auto starts/shuts down the petrol engine when the voltages/amps on the battery drops or when the battery is full..
The idea being that in the majority of the time the system would run on battery - and therefore silent - and would have much longer range than either... and the bike would remain pedalable because you dont have 300lbs of batteries... plus a hot-shot bike like some I have seen would be effective high speed tourers with vastly improved range and rideability...
its just a thought... any comments?