How it was made (ELMOTO HR3 by TZprojects)

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HOW IT WAS MADE!

ELMOTO HR3

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2 First meeting at IDBike GmbH

(Stuttgart) to draft the HR3

3…and this is how the HR3 should look like!....

#vamos!!

4 Defining both shape and capacity of the battery pack. We work for that with Panasonic 18650 cylindrical cells

(up there is a Macbook Air)

5 First TZ´ internal team meeting: frame geometry, swing-arm shape and battery positioning were fixed on that time!

6 3d shaping the HR3. It looks promising, doesn't it?

7 Wheels, suspensions, and first fairings were added to the assembly... Style must be improved though!!!

8 ...and here is it: design almost ready by Juli 31st. Some details still unclear, but project timing was under control !!

9 What about if I tell you… that these profiles are going to be an impressive swing arm? It is hard to believe, isn't it? We and Dmotorwill show you how we did!

10Here we show you the swing arm rear ends. We decided to machine them from an aluminum block instead of forging them.... decision was clear, since we are prototyping to deadline! It looks awesome, doesn't it!

11 Here it is: first aluminum swing-arm coming out from our HR3 welding tooling! Great job! Now we need two units more!!

12 First frame being welded. This welding tooling enables us to get high dimension accuracy, not only for prototypes, but for later batches too.

13 On the meantime, our colleagues at Materialise(Belgium) started shipping out first rapid prototyping parts! Here come the (3) saddle bases, delivered directly to our saddle supplier Manufacturas GES in Ermua (Spain)! The dark one has being made in TUSK tech, since it was intended to be assembled into a functional prototype unit.

14 There it comes! We introduce you our portable battery pack.... Key features include: portable, 20Ah, 48V, 7,5kg...

15 Fairings have just arrived, with a perfect fit! Let's fix them to the frame, ... it might be tricky, we know it!

16 Saddles have just arrived while we were getting the frames ready. Thanks manufacturas GES for your great job and JIT delivery!

17 Last weld spots and sparks to have it done! HR3 is almost ready!

18 This is ready!, now it is time to dismount all parts and send them back for painting!It is the time for MotoDisseny to deliver!

19 Metal parts are back from painting! We can start the final assembly!

20 HR3 arrives in Stuttgart!, where colour and trim will be performed by ELMOTO. At that standpoint we started imagine how a "sport" version should look like!.... HR3s!

21 The HR3 was first unveiled in Intermot 2013. Its saddle opening lever was a great surprise! It makes sense when changing your portable batteries!

22 Have you ever seen a nicer dashboard?, What a good job from our ELMOTO colleagues. This HR3 really deserves it!

23 Have you ever seen a nicer dashboard?, What a good job from our ELMOTO colleagues. This HR3 really deserves it!

24 After Intermot our client asked us how a “sporty version” of the HR3 should look like! Well, i reckon this was not difficult to "dream"! Only one remark: we had just 30 days to do it!

25Handcraft assembling a rear 17" motorcycle rim (from MORAD)with a HR3 in-hub motor

26You see here our USD Paioli fork,& OLLE shock absorber. Once we got them from our suppliers it was a kids game to install them on our frame. Steering column diameter was the only difference between HR3 & HR3s frames, due to the wider bearings on the later one!

27…and here comes a nice rear shock absorber with piggy back from OLLE!

ELMOTO was undoubtedly surprised with this gadget! ... and what about you?

Send us your comments anytime to @TraZeless We'll be happy to reply!

28Headlight ready! I tell you a secret: our partner VOLTA shared with us this headlight unit! ..and it really suits our HR3s! TZanks Marc B. for that!

29Rapid prototyping parts again from Materialise, painting from MotoDisseny, and decals from Z&R

TZ handled these ingredients with special detail care, ...how else!!

3029. "...The job is done! Hurry up, take it out, take some quick pictures before the transport arrives!...”.

31Destination: EICMA 2012

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ELMOTO HR3s booth atEICMA 2012 in Milan (ITALY)

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HR-3s

to Xavier B., Bachi, Sven, Maxl & Björn, Juan, Jordi & Marc, Martín , Marta & BARt, Bartolomé, Juan Antonio, Pere & Ricard, Jordi, Ginés & David, Marc B.,

Xavier P., Pepe, Jaume, Manel & Xavi

Inocencio González (Tzprojects)

TZANKS

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