Hi.
This is my first post - I’ve never ridden an electric bike or an electric dirt bike so please go easy on me.
I’ll try to keep this as straight to the point - here is my performance criteria:
Range - 15 km
Top speed on flat terrain - 25 km/hr would be fine with me
Climbing ability - biggest elevation change on property is 60m over a 1 km trail.
And finally - I don’t want to sweat - if I sweat on my way to my hunting stand I’ll be freezing my but off in an hour.
The preferred option I’m looking at is mounting a KunRay 3000w - 72v motor (direct drive) onto something like an old Honda CR80 dirt bike (I’m 5’6” and 170 lbs). I’m thinking I can make this happen for around $1500 Main concern with this option would be not enough power to get up the hill without pedal assist.
My 2nd option is throwing a 750 or 1000 w mid drive kit onto a cheap mountain bike - I’m thinking $1500-2000. My main concern for this build would be getting up the hill without breaking a sweat.
Please keep in mind I’m looking for advice on what would best meet my criteria as opposed to what would be the best all around bike someone else would want to build. Also this would 100% be on private land so street legal is of zero concern.
Thanks in advance for all thoughts and opinions.
This is my first post - I’ve never ridden an electric bike or an electric dirt bike so please go easy on me.
I’ll try to keep this as straight to the point - here is my performance criteria:
Range - 15 km
Top speed on flat terrain - 25 km/hr would be fine with me
Climbing ability - biggest elevation change on property is 60m over a 1 km trail.
And finally - I don’t want to sweat - if I sweat on my way to my hunting stand I’ll be freezing my but off in an hour.
The preferred option I’m looking at is mounting a KunRay 3000w - 72v motor (direct drive) onto something like an old Honda CR80 dirt bike (I’m 5’6” and 170 lbs). I’m thinking I can make this happen for around $1500 Main concern with this option would be not enough power to get up the hill without pedal assist.
My 2nd option is throwing a 750 or 1000 w mid drive kit onto a cheap mountain bike - I’m thinking $1500-2000. My main concern for this build would be getting up the hill without breaking a sweat.
Please keep in mind I’m looking for advice on what would best meet my criteria as opposed to what would be the best all around bike someone else would want to build. Also this would 100% be on private land so street legal is of zero concern.
Thanks in advance for all thoughts and opinions.