my ez3-ax electrified

hi everyone ,

this is my wifes bike she has a hard time riding normal bikes (freak accident when she was a kid) so i bought her the trike on ebay last year for half its listing price, its the sun easy trike AX upgraded model.

The motor came in kit form from a company out of San Francisco, which i found after many hours surfing the www.

Since there were vague instructions i had to rely on pics from a previous installation they had sent me.

It was a pretty easy installation for the most part the hardest part was replacing the bb and crank set but went out and bought the proper tools and everything went smoothly.

one of my main concerns was loosing the front crank which had three rings i was worried about the actually weight and the new motor been up to the test.

The single sprocket works just fine, i am still tweaking the system the first couple of days had there highs and lows but with some fine adjustments
here and there i am starting to get the system dialed in. With me riding its fine but by the time the kids are in the trailer and hooked up its plenty of work for this 350 watt motor.

I am learning the limits and enjoying the ride since the batteries have been re-charged a couple of times they are starting to preform better.

The kit consisted of 350 brush less motor, the new front bb and sprocket,the two 12 volt acid batteries, the controller, the charger unit and the wiring needed to hook it up. The system is a mid drive unit so i was still able to keep my rear cassette operational but unfortunately i had to loose the front gears but the motor has plenty of zip to keep the trike moving. The batteries already came in a case which has velcro straps everywhere so it is pretty easy to attach to the rear of the trike and keep the center of gravity low, i use a bungee cord as a back up, just in case.

I was going to document my build but one of the kids had mis-placed the digi camera so the pics below are all after the fact.

I have took shots of every possible part that i think would be useful for people looking for ideas, if you have any questions please feel free to ask and i will try to answer to the best of my knowledge although i will warn you its pretty limited....

Enjoy the ride....

MBC: EDIT THIS THREAD HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE PICTURE SECTION.

 

[POPS]

My EZ3

Hi Vegas
Real nice build. I bet the wife is happy My first thought though was after seeing the motor is,( Cyclone) and same with the throtle except for the paddle? It says pattent pending?????? A knockoff ? What do you think guys ? Anyway, Enjoy that ride and RIDE EM LIKE YOU STOLD EM.POPS

 

[vegaspaddy]

wow, thanks for the heads up their pops, it sure does look like the same kit, pretty much identical, most of the parts are the same except for the mounting brackets, i think thats why they have patent pending stuck on there.

It least i have another supplier to goto if i ever need to upgrade the electric motor parts.

 

[POPS]

My EZ3

Hey Vegas
No problem on the heads up. Were all here to learn and share. How much did you pay for your kit if you don't mind me asking ? I went to electro-cycle site and they are pretty vauge on their priceing and details. I would like the throttle control like you have with the thumb thingie.I wounder If they are interchangeable? Can you tell me how many pins are on the conector plug ? Do you know if a guy can buy it seperate from the kit ? Thanks in advance.POPS

 

[vegaspaddy]

from electricified to motorified

Not The Wifes Surely !!!!!!!