My drive is being designed with David's motor in mind. However, David is also designing his motor with my drive in mind. So, I gave him the screw spacing I would like and shaft length.
The drive will work with a number of readily available RC motors.
The only "Perfect" RC motor for this that is currently available would be the Plettenberg. But at $1,100 who really wants to buy one (other than those of us who are insane and really impatient for the best)?
I wish this stuff was easier to adapt to bike use. But, we are close, very close. The ideal setup would be an Astro Flight twist throttle, running a Castle SHV200 ESC, into a motor like David is making, with a silent reduction drive.
My recumbent is close to my ideal. Heck, if I could pull 160 to 180 amps through my HV110, I would be happy as a pig in slop! The "Perfect" system can be setup right now. The problem is price. There are a couple $1,000+ ESCs that work for this, and a couple $1,000+ motors. But, the ideal setup should be available to the average Joe. I am thinking as long as you can setup a 4,000 watt drive for $1,000 (motor, ESC, and reduction), that is ideal.
Anyway, I am doing some programming on the drive unit today.
I highly doubt there will be much R&D needed with the reduction unit. I have already learned what I need to know with my recumbent. I am, essentially, using the same rough drive setup in a very compact, variable layout structure. But, all the components have proven themselves. I have 600 miles on my recumbent so far.
Matt
Matt