Thread: converting a quad to eletric

I have not thought about it, but it should possibly be easier than a car (and certainly cheaper!) because the required range is a lot shorter, and the required speed and performance are not as high.

John

This site may help:



Karel de Grote Hogeschool's 2001 Yamaha Warrior 3
Jerry Bennett's 1989 Yamaha Warrior
Markus Schade's 2007 Suzuki Rmz 450
Kendall Moran's Electric Motorcycle
Armando's Razor MXZ500
Bob Voegtlin's 1984 Kawasaki KX100LTD

it can be a fiddle but its not hard, i did it once. get your motors cheap from here

HobbyKing Online R/C Hobby Store :


look at the motor on the bottom right. I used to pay $1500 for that sort of power.

so i now have a short list on what i want to do
use a dc motor for simplicity and cheaper controlers
batterys (still undesided)
so im looking for a range of around 40km at speeds of around20/30kmh
so im still resurching and all help would be apreciated
also on the controler side is where im geting stuck i know a little about hobbpy car stuff but thats where it ends

I dont know but would looking for a multi direction motor(simular to winch) combined with a variable foward /reverse controller be a good starting point
cheers
blaze