I'm sorry, but I believe this guy is nuts! He says it will go "up to 30 miles" on a charge and it takes 4 -6 HOURS to charge the batteries! That only 5 to 6 miles for every hour of charge; oh what fun! Also, this thing has been used 2 seasons and needs 4 $180 batteries; thats $720 worth of batteries every 2 years (not to mention the environmantal impact of battery disposal). He doesn't mention how many miles (not counting the mileage already on the bike using the engine) he put on $720 worth of batteries, but when you consider he spends an HOUR charging the batteries for every 5 or 6 miles he cannot be racking up many miles. Then he brags that it uses only about 25 cents per charge. You can drive a real KZ650 a bunch of miles on $720 worth of gas. He spent $2500 and "countless hours" building this mess. Why didn't he just rehab the KZ650? It would have been far more cost effective, been a heck of a lot faster and more fun (64 HP vs his 15 HP electric), and had more resale value if he ever got tired of it. Electricity is great for computers and refrigerators, but not motorcycles.
1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
