Another possible donor bike...

Yeah I'm going with the Mars ME0709 @ 72V, I'm just hoping its big enough to fit my lithiums in... we'll see what the owner says about the sizes. Its still got rego which is a good sign too, you have to pass Rego (road worthiness check) every year here in Sydney.

Those would be perfect if they weren't in Brisbane, my budget is up to $1000 but I would like to be able to see/measure them before I bought them and I don't really know how much shipping would be interstate. Its encouraging to see the kind of sports bike I want for sale though...

Possibly a much more suitable find, almost exactly the same as the El Ninja bike. A 1990 Kawasaki GPX250, could do with more photos but hopefully I can negotiate down to $750 or so.

Mars ME0709 72V 300A PM pancake.

The original bike had 27kW peak (at 11 000 rpm!) and I'll have about 22kW but much more consistently (and with much more torque) so I should be able to match the existing performance especially with light lithiums.

I wonder how much it costs to ship a motorbike interstate? I've seen 3 great bikes in brisbane and 1 in melbourne, but the first bike I linked here sold (I was going to inspect it today =() and the second bike is on the sunshine coast but they decided it would be fun to post it on sydney.gumtree.com!!! Ah well patience, it seems, is required.

I'm also thinking of buying this prius which may slightly postpone the motorbike plans... we'll see what happens.

More commuter style bikes:
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230255235679&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:AU:1123
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250251209083&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:AU:1123
They would probably be great for a 48V conversion but I don't think I will fit 72V worth of batteries in there... Where are all the sports bikes!

OMG i'm like a kid in a candy store! I've had a motorbike search but it wasn't picking any of these up for some reason! I'm currently winning on the gsxr400 with $239

I'm winning at the moment with $495...

VICTORY!!!!! My electric motorbike has officially started for $495!!!