Crystalyte 5404 / 5403 UPGRADED! LAST CALL

[Hyena]

Does that mean that they are essentially all done and its just shipping now ???

Sadly not, they've done some but not all, and now they're breaking for 2 weeks for chinese new year.
I had one expressed to me ahead of the rest but the whole order won't hit the sea for another 2 weeks unfortunately.
I'll post an update when that happens.

Roger, I'll sell you mine for 5 grand
They're all spoken for and chances are you won't see these for sale again for a looong time if at all. It took us months and months of pooling our global resources to make this happen and now all those people have motors on the way

[itchynackers]

Hyena, any reports on kv number etc...? Does it have all the parts we expect?

[Andje]

I bet we could still xpress ship kenny a digital camera before they ship! Then maybe we could all see some pictures? For me that would be almost as good as having the damn thing .

[ROG130]

hyena when you get your new hub i want so see lots and lots of your fab videos flat out top speed of course and its about time you got that oriental chap to race you hope your getting better you will beat the big c with hyena power

[Hyena]

Hyena, any reports on kv number etc...? Does it have all the parts we expect?

No reports as yet, I haven't had a chance to fire it up.
The motor I have is the HI40 - not the 5400 that most people are after. For those that aren't thrashing these to the limit I think the HI40 will actually be the better all round motor.

Then maybe we could all see some pictures? For me that would be almost as good as having the damn thing .

Here's a pic of the new 40mm motor (again not the 5400)
But proof they are making SOME sort of bigger motor!

hyena when you get your new hub i want so see lots and lots of your fab videos

Rest assured, there will be videos of me tearing it up as soon as I'm able

[ryan]

Bump. Any word on shipping?

[methods]

Yea - they shipped them to my house on accident.......

-methods

[Hyena]

The Aussie side of the order should be ready to ship by now - I emailed Kenny last week and got no reply
I'll email him again now and try and get an update.
I wouldn't be surprised if they got sent to methods by mistake, though I expect them to show up in Austria instead of Australia!

[Deutch420]

recent email from Max:

"hi all,
just got word that in fact the motors are in port china,,,set to sail feb 22,,,,the ports are busy which is why there is such a delay,,,,"

[Tincan]

No reply from him yet Hyena?

[Hyena]

OK the motors are ready to ship, apparently he's just waiting on 24" rims which have been out of stock since before xmas. How it takes more than 2 months to get these is beyond me...
He said if I have them laced to 26" rims instead he can do that straight away and get them off in the next few days.
I'm sick of waiting so I'm happy to settle for a 26" wheel for now, I can get it relaced later if needs be.
Hobbit and Oldhaq you guys also had 24" requests - do you want to go with 26" or would you rather bare motors and chase up your own rims locally ?
Let me know asap so I can get this order on the high seas.

[Philistine]

OK the motors are ready to ship, apparently he's just waiting on 24" rims which have been out of stock since before xmas. How it takes more than 2 months to get these is beyond me...
He said if I have them laced to 26" rims instead he can do that straight away and get them off in the next few days.
I'm sick of waiting so I'm happy to settle for a 26" wheel for now, I can get it relaced later if needs be.
Hobbit and Oldhaq you guys also had 24" requests - do you want to go with 26" or would you rather bare motors and chase up your own rims locally ?
Let me know asap so I can get this order on the high seas.

I read an article yesterday that said 24inch rims are totally illegal in Australia now. Deadset. If you guys don't agree to get this goddamn snake filled plane off the runway (I realise it is a boat, f&ck you) without your 24 inch rims, I will cut you, and I will report you and your 24 inch illegal rims to the police. Just do what the crazy Chinese hubmaker says, and accept a 26 inch rim for gods sake.

I am getting so excited I have stopped making any sense. THank you baby jesus Hyena. I need this motor bad.....

[Hyena]

Yeah I saw that article too about 24" rims being outlawed. As such, anyone who wants a 24" rim will now have to pay the black market price of $200 per rim and $4 per 24" spoke. These shorter spokes are clearly dangerous in the wrong hands as they can be more easily concealed by evil doers.

If by some miracle these motors land within 5 weeks I could hand deliver yours Phil, I'll be in Canberra for a conference on the weekend of 31st of March. I'll probably bring one of my bikes anyway to duck out in my spare time and check out the new surroundings.

[Hobbit]

Outlawed!?! Wtf! Yes bare motor will be fine. I might start printing 26 inch rim stickers for 24 inch rims.. with a pickie of a big male chicken on it.... Yeah, that'd be awesome....

[methods]

[quote="Philistine"][/quote]

lol....


-methods

[Philistine]

by some miracle these motors land within 5 weeks I could hand deliver yours Phil, I'll be in Canberra for a conference on the weekend of 31st of March. I'll probably bring one of my bikes anyway to duck out in my spare time and check out the new surroundings.

Definately let me know, you will have to come past my place and see Philistine Labs (AKA my garage).

[oldhaq]

Can I think about for a few days
































only kiddin'
A bare motor can still work, hell I don't even have a bike lined up to put it on yet

[Hyena]

only kiddin'
A bare motor can still work,

Heh well played, you had me there for a second! When I saw the top of your post I wondered how I'd politely reply "no you can't fu%king think about it!"
I'll email Kenny now and tell him to box that shiz up and get it moving

[Tincan]

OK the motors are ready to ship, apparently he's just waiting on 24" rims which have been out of stock since before xmas. How it takes more than 2 months to get these is beyond me...
He said if I have them laced to 26" rims instead he can do that straight away and get them off in the next few days.
I'm sick of waiting so I'm happy to settle for a 26" wheel for now, I can get it relaced later if needs be.
Hobbit and Oldhaq you guys also had 24" requests - do you want to go with 26" or would you rather bare motors and chase up your own rims locally ?
Let me know asap so I can get this order on the high seas.

I read an article yesterday that said 24inch rims are totally illegal in Australia now. Deadset. If you guys don't agree to get this goddamn snake filled plane off the runway (I realise it is a boat, f&ck you) without your 24 inch rims, I will cut you, and I will report you and your 24 inch illegal rims to the police. Just do what the crazy Chinese hubmaker says, and accept a 26 inch rim for gods sake.

I am getting so excited I have stopped making any sense. THank you baby jesus Hyena. I need this motor bad.....

frocking LOL!!!

I just peed a little!

[Tincan]

Any news / progress?

[Hyena]

http://youtu.be/yOWK7Tam01M?t=9s

[Tincan]

Giddy up!

Any eta?

[Hyena]

They only left just this week so I guess around 6 weeks ? Once they hit our shores I'll know they're only a few days off getting through customs etc.

Now, the next issue - collecting it all from the dock. Anyone in Sydney got a small truck or big van I can borrow ?! There'a 3-4 cubic metres worth and I don't think my little box trailer is going to cut it...

[deepfraught]

Trisled ute? You can fit 4 hub motors to it and a few batteries to haul the load

[methods]

I have picked up a few loads at the doc....

The first time I made a spreadsheet that took the individual hub box dimensions and solved the "nap sack problem" by finding the smallest rental truck that would perfectly fit all the boxes (by computing every different way of stacking them)

The second time I just ordered the largest truck

Next time?
hmmm... gas is super expensive - but if you show up acting like an amateur (with too small of a truck) the guys at the warehouse will eat you alive. I would not consider taking two trips... get it all at once or bust. Things get "lost" pretty easy around there. If I had to do it in 2 or 3 loads I would take it all from the warehouse and stack it on the side of the road. Leave a buddy there to watch and make your trips.

Good luck!

-methods