Converting 500XL Honda to electric bike? tips?

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Halloes!

Is it a bad idea? Please speak up now?



SO I got a nicely refurbished Honda 7 years ago with dead engine. Needs piston kit and and and. Cant say I am motivated much to ride a old underpowered semi scrambler. But making it electric may just do the trick.
So I see on Aliexpress 3000W kits where the motor is in the hub, controllers and all for around R23k. Will this do the trick? How much am I missing?

My inspiration is this latest vid by Fortnine

[youtube]https://youtu.be/O2zlYpy6QCM[/youtube]


And I also add a pic of bike in question.
(Background, I have a 2012 300 2T KTM I am not using much, this I will use. I can probably get R30k for it so can spend that on this nice red electric little runaround.)
 

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