Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Motorcycle Converted To Electric
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My Royal Enfield Bullet 500 motorcycle had a blown engine, so I had to do something. I decided to convert it to electric so it’s now powered by a Motenergy ME1003 permanent magnet DC electric motor that goes where the transmission was and is located in front of the swing arm. Two stacks of batteries fill in the space where the engine used to be. They consist of 11 lithium battery modules taken from a Nissan Leaf electric car (the Leaf uses 48 modules).
A pair of large rectangular boxes are mounted on back of the motorcycle. One is used for cargo, and the other contains the on-board charger and DC/DC converter. The motorcycle’s toolboxes - smaller rounded boxes on the sides - contain the electrical components.
It’s a simple, clean system without a lot of complex moving parts, oily grime, and maintenance requirements. The motorcycle still has its original gas tank, just to preserve the style of the bike.
I did a lot of research before I built it. I read everything I could find at www.elmoto.net and www.evalbum.com, websites that feature thousands of electric vehicles.
The most fun part about riding my electric motorcycle is the acceleration. High torque is available from a stand-still so it’s always ready to go. It’ll go from 0 to 10 mph in one second, and 0 to 60 mph in 9.3 seconds. It reaches top speed of 73 mph in about 13 seconds and has a range of about 30 miles at highway speeds. However, at city speeds I’ve driven more than 55 miles.
(Aaron Rouland, www.electriccycle.wordpress.com)
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Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Motorcycle Converted To Electric ENGINES My Royal Enfield Bullet 500 motorcycle had a blown engine so I had to do something I decided to convert it to electric so it’s now powered by a Motenergy ME1003 permanent magnet DC electric motor that goes where the transmission was and is located in front of the swing arm Two stacks of batteries fill in the space where the engine used to be They consist of 11 lithium battery modules taken from a Nissan Leaf electric car the Leaf uses 48 modules
A pair of large rectangular boxes are mounted on back of the motorcycle One is used for cargo and the other contains the on-board charger and DC/DC converter The motorcycle’s toolboxes - smaller rounded boxes on the sides - contain the electrical components
It’s a simple clean system without a lot of complex moving parts oily grime and maintenance requirements The motorcycle still has its original gas tank just to preserve the style of the bike
I did a lot of research before I built it I read everything I could find at www elmoto net and www evalbum com websites that feature thousands of electric vehicles
The most fun part about riding my electric motorcycle is the acceleration High torque is available from a stand-still so it’s always ready to go It’ll go from 0 to 10 mph in one second and 0 to 60 mph in 9 3 seconds It reaches top speed of 73 mph in about 13 seconds and has a range of about 30 miles at highway speeds However at city speeds I’ve driven more than 55 miles
Aaron Rouland www electriccycle wordpress com
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