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Lynch Motorcycle |
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As a member of the Battery Vehicle Society, Cedric Lynch wished to build an Electralight vehicle to take part in the Electrathon events organized by the society. Frustrated by the cost and often poor quality of suitable motors, Cedric designed his own motor. The Lemco is now well established as a very efficient and high power-to-weight brushed DC motor and has recently been licensed by Briggs and Stratton. The Lynch Motorcycle is one of the vehicles built by Cedric to take part in Electrathon events. In original specification, running on a single 165 Ah 12 volt battery and with a top speed of 30 mph, the motorcycle was ridden from London to Birmingham (a distance of 125 miles) on a single charge. The specification was later changed to four Optima YellowTop batteries. The top speed was up approximately 65 mph and the range a calculated 80 miles at a constant 40mph. In its latest form it's fitted with 18 100Ah ThunderSky Lithium cells and as a result has shed some 40Kg. Cedric has ridden 400 miles in a day and rode from Honiton to Potters Bar, a journey of 175 miles, on a single charge at an average speed of 50mph. |
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On display at the Brooklands Museum Alterative Power Day |
