Cyclekart 2000 watt electric

[@kimprowd8126]

Please note this is not a Morgan. From aluminium and steel tubing, a few sheets of five ply and some aluminium sheet the car evolved. It was built and rebuilt several times until I was completely satisfied. Head lights and turning indicators came from the UK, rear view mirrors from an Australian Jaguar dealer, hub motor including wheels tyres and tubes from China, battery from a Sydney bike shop, number plates from ‘Custom Novelty Number Plates’, Leather helmet and goggles from Canada. All other work including aluminium polishing, spray painting, upholstery and carpet was carried out by myself. Thanks for watching

[@quirkybeachbum]

Very nice job, well, excellent should be the term.. I’ve been looking into CycleKarts as a hobby, also contemplating similar to you, electric.. Such a shame ADR/Vic Roads restrict the power / speed on these😢 Though I think a race fraternity could be created. Would love to see it, I’m over Bittern way. Cheer’s Tim

[@GBass-d3m]

Why call it a Morgan 3 wheeler then. In your dreams maybe.😂

[@michaelbrown1438]

Wonderful angle on the creation of an EV. Beautifully done mate.

[@simonbertioli4696]

Great video... You had some fun building it.... that's for sure 😊

[@casualgamers3369]

This is amazing. I've been thinking about making my own cyclekart one day.

[@kimprowd8126]

hi I have other kids cars which I want to put on the channel but bit busy, glad you like the Morgan its the big kids car. anyway you better get cracking and start building. thanks for comment regards Kim.

[@terencehawkes3933]

Very nice bit of work!

[@nutritionistmeganpfeffer]

Wow - great job, kimbo! You've done a beautiful job, and it looks like it drives really well. So impressed!!

[@kimprowd8126]

Thanks Megan

[@hekatoncheiros208]

Fantastic job. It looks so much fun!

[@emmaprowd4761]

Wow this is amazing. You are so talented!

[@CoPoint]

Nice build 👌! 2000 watts on way-more-than-a-bicycle kilograms sounded a little... ehm... anemic at first, but in the few moments where you could see/hear it accelerate, it appeared to have a pretty good amount of 'go' 😄👍...

[@dannychiguina3962]

Beautiful Build I appreciate your video's

[@kimprowd8126]

My pleasure

[@mrmark8603]

Love it! Awesome job.

[@prof.heinous191]

Nice piece of work! You might enjoy the World Solar Challenge, leaves Darwin this Saturday, 22 Oct, 23.

[@dannychiguina3962]

Awesome job 👍 guys Thank you for your tips

[@jadams3427]

Fabulous stuff ! I wouldn't say it is a Spitfire, but perhaps a Staaken Flitzer. Stay below Mach 0.82, or you will melt !

[@90FF1]

Sweet! Thanks for sharing.

[@patrickkiefer-p8o]

Nice job! I was looking to build something very similar as a pedal/electric with a Bafang Ultra Max mid drive. How is the ride without front suspension?

[@markthomasson5077]

Glorious creation… Just a shame you can’t use it on the road. No suspension?

[@jeffallen3382]

My high school colors!

[@b-bike]

Wow sehr cool . In Deutschland müsste es noch Tretpedale haben um es legal zu fahren . Aber sehr gut gemacht , danke fürs zeigen

[@cryon7260]

Tretpedale würden reichen bei maximal 25km/h und 250 W. Alles was drüber ist, kann nur mit Irrsinnsaufwand 'legal' werden. Es könnte ja eine sinnvolle Entwicklung entstehen.....

[@chrisridethatbloodything2044]

@@cryon7260 es dürfen nicht mehr als 250W Dauerleistung sein. Kurzzeitig darf die Leistung höher sein. Bosch u Co gehen beim Beschleunigen auf ca 700W. Es darf aber keine Unterstützung über 25 km/h geben.

[@chrishooley5977]

Hello mate, beautiful job. How does reverse work?

[@RideTHISbike]

What would you estimate was the number of hours needed to complete the project? Love the car!

[@randall1959]

How are those tie rods holding up? That's a really neat looking little machine.

[@mariolatore3867]

Super cool I am proud

[@kimprowd8126]

thanks Mario sorry for the slow reply I have been out of touch

[@seanoneillsongs]

Gorgeous and fun. Hope to see more of it. Is it street legal?😊

[@davidspendlove5900]

Proper job !

[@gfwilliams]

This looks great! I'd love to do something like this but I've always been concerned about attaching normal bike wheels only on one side. Did you do anything special? And if not have you had any issues? Maybe I'm just worrying too much!

[@sunderwonder6366]

Very cool!

[@ГеоргийПетухов-ф8э]

Очень интересно и красиво 🙂👍спасибо 🙂попробую сделать подобную

[@bearshield7138]

very cool

[@Terrys-Steam-and-Bricks]

Soooooo cool!

[@serhatvarli3869]

Hi Kim. Are you still active?

[@NathanielSalzman]

Separate question: have you had any challenges in balancing those front brakes left-to-right? Looks like you're using a bicycle setup.

[@kimprowd8126]

I have both front brake cables going to one brake handle( it’s a double set up) and I have a single brake handle for the rear wheel. I find if I use the Re- gen and rear brake it’s usually enough to slow down or every thing at once if you need to pull up quick. If you check out 15kw off road electric go-cart he details all equipment.

[@ezzyzhoo5139]

Which hub motor and controller did you use? And what voltage?

[@kimprowd8126]

G’Day Ezzy Zhou, it’s kit which comes from Leaf Bikes I use a 52 volt 20 amp lithium battery cant remember the amps on the controller but just google leaf bikes and I think it was under snow bikes. Thanks for the inquiry any thing else you need let me know Regards Kim.

[@ezzyzhoo5139]

@@kimprowd8126 i would like to build the 4 seater family model, do you think 2000 watts would be enough at 52v?

[@kimprowd8126]

@@ezzyzhoo5139 hi Ezzy they talk about power to weight ratio so you need enough power to move 4 people plus the weight of the car so you need a more serious motor and a big battery pack. I’m not an expert in this field, just keep exploring the internet. I new nothing when I started my car but have gained a bit of knowledge along the way. Cost will be a lot more. All the best Kim.

[@NathanielSalzman]

This is lovely! What did your top speed / range turn out to be?

[@kimprowd8126]

Hi Nathaniel thanks for the comment. Top speed so far is around 25 mph the range I haven’t been able test. I need to find somewhere I can legally drive. On Christmas Day my son in his Santa hat said he just wanted to take it around the block which would take about 10 minutes he returned an hour later with still plenty left in the battery. I will let you know when I can really give her a good run. Thanks for your interest regards Kim Prowd.

[@NathanielSalzman]

@@kimprowd8126 Thanks for responding. I'm designing my first cyclekart right now and electric had crossed my mind for sure. Nice to see that someone has attempted it. I am having trouble squaring the cost / performance ratio though.

[@kimprowd8126]

@@NathanielSalzman G’Day Nathaniel if you build a three wheeler then you save on the cost of a back axle and wheels. I bought my hub motor from “Leaf Bikes” who do have I think a 3000 or 4000 watt hub motor however the batteries are still costly. It’s important to keep the weight down ( power to weight ratio). My car was more of a creation during Covid and the top speed wasn’t that important although I did try a 1500 watt motor first but had trouble with so went to the 2000 watt. That’s enough horse shit from me I think the best part of these things is how much you learn along the way have fun and let me know how you go.

[@NathanielSalzman]

@@kimprowd8126 That makes sense. Yeah a heavy cyclekart kinda defeats the purpose right? I love the idea of an electric cyclekart with hub motors on all four wheels, but having researched that it'd be 100 lbs in just motors. The maximum capacity battery that could reasonably fit in the floor would weigh 180 lbs. It isn't a great formula for full-size cars. Teslas, for example, are very heavy cars but at full scale you can kind of brute force your way around that with massive brakes and beefy suspension. On something small like this, the penalties paid for weight are more severe. So I think I'll stick to old fashioned gasoline for my cyclekart. I do have an Aptera on pre-order though. That should be fun!

[@kimprowd8668]

@@NathanielSalzman I have a 52 volt 25amp lithium battery its very light and a small package. there is a way to work out watt hours but I can't remember. a friend of mines son has a KZbin video, search "15kw off road go-cart" it goes like stink but has a short range. have fun regards Kim

[@poiuytre11111]

cool

[@brianbarney1885]

Very cool,eh!

[@mirdallke2]

elektryka to zabujstwo motoryzacji

[@rosariodelacruz5318]

Get rid of silly silly music..