Another new project: electrified Nirve Switchblade

Leo Klepper

Leo Klepper

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Hi Guys & Girls,

About 5 years ago i bought a second hand Nirve Switchblade. Ik could not keep myself from thinking how to electrify it. Recently i did it, it's topspeed is about 40 km/h. I have attached some self-adhesive chromestrip to the battery to give it a one-cilinder look.
 

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Very nice! I've always liked that chopper frame the most, never seen one in purple. You could even put a second battery on the front of the drop down tube if batteries were cheaper. Did the motor fit in the BB stock or did you have to use an adapter?
 
Very nice! But I don't understand why is the motor not in the frame "triangle" - that huge frame is perfect to put the motor on the inside. It is much more pleasing to the eye. It would also give the illusion of a cranshaft so the battery would look even more like a cilinder.
That Nirve frame is my favorite chopper frame (I like it even more than the Felt chopper frames).
I also love that headlight position, like an extension of the "tank", well chosen.
 
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