Team Norton Electra At The 2009 AMA eGrandPrix
In the days preceding the 2009 AMA eGrandPrix electric motorcycle race at Mid Ohio I covered Brian Richardson’s Norton Electra. It turns out Brian was busy in the weeks preceding the event teaming up with the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Lab at James Madison University. I had the pleasure of speaking with Brian and Rob Prins, […]
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Brian Richardson’s Norton Electra
Brian Richardson always dreamed of owning a Norton. In 2008 he could not buy one new so he took a 1966 slimline featherbed frame, a brushless AC Motor capable of 50 HP and 100 pound-feet of torque and built an all electric Norton Electra. He finished it off with a 1957 MV Augusta/Norton dustbin faring […]
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Red Valley Motorsport Amplux
Tony Helmholt took a 1975 Yamaha RD250 with a blown motor and began working on converting it to electric. The Amplux uses a 36V Etek motor, three 12 volt lead acid batteries and a 6 speed gear box to achieve 91 mph top speed and a 24 mile range. It has a fully programmable speed controller […]
In: Homebrew, Racing · Tagged with: 1975, conversion, eGrandPrix, electric motorcycle conversion, Etek, Gear Box, Homebrew, Lead Acid, Racing, RD250, Tony Helmholt, Yamaha
