BBSxx bash plates

[JayCee]

Hey BBSxx owners - have any of you guys mounted up a protective bash plate under the drive unit / front sprocket? Are there any plates that are commercially available, or am I going to be in the plate fabrication business? My property (along with pretty much the rest of NH) is a boulder field, and I know I'd never even consider riding my dirt bike without a good bash plate protecting the cradle and engine.

Thx

 

[JayCee]

Hey BBSxx owners - have any of you guys mounted up a protective bash plate under the drive unit / front sprocket? Are there any plates that are commercially available, or am I going to be in the plate fabrication business? My property (along with pretty much the rest of NH) is a boulder field, and I know I'd never even consider riding my dirt bike without a good bash plate protecting the cradle and engine.

Really? Nobody??

OK - let me rephrase the question: Has anyone who runs a Bafang mid-drive ever sustained any damage due to smashing the exposed motor into something, like a log or a boulder?

 

[Samd]

No never!

 

[alfantastic]

Hey BBSxx owners - have any of you guys mounted up a protective bash plate under the drive unit / front sprocket? Are there any plates that are commercially available, or am I going to be in the plate fabrication business? My property (along with pretty much the rest of NH) is a boulder field, and I know I'd never even consider riding my dirt bike without a good bash plate protecting the cradle and engine.

Thx

I have not got a bash plate on the underside of my BBS02, but my riding is not too extreme. I can see the need for some sort of protection where the cables exit the controller though. I think all it needs is a piece of rubber or plastic to act as a guard, to stop the cables from getting snagged or crushed on extreme terrain.

The worst that could happen is replacement of the controller if the cables do get damaged.

 

[LyonNightroad]

I suspect that the downtube would get dented and snap before the bbs would fold.

 

[Alan B]

Folks have fabricated bash rings, look on ES.

 

[Dogboy1200]

Waynebergman built a sweet one https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=74706

 

[Animalector]

Really? Nobody??

OK - let me rephrase the question: Has anyone who runs a Bafang mid-drive ever sustained any damage due to smashing the exposed motor into something, like a log or a boulder?

I have... Bottomed out after a drop, hit a rick, impacted the controller housing, controller blew blue phase. unknown cause so far (aside from I bottomed out...)

 

[Lurkin]

Added to the list.... https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=84336&p=1249308#p1249308

 

[alfantastic]

Not done this personally, but I have seen one bike with one of these attached, so that it protects the underside and cabling of the BBSxx.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=MUCKY+NUTZ+GUT+FENDER&_sacat=0