E-S Stealth Electric Bike Owners

[Hyena]

The battery inside: +14

Interesting that the battery got so (relatively) hot.
Did you happen to measure the motor ?

In those temps you could certainly wind the juice up!
Conversely, it was 40 degrees here last week and my controller (not a stealth but handles similar power) that normally only gets mildly warm got so hot I couldn't touch it, and that was taking it fairly easy.

[full-throttle]

Definitely up for a ride. Would be good to get John and perhaps a few other local riders together too. Hopefully *** has dried out now. Maybe midweek sometime if you can get a few hours off work.

Midweek suits me the best. All I need is a couple of days notice

keyne: I'll take a picture next time.

Interesting that the battery got so (relatively) hot.

Prob a combination of internal resistance, thermal mass (they were sitting at +18) and wind shield.

[Kepler]

Interesting ride today.

I have 2 hub motor powered bikes, the Bomber of cause, and a cheap dual suspension mountain bike with a 408, Lyen 12 FET, and 6 x 6S 5000mah Lipos in a 75V 18S 2P config.

Took a mate out for a ride with him on the Bomber and me on the converted MTB. Travelled 27km at a reasonable pace staying within a few metres of each other for the entire ride.

The Bomber used 520 W/hrs for the ride. Surprisingly, the converted MTB which was some 20kg lighter, used 540 W/hrs for the ride. Not quite sure what to conclude from that but one thing is for sure, it shows the big bike is still reasonably efficient.

[knoxie]

That is interesting

I run the BMC geared motors and the X5 I find the X5 to be a little bit more efficient too? on paper it shouldn't be but it is
I would love a bomber!! my lotto dream is a big house in the country with a purpose built track out the back and a stable full of e bikes and e motorbikes I can dream cant I? ha ha.

Love to see some videos of your rides Kepler

Knoxie

[Paul_G]

My Bomber is on order, should be shipped end of march. I may have an Optibike up for sale soon or not....time will tell. Lets hope it can pass for a normal bike in NYC....lol

If I order a 2nd battery for long trips would it be possible to carry it on a rack?

Does any one know the weight of a new factory battery?

Thanks

Paul G

[Paul_G]

one other question....is there a way to mount a kick stand on a Bomber?

Thanks
Paul G

[Dlogic]

Hey Paul,

i´m in the process of mounting a kick stand on my bomber. I´ve just ordered the necessary components. Since my bomber is used mainly to commute i always ran into the problem that the stationary bike stands, that we have around the city, are not wide enough for it´s tires. So instead of looking around for a light post, fence, etc... i´ve decided to build a stand in my machine shop. Hopefully i´ve got everything ready in a week or two. I´ll post some pics of course then.

[Kepler]

My Bomber is on order, should be shipped end of march. I may have an Optibike up for sale soon or not....time will tell. Lets hope it can pass for a normal bike in NYC....lol

If I order a 2nd battery for long trips would it be possible to carry it on a rack?

Does any one know the weight of a new factory battery?

Thanks

Paul G

Dont know the exact weight but I would estimate the battery is around 12kg (26 lb) Need a decent rack for that. The Bomber really doesn't lend itself for the attachment of a rack anyway. Also its not quite a swap a go install. Not hard but not something you would normally do on the side of the road.

[Kepler]

Hey Paul,

i´m in the process of mounting a kick stand on my bomber. I´ve just ordered the necessary components. Since my bomber is used mainly to commute i always ran into the problem that the stationary bike stands, that we have around the city, are not wide enough for it´s tires. So instead of looking around for a light post, fence, etc... i´ve decided to build a stand in my machine shop. Hopefully i´ve got everything ready in a week or two. I´ll post some pics of course then.

Make sure you post some pictures. Would be a good addition for people using the Bomber as a commuter.

[Jetman]

Hello All,

I need to select my color scheme. For some reason, I can't look at all the pictures earlier in the thread and there is a dirth of painted stealth pictures online.

Question for you all:
- Is anyone unhappy with how the bike looks after a particular color scheme?
- What are new owners getting?

I guess I want it to be subdued/understated so as to not attract attention in and of itself, but I also want it to look cool. My initial plan was to paint it similar to F-15E Strike Eagles, a dark grey color. Now I'm thinking that might be too subdued/boring. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Jetman

[Paul_G]

In the USA I'm told you can get the bike in black or in white....that's it here.

Paul G

[Dlogic]

Probably nothing new to the pro´s here, but i thought that i´d post it anyways.

After 1780 exciting kilometers with the bomber it was time to realign the rear wheel. For perfect results you normally do this with the bare rim. Well, i was a bit lazy. The weather was perfect and so why spend more time then really necessary in the basement?

The rear wheel was placed on a simple wooden stand so it could rotate freely. Now i grabbed myself a dial indicator and an adjustable magnetic stand. The whole thing was attatched via magnet to one side of the swing arm. The really cool thing about that dial is that, when turning the spokes torque nut, you immediately see the direction and amount the wheel is displaced. So yes, by trying to get the most out of this setup, i managed to achive a ridiculous accuracy of 0,08 mm.

The hight displacement can´t be controlled by this method. But if you don´t overtighten some spokes too much this shouldn´t be an issue. It´s essential to keep the wheel centered. I measured that to begin with and did the rest with the dial indicator.

[voicecoils]

After 1780 exciting kilometers with the bomber it was time to realign the rear wheel. For perfect results you normally do this with the bare rim. Well, i was a bit lazy. The weather was perfect and so why spend more time then really necessary in the basement?

That's awesome Dlogic! Using the swingarm as a truing stand And the Stealth swingarms are even more sturdy then my Park Tools pro truing stand

Before you started truing, how was the wheel alignment? The Bomber uses such strong spokes and rim, I bet it was in pretty good shape.

[Factory Phil]

Dlogic,
Lazy as in smart as hell! Great idea, was it a maintenance check since your bike's relatively new, or did those 10ga spokes loosen up a bit?
How do you like the 8 pot brakes...do they feel strong? Make any noise?

You've selected the best options w/ the WB's & 8 pots, that 2011 frame looks bad-ass too! Mine will arrive in a month, same as yours except in Duplex Metropolis Storm Gray. (Though yours in black looks awesome w/ the gold/bronze parts!)

Thx,
Phil from Chicago

[Dlogic]

Thanks for the compliments guys.

The wheel was only disaligned very moderatley. To be exact we´re talking about 0,47 mm. No big deal, but i like things to be as close as possible to perfection. This bike deserves dedication.

With the wheels perfect again and the front and rear lined up, she drives like on rails. I drove down hill just today pedaling really hard. At 83 Km/h i let go of the handelbars. No nervous movement of the front wheel could be noticed. Even when i pushed the handelbar a bit to the side, the bike immediatley went back on it´s course. Now that gives me that extra secure feel. I check the lineup of the wheels sporadically. I´ve noticed that if the´re not inline, then the bike can´t be driven without your hands on the bars.

I got my stand today. It has to be modified from the ground up. Also an angular aluminium adaptor plate will be milled in my machine shop. I´ll post some pictures when i get things going.

[Paul_G]

I made a "Stealth Electric Bikes" group, seemed odd no one had done so yet

In Google groups

the new google groups are EZ to see whats new and navigate.

Paul G

[voicecoils]

I got my stand today. It has to be modified from the ground up. Also an angular aluminium adaptor plate will be milled in my machine shop. I´ll post some pictures when i get things going.

I had a MX stand modified for my Fighter and it turned out reasonably well. I'll take a photo tonight and post it up.

[voicecoils]

I made a "Stealth Electric Bikes" group, seemed odd no one had done so yet

In Google groups

the new google groups are EZ to see whats new and navigate.

Paul G

Cool, what's the link? I searched google groups and couldn't find it.

[Zed]

Hey Guys,

Just saying hi, recently took delivery of a new Stealth Bomber.

I'm based in Melbourne and look forward to sharing some pics with you all.

I've had it for a about a week now and have clocked up over 300kms on it, so having lots of fun.

[Paul_G]

I made a "Stealth Electric Bikes" group, seemed odd no one had done so yet

In Google groups

the new google groups are EZ to see whats new and navigate.

Paul G

Cool, what's the link? I searched google groups and couldn't find it.

The link is:

http://groups.google.com/group/stealth-electric-bikes


Paul G

[knoxie]

Hey Guys,

Just saying hi, recently took delivery of a new Stealth Bomber.

I'm based in Melbourne and look forward to sharing some pics with you all.

I've had it for a about a week now and have clocked up over 300kms on it, so having lots of fun.

Hey Zed

Very nice!! would love to see the pictures and some video? you got a go pro camera? I think they should come as standard on all bombers!! welcome to ES and the best of luck with the bike, I think you are going to love it! they are amazing machines

Knoxie

[Kepler]

Hey Guys,

Just saying hi, recently took delivery of a new Stealth Bomber.

I'm based in Melbourne and look forward to sharing some pics with you all.

I've had it for a about a week now and have clocked up over 300kms on it, so having lots of fun.

Welcome Zed. Good to have another local onboard. What side of town are you on? Easy to clock up the k's on this thing isnt it. I try and leave the car home as much as I can these days.

I will probably clock up about 60km on mine today. Commuting to the office then dropping down at the Stealth factory after lunch for a quick visit.

[voicecoils]

Here is the MX stand I mentioned:

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The top originally looked like a big "H" shape and was cut down so it does not interfere with turning the cranks.

If I need extra stability, when removing the rear wheel for example, clamp the swingarm to the stand.

[full-throttle]

Here's another quick vid



The homemade camera mount wasn't strong enough the camera hit the dirt so hard that the SD card came right out, still good but lost a segment with some dude on a DH bike making a full of himself.. damn.

[Kepler]

Nice video Fullthrottle. Looks like you next to the Yarra. Some great tracks around there.