Huh? I don't see an electric bike. I see a electric scooter. Where are the pedals?

Unlike those mopeds we were plagued with a while ago there are parts here than could be purchased at the LBS.
I'm going to leave this one out of the Scooter thread.

Unlike those mopeds we were plagued with a while ago there are parts here than could be purchased at the LBS.
I'm going to leave this one out of the Scooter thread.

Check this one out. Plenty of room for batteries and take off that rim on the front and put on a powerful hub motor and you got a really nice bike

http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-bicycle...item27ac6ed678

http://i.ebayimg.com/10/!BdDmetgCGk~...9gyC!~~_12.JPG

Let me know if you guys know about any cool scooters or bikes that are modifiable. That's probably going to be my next project.

And now it gets folded into the scooter thread.

e-bike
 

I have read that a lot of people including the ministry of transpotation, are worried about legislation of e-bikes. What is legal and what is not, Pedals , weight, speed, and age seem to be of great concern. Maybe some one should check on the safety of chargers that are not being certified for use in Canada or United States, befour one of your homes burns to the ground **********? I do know that at Least Veloteq uses certified and tested chargers that are proven to be safe in our homes. Paul

Lepton-e Oxygen: How do you hook up the batteries?
 

This is a wreck from someone's garage when he moved. No batteries when I got it, so I'm figuring it out. The problem is there's a red terminal, a black terminal, and a WHITE terminal. Someone tied the white wire over with the red one, doesn't have to have happened on the assembly line. I"m just wondering if it should hook to the positive battery the way it looks as though it had been. But the blurry picture in the owners manual looks like maybe it's connected on the negative side. The problem is, maybe not, this is really hard to base a decision on.

My gut instinct is that an extra line is an extra ground.

Anyone know how this bike works?

http://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/imag...epton-best.jpg

Bikes have pedals. That is a scooter.

[QUOTE=Dauntless;10871557]This is a wreck from someone's garage when he moved. No batteries when I got it, so I'm figuring it out. The problem is there's a red terminal, a black terminal, and a WHITE terminal. Someone tied the white wire over with the red one, doesn't have to have happened on the assembly line. I"m just wondering if it should hook to the positive battery the way it looks as though it had been. But the blurry picture in the owners manual looks like maybe it's connected on the negative side. The problem is, maybe not, this is really hard to base a decision on.

My gut instinct is that an extra line is an extra ground.

Anyone know how this bike works?


You would probably get more answers over on the visforvoltage.org forums they have a section for Lepton scooters.

Uh, no. Only pedal bikes have pedals. Nonpedal bikes do not have pedals.

Is the thread called "Scooter Style ebikes?" Why, yes. Is THIS a scooter style ebike? Why yes, it is. The California DMV has even registered it as a BICYCLE, i.e. two wheel cycle.

VisforVoltage is inert with regard to the Oxygen at the moment. They had a service manual, but the database has been damaged and it's gone. Endliss Sphere brought no response also. (Sigh) All the other electric seems to work, but it just doesn't go.

I'm sorry Dauntless but the Lepton Electric Scooter is classed the same as a low powered motor scooter, it is not a scooter style e-bike. It does not have pedals and does not have the 32kph / 20mph speed restriction or the 500 W / 750 w motor restrictions.

Then Dauntless, how do you define a bicycle? Every dictionary I have checked has words that state in one fashion or another "propelled by pedals." A bicycle has pedals, and it is by the pedals it is propelled.

What is your definition of a bicycle?

electric scooter-HELP
 

electric scooter -HELP
Hi folks-my son was given an electric scooter a while back but i am not sure of its origin to look for parts.The scooter is red and 24v and has the name stingray on the footrests.The problem is that the wheel bearings are damaged and chain turns continually while failing to engage the wheel-sorry for poor description but my knowledge is really limited.i have added a pic same as this but with stingray written on footrests.can the bearings(if that is the right part name be replaced)when i opened loads of steel bits broken inside.The frre wheel hub or bearing9dont know proper name) has the writing 'san you ning bo' if this helps?

That looks like it could be an Xtreme electric scooter. If so, it uses a 350W motor. It sounds like the rear clutch might need to be replaced; if the chain turns but the scooter won't move, it's usually the rear clutch that needs replacing. Do you see a brass colored ring attached to the rear socket? That would be the clutch, you can pick up a replacement clutch for $7.00 from tncscooters.com. Good luck.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=159722

X-Treme XB 700 Li Scooter
 

Hi all,

I am considering getting this scooter. I am impressed by the lithium battery and the 700 watts. X-treme has alot of models all over the place and the 700 Li is on back order at many of the dealers who are selling them.

Does any one have any experience or on this scooter?

Thanks,

Cgattny

e-wheels ew-600 electrike bike review?
 

Has anyone tried out or has the e-wheels ew-600 electrike bike ? It's moped style and looks awesome. The range is impressive but I can't find reviews anywhere. More info can be found here: http://www.scooterlectric.com/E-Whee...Bike-EW600.htm . Thanks everyone. :)

43 miles is exaggerated.
More like 30.
28 mph would be over the legal limit for a bicycle in most states.
Other than that, I can't tell you any more.

Ahh ok. I might have to take a chance on these then.

Solar Scooter
 

This effort has been doable for a few years ... a nice, clean design:

http://www.chinafirstcapital.com/blog/archives/2346

I glanced thru the article...a couple things seem like bullcrap to me...

the inventor claims it should sell for a price of $750 and thats with lithium/lifepo4 batterys...I predict there is no way in hell you will be able to buy something like that, if its functional, here in the U.S for $750 .

the article claims a person can ride around all day long, as long as there is sunlight, and have battery power to do so.....I seriously doubt those claims..ecspecially for somone like myself who weighs 280lbs...and lives in a mountainous area with steep roads.

Maybe a chinaman that weighs 110 lbs and is 5 ft tall, could ride around most of the day on flat roads , without running the battery to low, but even that would be doubtfull IMHO...

the $750 price really seems like a pipe dream...considering that quoted price is for the whole unit...motor/ lipo battery system , moped..and solar cells pre built into the design...

heck..I just purchased a electric bike kit....which doesnt include solar panels or the bike..and the best price I could find, after shopping around for several weeks, was $754....

IMHO...if they ever achieve the claims, made in that article , for a solar moped that is totally rechargeable by the sun in a quick efficient manner , such a setup is gonna cost a MINIMUM of $4000 here in the U.S....

why do I say that ?

Because the reality is , our governments and elite in control, do not want a society that can become non dependant on gas/oil and be able to do much of their travelling with FREE energy like solar .

On a mass production scale, one can likely assemble a solar assisted bicycle (semi-enclosed cab with built-in flexible cells) for ~ $1500. I agree that the price for this prototype in the US would be much closer to the $2000+ range if mass produced.

I've seen these little scooters zipping along on the sidewalk, often squeesing past people who belong on there. Rarely do I ride on the sidewalk, I prefer the street and consider myself another vehical who obeys the rules of the road. Someone is going to get hurt enough times where our city offical's are going to require all of us to licence our rides, then insurance and on it goes.....

B.S. blather is so much easier than defying the laws of physics as we see every couple of months. It always amazes me that anyone would invest in something that doesn't even have one working model.