20x4 moped style frame?

[ebiketechelp]

I am interested in building a high performance ebike. My ideal frame is the "lyric grafitti x". I want to make it more powerful version of it. It is similar to a super 73. It must have full suspension. Can anyone point me in the direction of some frame options?

 

[neptronix]

High performance in what way, cornering, speed, both?

These really wide tired bikes have extremely poor cornering due to the shape of the tire.. 2.0-2.5" tires are fine for a build that does 60mph.

The particular bike you're mentioning has a pretty small wheelbase and looks like a baby motorcycle. People are more likely to get busted on bikes that look like this.



I'd consider using a downhill bike frame ( usually has a long wheelbase, very stable at speed ) because it doesn't look fast. You are much more likely to get away with a fast bike that doesn't look like a motorcycle... especially if you are pedaling... which the above bike is not setup for ( looks like you can pedal up to 10mph.. )

 

[ebiketechelp]

High performance in what way, cornering, speed, both?

These really wide tired bikes have extremely poor cornering due to the shape of the tire.. 2.0-2.5" tires are fine for a build that does 60mph.

The particular bike you're mentioning has a pretty small wheelbase and looks like a baby motorcycle. People are more likely to get busted on bikes that look like this.

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I'd consider using a downhill bike frame ( usually has a long wheelbase, very stable at speed ) because it doesn't look fast. You are much more likely to get away with a fast bike that doesn't look like a motorcycle... especially if you are pedaling... which the above bike is not setup for ( looks like you can pedal up to 10mph.. )

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Both. I had not thought about the cornering with the big tires. I am not worried about being incognito. I want a long seat like that to squeeze a passenger on sometimes.