So Where do you guys ride?

[AssembleThis]

Lights and Accessories

Hi BostonReefer!

There are many options out there. This is what I'll be installing on my first build, still waiting for parts though so it will be a while before I can assemble it all and take pictures.

http://i.imgur.com/0fB4ea1.jpg

The headlight is an 8 Cree 12,000 Lumen, looks like an auto headlight when on. The rest are all LED. I'm installing a 12AH battery and a few other items as well.

http://i.imgur.com/Xed1Y7y.jpg

I'm also making an auto cutoff charger for the SLA battery and a CDI ignition, the printed circuit boards for both as well. Maybe another year before my first build is finished.

Winding and testing my own engine alternators too.

http://i.imgur.com/QlXf8fV.jpg

Still waiting on parts for all that as well. Since I live in the sticks I have to order everything. Takes 1 to 2 months to get stuff.

Dave
AssembleThis

 

[HeadSmess]

save your time... i recently rewound a coil with 800 turns (0.2mm) for the power/lighting...while it will reach 30 volts or so...as soon as its loaded, it drops right down, below 9v. and after i wound the full 3500 turns (0.1mm)on the ignition side... it wouldnt run while i had any load on the power winding. instant killswitch

mind you, my load is 18W 6 LED spotlight + a lot of tails i havent counted yet. whats that in lumens? iunno...but people flash their lights at me

seemed to work fine with 2800 turns on ignition, but also fried a CDI. not sure if it was just the CDI waiting to stab me in the back for neglect or caused by my lack of turns. either way, it fried.

12 ah is just gunna be heavy...and my last SLA packed it in, and was still only fairly new. me thinks they cant take the vibration for too long. if the generator is simply being used to charge during the day...you would get away with 3ah or less. im staying with li-po until i get something else to work as a generator.


oh. where do i ride?

anywhere. once i even had the joy of riding under a bus briefly. another few millimetres i woulda been riding in an ambulance and there'd be one bus driver out of a job after squashing a bike into a guardrail while carting the schoolkids around thankfully i was BEHIND the rear wheel when my front went under

 

[darwin]

Rechargeable batts like Duracell or everyready work great for my lights. I usually ride bike trails then veer off into unknown hoods to explore, then hit the trail again. It's a gray area as to the legality if the motors running, I just try to use common sense and pedal when I'm near folks. I don't do traffic at all, it's side streets or the side walk [on major thoroughfares] to get to where I'm going. Only exception is the secondary arterials where there's a dedicated bike lane. Usually cars respect that.

 

[KCvale]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008KUXRAW

8.8A 4.2V LI battery, charger, and CREE T6 1200 Lumen LED headlight and mount <$20.
I love these type of lights, especially the strobe function for daylight riding.