Turnigy HXT Powered Custom Cruiser Worklog

[barryfzr]

wow what a huge thread gotta admit I jumped 70 or so pages.

Sorry if I'm butting in

I think I'm gonna have to give this whole e-bike thing a go with a cruiser like Aussiejesters (looks great)

Could you give us a coupla pointers?

Looks like matts rc drive system is the way to go?
Could anyone (roughly) break down the costs for me (I can do the currency conversion thing)?
AussieJ if you improved your bike what direction would you go?
Could you point me to any other information sources?

cheers +++ sorry for the mild hijack

Barry

[liveforphysics]

Check out his new build thread if you want to see what he would do to improve things.

2-speed tranny? Check
High performance re-wound motor? Check
Better handling frame geometry? Check
Loads better performing fork? Check

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=20588

[Hyena]

And in keeping with the previous racer/ricer comments in that thread, the answer to how much it costs is "more than you can afford pal"
The cost of raw materials to make the bike is relatively cheap but the dozens and dozens of hours Kim spend hand fabricating all the the parts would cost a fortune if you had to have them custom made.

[liveforphysics]

And in keeping with the previous racer/ricer comments in that thread, the answer to how much it costs is "more than you can afford pal"
The cost of raw materials to make the bike is relatively cheap but the dozens and dozens of hours Kim spend hand fabricating all the the parts would cost a fortune if you had to have them custom made.

Agreed.
The price is brutal.

First, you need to break your spine, sacrifice the ability to walk, be in pain and/or high 24-7. Then you can have a modest disability pension income source to support yourself while getting ~80hrs or so a week of time that you can work on building kick-ass ebike projects without a pesky job schedule getting in the way.

Am I jealous? Maybe a little.

[TPA]

Could you point me to any other information sources?

Here, I'll fix your sentence for you...

Could you point me to THE information source?

...You are already here.

[barryfzr]

Thanks all... I'll check out the other thread

yes Kim has (and is) building an amazing bike here....that grinder work must take ages!

I was just wondering how much the drive train costs from matt .....but I guess I should just mail him.

[TPA]

Entire threads on Matts drive builds, including prices can be found here as well.

Thread is just as impressive as this one...

viewtopic.php?f=28&t=7180&start=0

[dingoEsride]

That was another great race (and wreck) and a lucky escape for "skippy" ..
....but A.J. ...you need to get a second opinion on those new med's of yours...(or were you half way through your daily "Bathurst slab" ration ?)
..the wreck was at the "Chase" . the cutting is half way up the mountain !

I can't believe I missed the race, usually watch 'em all, Lownds and Skaife in a commadore
I prefer the older days when you could tell them apart, looking at more e-bike racing these days but still don't mind v8 racing

and great job on your bike, enjoy the rideZ

[chopper_elec]

Hey Mate,
Just wanted to mention i'm amazed at the workmanship of your build. While i'm only upto page 87 out of 104 (i'm going from page 104 backwards to 1 haha) I am really impressed with the work put into it.