Comments on: May 23rd to 25th at Altlanta Dragway http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/ The World's Quickest Electric Motorcycle! Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:28:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3611 Patrick Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:44:42 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3611 Thank you for the really site and the brushes are good switching device for drag racing. Hope all things are good with you. Thank you for the really site and the brushes are good switching device for drag racing. Hope all things are good with you.

]]> By: Peter (somerset uk) http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3541 Peter (somerset uk) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:27:10 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3541 Dear Mr Dube, Thanks for a really site, its been informative and interesting. I thought you'd really hurt yourself when you disappeared up the Mall, with the Killacycle impaled in a motor vehicle and you sparko on the floor. In my opinion your a real pioneer, hot rodding spirit at its best. The hours involved in 'spoting' the contacts on every cell, the sort of job that that takes hours and hours, that usually goes unnoticed. The bike is at the real cutting end of development, all the available trick parts and engineering in one package. Bill you are a credit to the sport. Dear Mr Dube, Thanks for a really site, its been informative and interesting. I thought you’d really hurt yourself when you disappeared up the Mall, with the Killacycle impaled in a motor vehicle and you sparko on the floor. In my opinion your a real pioneer, hot rodding spirit at its best. The hours involved in ‘spoting’ the contacts on every cell, the sort of job that that takes hours and hours, that usually goes unnoticed. The bike is at the real cutting end of development, all the available trick parts and engineering in one package. Bill you are a credit to the sport.

]]> By: scott http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3539 scott Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:48:47 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3539 Your bike is awesome! After reading about the honda fuel cell car,I was intrigued by the use of a capacitor as a power storage (and discharge) manager. Could such a device be added to a setup like yours for even more power for a short burst? Your bike is awesome! After reading about the honda fuel cell car,I was intrigued by the use of a capacitor as a power storage (and discharge) manager. Could such a device be added to a setup like yours for even more power for a short burst?

]]> By: David Bonner http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3533 David Bonner Sun, 22 Jun 2008 18:46:11 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3533 Hi, in answer to Glen above, the brushes are actually a pretty good switching device for drag racing, since they will conduct 1500 amps at 160 volts without blowing up and they are not too costly. The friction on the brushes is a tiny fraction of the total power, and variable timing levers mean that the timing advance can be varied as RPM rise, just as you would do with the brushless controller. Brushless technology for big RC such as the plettenberg predators, is at 15 kilowatts at a puny 50 volts, whereas the dragsters are running well above a thousand amps at 160 motor volts or more. My advice if you want to build a brushless dragster: team up with someone who's built sound systems for heavy metal gigs in stadiums. Hi, in answer to Glen above, the brushes are actually a pretty good switching device for drag racing, since they will conduct 1500 amps at 160 volts without blowing up and they are not too costly. The friction on the brushes is a tiny fraction of the total power, and variable timing levers mean that the timing advance can be varied as RPM rise, just as you would do with the brushless controller. Brushless technology for big RC such as the plettenberg predators, is at 15 kilowatts at a puny 50 volts, whereas the dragsters are running well above a thousand amps at 160 motor volts or more. My advice if you want to build a brushless dragster: team up with someone who’s built sound systems for heavy metal gigs in stadiums.

]]> By: Jon Foster http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3531 Jon Foster Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:41:47 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3531 Hi Bill: Great website. You got a hell of plug for your technology via Mechantronic Zone today, by a design engineer named Jake Loniak who has designed a "segway on steriods." http://www.mechatronicszone.com/articles/all_articles.php?art_id=1075&lp_id=78&nid=3198&rid=#reg_visitor_id_2 Wishing you continued success! Best regards, Jon (CHE '71) Hi Bill:

Great website. You got a hell of plug for your technology via Mechantronic Zone today, by a design engineer named Jake Loniak who has designed a “segway on steriods.”

http://www.mechatronicszone.com/articles/all_articles.php?art_id=1075&lp_id=78&nid=3198&rid=#reg_visitor_id_2

Wishing you continued success!

Best regards,

Jon (CHE ’71)

]]> By: edgar http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3527 edgar Tue, 20 May 2008 01:03:41 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3527 Good luck! Good luck!

]]> By: edgar http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3526 edgar Tue, 20 May 2008 01:02:14 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3526 Rock on! Rock on!

]]> By: glen http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3525 glen Thu, 15 May 2008 01:55:14 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3525 i am a gearhead contemplating building an electric rx7 or motorcycle why isnt anyone using brushless motors i own the hobby shop (rc stuff) and brushless /lipoly is all the rage and seems like it would be better than brushed but i cant find anthing on line for big brushless motors or controllers thanks glen i am a gearhead contemplating building an electric rx7 or motorcycle why isnt anyone using brushless motors i own the hobby shop (rc stuff) and brushless /lipoly is all the rage and seems like it would be better than brushed but i cant find anthing on line for big brushless motors or controllers thanks glen

]]> By: Ted Roger Karson http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3524 Ted Roger Karson Tue, 13 May 2008 18:10:11 +0000 http://www.killacycle.com/2008/04/29/strongmay-23rd-to-25th-at-altlanta-dragway/#comment-3524 We wish all of you the best. Many of us wonder if the Killacycle has been converted to AC. If so, can we expect a high 6 second run? We wish all of you the best. Many of us wonder if the Killacycle has been converted to AC. If so, can we
expect a high 6 second run?

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