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Has anyone seen this ? I emailed the guy and he says hes sold about
6 units. Its built off a custom frame and its the first real-looking
electric sportbike I've seen. Apparantly it uses a Briggs and
Stratton brand E-tek motor which generates 8 hp continuous, 15 hp
max.

http://www.electricmotorsport.com/EGPR/egprPage.htm
Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:43 pm

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Has anyone seen this ? I emailed the guy and he says hes sold about 6 units. Its built off a custom frame and its the first real-looking electric sportbike... 		k4man2000
Offline Send Email 		Feb 22, 2005
7:44 pm

It sure looks great, although I'm a little concerned to see the chain. The chain was always the "weak link" (no pun intended) in the Lectra; the high torque of...
ImprobableOffense
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Offline Send Email 		Feb 22, 2005
10:31 pm

I agree, the best idea would be an electric hub motor. Unfortunately, the one's you can buy, are designed for bicycle use. AND, the one's that are suitable for...
wrumbarger@...
wrumbarger
Offline Send Email 		Feb 23, 2005
4:06 pm

I've seen it and ridden it -- it's nice. Re: Chains. A chain is the most efficient way to transfer power from a motor to a wheel -- more efficient than gears...
Scott Cronk
lectrascott
Offline Send Email 		Feb 23, 2005
5:47 pm

I agree with Scott. Being a sportbike enthusiast, one of the first major things when considering performance, is "unsprung" weight. The hub motor is great when...
Jim Leung
hk_jl
Offline Send Email 		Feb 24, 2005
12:39 am

As said before, The cool thing about chain combos is that you can mess with the gearing. If you want more torque, put on a bigger sprocket on the rear wheel....
k4man2000
Offline Send Email 		Mar 4, 2005
3:38 pm

A feature of hub motors (which seem to coming to dominance in the electrically augmented pedal bicycle arena) is the considerable mechanical simplicity and...
Michael Bosworth
boz1800
Offline Send Email 		Nov 20, 2005
11:58 am

IMHO, neither the brushed nor brushless hub motors are nearly as simple or have as low of a parts count as a variable-reluctance motor. The only issue is that...
bocabikeguy
Offline Send Email 		Nov 20, 2005
4:25 pm

I'd add to this by saying that I rode my Lectra at 50 mph consistently on Tucson city streets. EMB took an extra couple of teeth off one of the sprockets in...
ImprobableOffense
ImprobableOf...
Offline Send Email 		Nov 20, 2005
9:28 pm

Hi Mike Just wondering if any of the group has seen the Jan 06 issue of Walnecks Classic Cycles magazine? It has an article on page 136 & 137 about a 1977...
larry ice
ltcice
Offline Send Email 		Nov 20, 2005
7:23 pm

Hey Iceman, Can you scan that article so that we can see or e-mail it to me? Lyle...
slodown27
Offline Send Email 		Oct 31, 2006
8:46 am

Hi Lyle Sorry don't have the mag anymore. thnx Iceman ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Get your email...
larry ice
ltcice
Offline Send Email 		Oct 31, 2006
12:57 pm

There is one by Transitron at the Wheels Through Time Museum in NC. http://electricmotorcycles.net/modules/wordpress/?p=181 Still wish I had read that article...
slodown27
Offline Send Email 		Feb 10, 2007
6:18 am
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