First Ride: Yamaha RS125 Electric Conversion 4K

Описание: First Ride: Yamaha RS125 Electric Conversion 4K

This video is all about the home conversion of a Yamaha RS125 two stroke to a 10kW e-Motorcycle by Andi Heini of ‪@andiskleinewerkstatt‬

Andi is my brother in law, and has been a keen motorcyclist all his life, crossing the Sahara, riding around South America, and tinkering with motorcycles. He's recently completed a project to convert a Yamaha RS125 to an electric motorcycle and has successfully registered it for road use in Switzerland.

He's done all the work himself, including building the battery pack using a spot welder made from the inner workings of a microwave oven... if you think this is unlikely, please check out his video on it:
   • Build Li-Ion battery pack 3kWh for electri...  

He's also done some other content on things like the bench test of the motor and controller:
   • Golden Motor HPM-10KW and Kelly KLS7250D b...  

I called in to see the family on my way back from EICMA in November, and despite it being a cold and wet day, and me being ill-equipped for the conditions, I took the bike out for a spin. #spolieralert it was really fun despite the weather and I can't wait to have another go in the dry.

Thanks for watching.

#yamaha #yamahars125 #emotorcycle #electricmotorcycle #testride #firstridereview #rs125

00:00 Introduction
00:57 Walkround the bike
02:27 Andi's extra thoughts
05:07 First Ride
09:00 Motorway
11:00 Twisties
13:50 Halfway thoughts
15:09 The ride back
17:20 Conclusion