The speaker, Oscar García, an electromechanical engineer from the Tijuana Institute of Technology, shares his journey of converting a 1979 Yamaha motorcycle from a gasoline-powered to an electric one. The motorcycle, which he found in a junkyard, originally had a 750 cc engine.
García's project began in 2017 and involved disassembling the motorcycle and removing all its components. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system, two deep cycle batteries of 12 volts each, a Curtis controller, a twist potentiometer, and other accessories.
The motorcycle was then installed with the components collected over the last few months. The motorcycle was then taken to a safe place to work on it. The main components of the motorcycle were collected, including a 24 volt system
1. The speaker is Oscar García, an electromechanical engineer from the Tijuana Institute of Technology in Mexico.
2. Oscar García found a 1979 Yamaha motorcycle that he's been storing for a few months.
3. The motorcycle originally had a 750 cc engine and Oscar plans to convert it to electric operation.
4. The project has been in preparation for the year 2017 and Oscar has finally had a few days free to begin the conversion.
5. The motorcycle will have a 24-volt system and Oscar already has two deep-cycle batteries of 12 volts each at 110 amps.
6. Oscar has a Curtis controller that he has already used in other projects, a twist potentiometer, a special potentiometer for motorcycles, and some other accessories for installation.
7. Oscar plans to replace the Fraser coffee-type seat on the motorcycle.
8. Oscar found a 24-volt electric motor with 4,000 revolutions and 4 poles that he plans to use for the electric motorcycle.
9. The advantage of the motor is that it is direct current, making it a good purchase price.
10. Oscar has been machining parts behind the scenes that he will need to mechanically adapt to the motorcycle.
11. Oscar and his team have been working on the project for a few nights and have assembled all the components on the motorcycle.
12. Oscar has wired the main power connections from the controller to the motor using cables from previous projects.
13. The team has placed the accelerator and connected the potentiometer cables to the controller.
14. The team has connected the positive power cables and placed the security elements.
15. Oscar has used a button that he is going to find a way to place in the gas tank.
16. Oscar has used a shell in oid that is activated at 12 volts and a fuse that he is going to look for a way to place.
17. The team has made all the electrical adjustments for the control and ignition button.
18. Oscar plans to test the performance of the motorcycle by going through the entire Tijuana River area.
19. Oscar's friend Carlo will be driving a common gasoline motorcycle for comparison.
20. The team will start by widening and will go through Paso de los Heroes until they reach the Paseo cut.
21. Oscar has a charger which is 24 volts 30 amps and which allows a relatively fast charge of approximately 3.5 hours for charging a bank of two batteries or two 12-volt units.
22. The charger transforms the energy to 24 volts and the batteries are charged using two simple clamps.
23. Oscar is saving fuel and using solar panels to charge the motorcycle.
24. Oscar hopes that with the video, people will be inspired to replicate what he demonstrates.
25. Oscar believes that it's possible to make sustainable transportation with used components.