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This is what I'm after except with 2 wheels instead of 4.

Have you thought about leaving the packs on and charging them on the scooter?

I noticed this scooter is really rough. Have you thought about strapping your batteries in? The reason you might have breaks is due to the clips holding them in, they may not be up to the task due to the vibration. If you hold them in with perhaps velcro straps, or 3D print some sort of...

I know of the dirt surfer, That's part of what inspired me along with this.. The problem with both of those designs is how complex it is to build to get the same result. My idea is intended to keep the dust on a CNC mill.

Hi, I was thinking about building this, was wondering if there's a good reason nobody makes these... It has a castor wheel in the front, you lean to turn, seems like it should work as the weight of the rider tries to keep the wheel straight naturally, but perhaps this makes it impossible to...

How is your scooter holding up?

Im too scared to do 30 but its capable. I have gotten to 20 on very smooth road. Unfortunately it doesnt have amazing torque, it easily gets overwhelmed because the controller is designed to use with a hall sensor it'll jam up. I wonder if i could add regen braking to the fender brake with...

Hi, long time follower first time poster. I just turned a Razor into an electric scooter. Right now it's using a 60v 4AH battery pack from Walmart for $60 and a $200 scooter kit from L-Faster. The kit is an 8in 45mm 48v wheel and a 60v controller (100v capacitors) and throttle with LED...

What about 24v Kobalt batteries, I think they're the best bang for the buck. A 2Ah version is $20 in my area. They have $20 off $100 so that' could make them $16 a piece meaning $.33 per wh. They also have adapters on thingiverse to use them with other brand tools like Makita drills. Quick...