Topic: Inside the electric, tilting 3-wheeler

[gerhed]

Electric, Tilting 3 Wheeler

[scunny]

very cool gerhed. that lever you have in your left hand, does that provide the steering ?

[Terry in Australia]

I love it. I can't get over how quiet it is, I think my neighbors would love that I had an electric bike and not a Jardine equipped Triumph Rocket III, particularly in the morning. How far will it go on one charge, and is there anyway you can recharge the battery on the move? I'd really like to build one like yours, have you got a set of plans I could borrow/buy? Cheers, Terry.

[gerhed]

very cool gerhed. that lever you have in your left hand, does that provide the steering ?

scun--
The left hand lever is for tilting the vehicle--right hand tiller for steering

[gerhed]

I love it. I can't get over how quiet it is, I think my neighbors would love that I had an electric bike and not a Jardine equipped Triumph Rocket III, particularly in the morning. How far will it go on one charge, and is there anyway you can recharge the battery on the move? I'd really like to build one like yours, have you got a set of plans I could borrow/buy? Cheers, Terry.

Terry,

about 8-10 miles on a charge
--there are no plans--made it up as I went along!
I can answer questions, though
--Started with a '83 Honda XL600 frame-wheels and front fork
--motor from Advanced DC in Syracuse, N.Y.
Speed controller from Curtis in Mt. Cisco, N.Y.

[Terry in Australia]

Well you've done a great job mate, the more I think about it the more I'd like to start from the ground up with a purpose designed frame, maybe a light guage square tube "space frame"? I'll have to get the crayons out! Cheers, Terry.