Recent content by huskydave

That still looks like a nice bike. If you sell it you can look for something stiffer. The money I spent on a full suspension frame was well spent. When I added the 170mm + travel front fork, disk brake and dialed it all in I have a very forgiving bike. I use about 4" of travel just on heavy...

I think your frame is flexing and this is effecting your handling. Unless you upgrade the frame their is little you can do. I had this problem with my original bike it only had front suspension. I looked for a bike with a solid wide heavy rear swingarm and it helped a lot but it still has a bit...

92km/h is a farcry from 113km/h. If I wanted to go over 100 I would build a streamliner. When you start going 60mph+ aerodynamics plays a big part. I don't think it would be hard with a low profile trike they have a lot less drag than an ordinary bike.

I can trust you, but we both know that after 80km/h it takes 125+v and 50a+ to get past 85 km/h with 1 x5303 hint hint... to get 100k/h + you would almost need double what I had. I think it can be done with enough batteries/controllers but it would require 2x 50a+ controllers 2x x5303 motors...

Well I have been fooling around at the local skatepark. I was doing some vert and hitting some piramids and pulling huge 70 foot e-wheelies and I was going down some stairs when I thought it would be cool to go up some stairs, I made it the first time at 40km/h but @ 50+ no! hahaha bent the rim...

I will add this: I was foolish and wanted a (power) bike. I bought a x5 and spent over 1000 dollars on lithium batteries from ebikes.ca. Guess what they were supposed to be 12ah batteries they cut out at 9ah each. I bought a 48a digital crystalyte controller (great controller by the way 4110...

I think it is possible but... I have been north of 80km/h and my controller blew last year, I lost all use of one 36v lithium pack and I wasted a lot of money pushing the limits. If it is true both motors would be very hot after that run. If you run any x5 over 80v you are pushing it imo. I...

I am glad you are ok. From your pictures If I had to guess why the wires are spun, it looks as if they were pushed into the spokes because it is wrapped outside the fork. If the axle spun it would have come loose and would most likely be wrapped around the inside part of your axle. I would bet...

Imo you can use an aluminium frame provided both dropouts are made of steel. The bike I ride is aluminum except for a heavy rear steel swingarm and it had a cheap steel suspension fork on the front before I bought a very heavy duty front fork for it.

I am a licenced machinist and times are tough. Who would be interested in a 100v stable x5 motor. I am thinking of machining two side covers with possibly an air compressor to cool it or a non conductive oil based solution that would have special fins machined into the side covers. If their is...

Here are my thoughts. I had 2 vee brakes last year and when properly adjusted they worked fine, even from 80km/h to dead stop but they need adjusting almost every day when used with an ebike: pros - cheap easy to change pads and little to go wrong cons - lots of brake fade, need to be replaced...

It is good that you salvaged most of your bike. If your motor is rebuilt (new bearings/axle) it should be good as new. For everyone else: use a helmet please it can and will save your life. If you riding over 20mph get a good motorcycle helmet, it may be overkill but it is more than enough to...

In my opinion the money spent on the extra motor/controller is better spent on batteries. If a bike has all that extra weight it will not handle very well. If I was you I would just upgrade the batteries/controller or build a second bike.

needwheels: don't ever debate wearing a helmet. I have been saved some serious pain by wearing one. I also suggest wearing a motorcycle helmet. They can handle an impact at ebike speeds. I picked up a lowcut motorcycle helmet for around $50.00. It has some battlescars on it that would have...

Glad to hear you are ok, bikes can be replaced. I am very careful when I ride my bike because people don't always see you coming. I have had to avoid people hitting me about 4 times in the last two years. I hope you heal up quickly. I blew a tire @ 30mph last year and I had bad roadrash on my...