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botticelli Junior Member Offline Custom Savage Build Coming! Posts: 66 Boston	100% Electric Savage Build 08/14/15 at 18:47:15 This was just way too awesome not to post. http://www.nightshiftbikes.com/savage http://elmoto.net/tell-us-about-your-project/2312-suzuki-savage-ryca-cs-1-eca...
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: 100% Electric Savage Build Reply #1 - 08/14/15 at 19:33:31 Very impressive, but you still have to recharge at 100 miles.
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BSTON Full Member Offline Posts: 218 Milwaukee, WI	Re: 100% Electric Savage Build Reply #2 - 08/14/15 at 20:21:28 jcstokes wrote on 08/14/15 at 19:33:31: Very impressive, but you still have to recharge at 100 miles. How often do you think that people with Savages actually ride more than 100 miles at a time?
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bobert_FSO Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 421 Wichita KS Gender:	Re: 100% Electric Savage Build Reply #4 - 08/14/15 at 20:40:09 Why a Savage-based electric? With all the mods, it no longer looks like a Savage. It seems like it would be easier to start with some other motorcycle as your base vehicle. To me, the only real desirability of having a Savage is that it is a BIG THUMPER!. Without that, you just have a completely unremarkable motorcycle.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 100% Electric Savage Build Reply #5 - 08/14/15 at 21:05:52 BSTON wrote on 08/14/15 at 20:21:28: jcstokes wrote on 08/14/15 at 19:33:31: Very impressive, but you still have to recharge at 100 miles. How often do you think that people with Savages actually ride more than 100 miles at a time? but you don't spend a couple hours charging up every 100 miles either.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 100% Electric Savage Build Reply #6 - 08/14/15 at 22:02:46 Maybe someone has a starter for sale.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6056 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: 100% Electric Savage Build Reply #7 - 08/14/15 at 22:44:59 that is not a savage
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Re: 100% Electric Savage Build
Reply #8 - 08/15/15 at 04:03:05

jcstokes wrote on 08/14/15 at 19:33:31:

Very impressive, but you still have to recharge at 100 miles.

Nope....you will have to recharge it twice as often....half as far!

"The custom battery box protects 32 lithium ion batteries that provide 110V of current at 250 amps for what should be 100 mph and a range of 50 miles. We're at 60 mph at 50 amps so far. Upping to 250 amps should put the ton within easy reach."

It is a cool hobby for somebody that likes tinkering, and only needs to get around town a little bit each day.

Wonder how the thing likes to go in the rain without any fenders and all that electric gear?

When he adds the other electric gear like the GPS and such....he should add a large woofer near the back that goes "THUMP, THUMP, THUMP at about 1,000 bpm, and a small tambourine up between your knees for a bit of valve train charisma!

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Reply #9 - 08/15/15 at 19:59:13

It was an interesting project and clearly a lot was invested.

Practical NO, but I'm not sure that's the point.

Seems like something that would be fun to ride, maybe?
I have a tesla and that kicks ass! But this is not eh tesla of the bike world for that check out Zero motorcycles or Brammo.

I have driven both and a Zero is my next 2 wheels toy!!!

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Reply #10 - 08/16/15 at 22:19:55

Still, experiments lead to final products..... although very interesting and well done, still not practical for most of us.
When I ride around town, its usually between 20 and 30 miles, that's back and forth for groceries, pick up parts, or something for the house. Yeah I use it like a small truck (that's why the Harley tour pack on back), so this type of bike would be a no go for me.
My weekend rides tend to go around 150 miles, some street, but most are long roads between towns.
If I had the time and monies I would build a little "beach cruiser", that I would trailer to the beach and ride it up and down the little 15 mile stretch....
I just hope the day comes when "service stations" are no longer called "gas stations", but go back to servicing a persons vehicle. You know, like changing out the battery pack, for a recharged one that's ready to go in 10 min., and while they are at it, asking if you would like your window washed, or the bugs sprayed off your front grill. ahhhhh.....my utopia ... Cheesy

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Re: 100% Electric Savage Build
Reply #11 - 08/17/15 at 09:21:39

verslagen1 wrote on 08/14/15 at 21:05:52:

BSTON wrote on 08/14/15 at 20:21:28:

jcstokes wrote on 08/14/15 at 19:33:31:

Very impressive, but you still have to recharge at 100 miles.

How often do you think that people with Savages actually ride more than 100 miles at a time?

but you don't spend a couple hours charging up every 100 miles either.

The people on a specific motorcycle forum like this probably use their bikes way more than the average rider. Just a quick craigslist search near me (Milwaukee) has 127 bikes that are 2010 or older that have fewer than 4000 miles on them. The bike that I just picked up was a 2003 with only 3100 miles. The previous owner didn't put any miles on it in 4 years.

An electric bike isn't going to work for a lot of riders. If it had a 100 mile range it would work for the majority of the riding that I'll probably be doing over the next couple years though. (short trips to work, store, going to meet up with friends, etc.) I for one am excited thinking about the instant torque and hopefully low maintenance of an electric bike.

Now that I'm thinking about it, I wonder how insurance and licensing works on something like this. If you stick a high power electric motor in the frame from a 49cc moped, does it still get licensed as a moped? Do you just need insurance on something that is super low cc?

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strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: 100% Electric Savage Build Reply #12 - 08/17/15 at 13:53:01 I stumbled over this a while ago and knew that it wouldn't get too many fans - I actually think it looks great and I would ride one in flash. The savage frame with its weird angles just fits with the terminator style battery electro bits. If it was cheap I would buy one tomorrow.
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Re: 100% Electric Savage Build
Reply #13 - 08/17/15 at 18:23:43

For longer trips....couldn't I just have a small trailer mounted generator behind the bike?

We were in Austoria in Oregon....and since they don't have the overhead electric wires that the trolley used originally - they had an enclosed diesel generator on a small rail car to provide the power.

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chzeckmate Serious Thumper Offline Be the person your dog thinks you are Posts: 514 Houston, Texas Gender:	Re: 100% Electric Savage Build Reply #14 - 08/17/15 at 19:45:31 Dave wrote on 08/15/15 at 04:03:05: When he adds the other electric gear like the GPS and such....he should add a large woofer near the back that goes "THUMP, THUMP, THUMP at about 1,000 bpm, and a small tambourine up between your knees for a bit of valve train charisma!
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