Recent content by BionicOnion

Yea no doubt I think I'm probably gonna limit bike tires to 2.5-3kw peak which i think should be ok for my application, my concerns were more with life of tire wear, speed safety, and puncture resistance. I do have one im looking that will potentially peak into the mid teens...but maybe just for...

You would need a controller that's suitable at the lower voltage but yes, the motor won't know the difference

Sounds like they are suggesting a jack shaft idea, take the motor to a medium shaft with say a 12/24 sprockets to reduce speed then you can use a different sprocket off the same shaft to drive the wheel. Yeah it's gonna affect range and noise a bit, but it enables more reasonable ratios because...

I actually mounted my battery off a rear rack i built specifically for it instead of on top of the spine (due to no room below) and i can tell you it definitely changed the handling characteristics of my bike. It took me quite a while to get used to it. I don't know how to explain it other than...

No i know the difference amberwolf. The diameter is the same it is a 406 rim, not a 20" moto rim. I measured the width and it's right at 24-25mm inside width, so i can run 20 inch bike tires or 16 inch moto tires. My question is, is it safe to run a 75ishmm wide tire (3 inch wide) on a rim...

Sorry to drag this thread forward 4 pages, so I'm looking at that tire since you recommended it, is there any advantage to it over say a 3-16 moto tires outside of weight savings? I've never seen a speed rating on bike tires and have always been concerned if I can get the power I'd like to hit...

Sounds to me like best bet would be say game on with 20s the whole way around. Ackerman shouldn't change much but I can see caster and toe shifting. But then depending on sai there's a chance of excessive scrub. Ideally I'd like 3 tires all the same so I only need 1 spare. This things going to...

Well, im hoping to be able to run year round. We get snow... a whole freaking bunch, so it almost seems like the slightly taller tire may be preferred at the cost of the extra weight and whatnot... or use the smaller wheels and find some snowmobile skis and run it that way? I live in a area...

Ok, please bear with me. I had about 10 minutes today for a very quick layout for concept. Please excuse the other mess in the garage as well. The rear wheel is just a spare 27.5 inch i had so I used it as a general idea, may go down to 20 inch wheel or 23 inch tire size, I don't know yet. The...

Haha welll that's pretty clear then. Find the right rims for what your trying

No, it is confusing. I know the numbers do not line up. I have 2 20 inch bike wheels which will fit 16 inch moto tires, and i have 2 16 inch bike wheels which line up to fit 12 inch mini moto tires. At least as diameter. Im concerned specifically about bead mounting surface diameter. So will a...

Thank you for your experience and knowledge AW. The 2 donor bikes i have are a 16 inch and a 20 inch so actual rim sizes would line up for a 16 inch moto tire or 12 inch moto tire in terms of rim diameter. My confusion is if the wheels which each only appear to be visually about an inch or so...

Forks and stays are going to be built to whatever size I need. Im just curious if physically they can be mounted safely I have 2 sets of rims i can use from donor bikes, one diameter is good for 12 inch sized tire and the other is a 20inch bike set so 16 inch or fat bike tires, I guess I've...

I will look. Im looking to see if scooter/mini motorcycle tires would fit. Like 120/70r12s lol

So...how do I know how wide a tire I can fit on a rim? Like 120mm on a standard width bmx wheel?