The R5e II - (Is a bike by any other name a new project?)

[yankee1919]

Hello Ted,

That Cafe looks great! Question for you-
1) Why did you change the rear hub motor?
2) Are you mounting the batteries in a way to get more air/cooling flow?
3) Do you have a head light or is the racer for weekend club racing?
I have a complete RZ 350 fairing that I would like to make as a road bike one day, you just "sparked" ooops "volt" my interest.

Thanks again for inspiring.
Tony
Los Angeles

[teddillard]

Hey Tony!

It never had a hub motor. I had an ME0709 that I traded for a Briggs ETEK to get it as light as possible. The ETEK was great, but not a great solution for the long term, it just gets too hot. I opted for the ME1003 because of the increased RPM and power capacity over the ME0709. It's a little heavier but I think it's worth it for reliability.

It's strictly a track bike. I'm working on lining up a Title (it was quite literally a barn find- pulled the frame out of a chicken coop in central MA.), and if I can do that I'll consider making it street legal.

The battery module will be a fairly open belly-pan type affair, if all goes according to plan, for both under the frame and the top-mounts. Cooling is not so much of a concern, since it will be out in the air as it is.

The RZ sounds like an AWEsome platform. You even have them newfangled disk brakes I hear so much about!

[DRZ400]

Ted, I can tell you how to get a title very easily....as long as the VIN is still stamped in the frame. PM me if you need more info. I plated my CR500 and XR650R with BOS only.

[teddillard]

oooOOOooo! PM sent!

[yankee1919]

Hi Ted,
Thanks for your clarification.

Tony

[teddillard]

FINALLY got the tank mounts squared away and squirted some paint on it. Cut the seat down, and have a little stitching to do, but it all fits like a dream.

[picaroon]

It looks great Ted!
Just have to remember that the seat is a bit shorter next time you hop on or you will get a painfull reminder

[teddillard]

Thanks! Here's the side shot- it shows the seat a little better. I still have to stitch it up where I cut it, and refinish the shell...



Here's a shot of a '72 T3 I found:



...that seat's even more of a challenge!

[soyachips]

Awesome job! I love how simple it is.

[moon]

Whoa, outstanding in its clean simplicity Ted! KISS to the nth degree.