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  1. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    I received a PM from kentlim26 and thought it might best be added to the thread in case it might be found useful for someone starting out, so... My response and finally I hope this is useful for y'all
  2. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Well, haven't I had fun!!! Over a week of tonsillitus. Sorry I didn't reply earlier, but the above turned my brain to mush and I have only just started to return to my usual self. Thanks for the link. I knew I had seen those trikes somewhere before, but couldn't place it. GNG looks like it...
  3. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    The budget is trashed. I really am going to have to sell my Jetta (probably for scrap) to pay for the trike and motor, about $1300. I just hope that I can scrape together enough baksheesh by April or May to complete it so I can go for a ride now and then. After that I might keep my eyes open...
  4. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    dogman is the long-tail the aforementioned frankenbike? and is it something you put together yourself? It looks sturdy and well used, LOTS of cargo space. Glad you showed it. I like the woodgrain. ?:^) I once thought of using wood to build a trike or quad, but wasn’t sure I wanted to have the...
  5. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Life intrudes once more. I went to Home Hardware to see if they could order the Belize Industrial trike if I wanted it. Once before one of the senior staff stated that if their supplier had it they could order it, even if it wasn’t on the HH web site. The person I dealt with before wasn’t in...
  6. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    mark5, I haven't been to the simulator for a while and I see they had added a few motors since then. I tried what you suggested using the BMC V2 torque model, the 36v 14Ah li-ion battery, and the 25A controller a 10% grade and changed the wheel size in successive simulations. I got surprisingly...
  7. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Punx0r, I totally agree about the Lipo being the most cost effective battery available. They may take a bit more fiddling, but that is fine with me. I like to know what's going on in any case. I guess part of me would like to have a monster motor and blow the wheels off the gas quad bikes, but...
  8. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    dogman, you raised some valid points. I am your two hundred pound rider with 125 pounds of cargo every minute of every ride - a bent rim looking for a place to happen. The vague assurance from CT allowed me to continue looking at that, but I was still a little uneasy. I just needed to “hear”...
  9. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Sancho's not to worry, I didn't take it that way. The crack about my puny mind was not in reaction to your comments, but a general statement of frustration with an aging and oxygen starved brain. I appreciate the info and the link to Jeff Peterson's build thread. It will help me clarify some...
  10. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Well fribberty gibbits!!! dogman I am sure glad this came out before I bought the Meridian. Neither the listing at Canadian Tire, nor the pdf Manual that I downloaded mentioned capacity, so I asked on the CT website whether it would hold my weight, and their reply was that it is a “Heavy Duty”...
  11. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Samd, Please be kind and don't highjack my first thread. (the Cromotor Hubzilla might handle more wattage but I think, given equal non-destructive input, my vote goes to the pair of MP3's - not that I really know anything) Dapple? Well Sancho's Horse anyway, Thanks for the link to that build...
  12. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    neptronix, thanks for chiming in. I had my suspicions, but the price is a little stiff for me - not that it's overly expensive, just hard for me to come up with and still afford batteries. All in all, it looks like I may have to wait longer if cell-man doesn't have a solution in my price range...
  13. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Well... life intrudes. ddk I am really jealous. Belize is a Canadian company, but they charge us almost 50% more. The Justwin is $2995 - 3195 here, shipping is about the same as yours $200 then we add 15% sales tax to both ($479) for a total of $3674. I've been all over the Belize site and...
  14. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Whoo, so many answers. dogman, the driveway isn't a real problem as I will likely keep the trike in the basement when not in use. If I can't find anything within my budget, I'll just have to wait it out and get something later on when I've saved some more. I guess I can wait if it's really...
  15. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    recumbent, I've been checking the lists and have seen nothing close enough that it wouldn't have to be shipped/trucked in at way too much for my budget. I guess I have slowly been coming to the conclusion that I either need a geared motor and/or perhaps a mid like ddk put together (with some...
  16. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Thanks Mark5, I did find the site through info found here, of course, but hadn't gotten around to more than a superficial once-over. Maybe I should send an enquiry.
  17. mpease

    An introduction + Finding a motor with Torque

    Hi All; (Long winded warning) My name’s Mark and I live in hilly Nova Scotia, Canada. I am looking for some information on the torque from the Golden Motor Pro 901, MP2, MP3 26 inch front kits; as well as, any other motor that has a lot of torque. This will be my first build and there is no...
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