--- On
Mon, 8/10/09, Tom Rapini
wrote:
From: Tom Rapini
Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] electric z600??
To:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 2:23 PM
I am using the original 600 gearbox, mainly for reverse so I wouldn't have to do it electrically. The electric motor has so much torque that I usually start out in third gear and shift into fourth to reach speeds over 20mph. I am underpowered, having only a single 12hp series wound electric motor (with two 15hp motors, yours must be quicker than a stock 600!! ). If I really need to pull out into traffic I will use second gear.
The clutch was sacrificed and if I had to do it over, I probably would have spent the extra time to design and build the structure required to keep it. Since the motor does not idle, it is not a problem in stopping. But having no clutch makes for slow shifting as I have to wait for the motor speed to wind down before riding the synchros to shift gears while moving.
Tom
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> reerw rewrew
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent:
> Monday, August 10, 2009 2:50 PM
> Subject:
> Re: [2cylinderhondas] electric z600??
> THANKS FOR THE information
> I have a 48 volts pair of motors with 15hp each, i will not cross mexico on it, just local conmuter car, the stock engine on the z600 was i thin 36 HP?
> just another question, are using the gearbox and clutch?
> --- On
> Mon, 8/10/09, Tom Rapini
> tom@tingsys. com
> wrote:
> > From: Tom Rapini > tom@tingsys. com
> > Subject: Re: [2cylinderhondas] electric z600??
> > To: 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 6:03 AM
> > Yes, I'm gearbelting into the 600's transmission input shaft exactly like it appears they are doing into this Subaru. I see they used a regular gearbelt... I shredded some teeth off on my first attempt because an electric motor has so much low end torque. They are using a wider belt than I did so maybe it is OK, but I switched to a polychain belt that has deeper, stronger teeth.
> > Tom
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From:
> > > Steven Michelsen
> > > To:
> > > 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > > Sent:
> > > Sunday, August 09, 2009 11:07 AM
> > > Subject:
> > > Re: [2cylinderhondas] electric z600??
> > > Are you using the transmission? Here is a converted Subaru 360 with the old trans intact.
> > >
http://i196. photobucket. com/albums/ aa152/tony2ltr/ camerapics253. jpg
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From:
> > > > Tom Rapini
> > > > To:
> > > > 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > > > Sent:
> > > > Sunday, August 09, 2009 8:02 AM
> > > > Subject:
> > > > Re: [2cylinderhondas] electric z600??
> > > > I have put over 15,000 miles under electric power on my converted N600. The > > > > drive train was originally in a Z600 until it rusted out from our Ohio > > > > winters. And yes, as it sounds like you've been thinking, it has an > > > > electric motor sitting where the cylinders were.
> > > > Specs are at
> > > >
www.evalbum. com/325
> > > > Tom
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "micmec68" > > > micmec68@yahoo. com
> > > > To: > > > 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > > > Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 4:14 AM
> > > > Subject: [2cylinderhondas] electric z600??
> > > > > Hi i remenber a flying coupe , i sold one of my coupe last year and still > > > > > have one with no > > > > cylinders, just crank and gearbox, did any one build an > > > > > electric z600?
> > > > > thank
> > > > > Roberto Alvarez
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