Thanks Pete superlatives are nice & your builds have certainly earned well deserved praise from our members.
The Honda solo seems a natural for the 125cc Lifan and, as I've previously posted, it's proven to be a good engine for use on several of my off road go cart builds. These were beat to death by two boys and one quite immature old guy. The Lifan electricals don't like water so sealant is recommended along with an enclosure located well above the waterline. Scuppers and bilge added for really nasty puddles perhaps.
Work on the three bikes I chose to electrify has been an educational experience and I'm now quite the fan yet still learning.
The hybrid began as a solution to two defined weaknesses discovered during my moto-cycle riding experience on the China girl builds. First was the lack of acceleration from dead stops in traffic or starts on steep uphill inclines and secondly just starting the motor without pedaling especially from the occasional engine stalls in traffic. With the e-hub these are now non factors during rides. These problems solved my eyes were opened to the improved riding experience of the gas and electric motors working in sync. My somewhat high strung and high geared gas motor is now a pleasure to ride at low speeds aided as it is by the electric. Neither motor working hard at not only low speed but through the mid-range as well. Mileage is greatly improved on both power sources as well...battery range is extended as if the e-hub were being pedal assisted by a world class set of biker legs! Zero to thirty using both motors is very impressive. Maybe this explanation helps answers the" Why build a hybrid?" of some. I'd think neither engine type is mutually exclusive. It needn't be a matter of either/ or and occasionally perhaps the solution arrived at could be both.
The side car idea has been a shorebird hung 'round my neck for several years now & has developed a bit of stench during the delay. I'd like to cross the side hack off my bucket list and enjoy it's attachment to the Simplex rather than my scrawny self. I do have a couple of alterations of design in mind. After my somewhat "organized withdrawal" perhaps an all out assault might raise the spirits and recover the momentum.
Rick C.
The Honda solo seems a natural for the 125cc Lifan and, as I've previously posted, it's proven to be a good engine for use on several of my off road go cart builds. These were beat to death by two boys and one quite immature old guy. The Lifan electricals don't like water so sealant is recommended along with an enclosure located well above the waterline. Scuppers and bilge added for really nasty puddles perhaps.
Work on the three bikes I chose to electrify has been an educational experience and I'm now quite the fan yet still learning.
The hybrid began as a solution to two defined weaknesses discovered during my moto-cycle riding experience on the China girl builds. First was the lack of acceleration from dead stops in traffic or starts on steep uphill inclines and secondly just starting the motor without pedaling especially from the occasional engine stalls in traffic. With the e-hub these are now non factors during rides. These problems solved my eyes were opened to the improved riding experience of the gas and electric motors working in sync. My somewhat high strung and high geared gas motor is now a pleasure to ride at low speeds aided as it is by the electric. Neither motor working hard at not only low speed but through the mid-range as well. Mileage is greatly improved on both power sources as well...battery range is extended as if the e-hub were being pedal assisted by a world class set of biker legs! Zero to thirty using both motors is very impressive. Maybe this explanation helps answers the" Why build a hybrid?" of some. I'd think neither engine type is mutually exclusive. It needn't be a matter of either/ or and occasionally perhaps the solution arrived at could be both.
The side car idea has been a shorebird hung 'round my neck for several years now & has developed a bit of stench during the delay. I'd like to cross the side hack off my bucket list and enjoy it's attachment to the Simplex rather than my scrawny self. I do have a couple of alterations of design in mind. After my somewhat "organized withdrawal" perhaps an all out assault might raise the spirits and recover the momentum.
Rick C.
