skeetab5780
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This is basically just a really cheap build so I can test out the new Denzel 4 speed gearbox drive. I found many very expensive options for frames with the E22 Honda mount, some street legal/some not. And none of them seemed well suited for my needs so I decided to buy a very cheap taotao DB17 dirt bike frame and adapt my own used bike parts to get the thing rolling just so I can get a sense of how this new drive will be on the road.
![kpp-04.jpg kpp-04.jpg](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146191-df0254b150e0a962f40d2b70ef971827.jpg)
![dgb-01.png dgb-01.png](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146190-ae7289db45bf7ca4540d5a6cf9df1387.jpg)
![125taotaoframe.jpg 125taotaoframe.jpg](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146189-5e7862466a5f58d953113861c4e5ac61.jpg)
If perhaps I really like the Denzel drive I may possibly get a dual sport motorcycle and weld some mounts up for it after ripping the gas engine out to make a street commuter. But this will cost a pretty penny so I want to cover my bases before I get in too deep!
I already have a ton of 18650 batteries so getting the 72v to feed it is taken care of
![IMG_3330.JPG IMG_3330.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146188-17c4f82666f4ae23c1cf472838083a01.jpg)
I will need to confirm that the motor will run on a sine wave controller which I think it will being related the the D4500 but im not 100% sure. I would like to use the KLS series from Kelly I already own it and it will be easy for auto detection of motor halls
If not I have a KBS series I can also use
Obviously these controllers are more power than the drive states it needs, but id rather more than less and dial it down by programming
![IMG_1980.JPG IMG_1980.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146187-c02a1e72dbbfb6486cc42f24333642d6.jpg)
Thanks to efMX Trials Electric Freeride for all the help in selecting parts to get me started
and thanks Teslanv for the dropouts that will likely get welded to my swingarm in about a week
Here are pictures of me unboxing the Denzel drive, it came in about a week which is fast! Alex always sends me things in a prompt fashion
![IMG_3484.JPG IMG_3484.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146186-451f587b910d0b1bde9a374a71190332.jpg)
![IMG_3485.JPG IMG_3485.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146185-bd3439455a4f8402c7e63d682fe8e793.jpg)
![IMG_3486.JPG IMG_3486.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146184-ed11523a739a646b1d97c9dcb18f9dbc.jpg)
Chain sprocket cover
![IMG_3487.JPG IMG_3487.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146183-bce1187aa5c7a131c317a8ade2996aa8.jpg)
The outside if the box looked pretty good, but the inside was roughed up a bit, motor drive is so freaking heavy that it destroyed the internal packaging
![IMG_3488.JPG IMG_3488.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146182-5c4a9c55141d834551c6f770849937b9.jpg)
![IMG_3489.JPG IMG_3489.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146181-e657c6a1f02a88281d8830d3401411b6.jpg)
I don't have a scale but this thing has to weight 35-40 pounds
![IMG_3490.JPG IMG_3490.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146180-fe8b4062ced1dcee7ba96b1f21059317.jpg)
The brushless motor placement is so staggered to the left off the drive unit, they had to make a custom shifter
![IMG_3491.JPG IMG_3491.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146179-b910de9386686c2f2103dfa3ec554ecf.jpg)
I don't think it will be in the way, its not like I will have to pedal
![IMG_3492.JPG IMG_3492.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146178-eed8fcfd37c76820765e0ae37b719832.jpg)
Drive has a few warning labels make sure you fill with oil!
![IMG_3493.JPG IMG_3493.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146177-be9636c9acd78ced15539c22f45c07b8.jpg)
![IMG_3494.JPG IMG_3494.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146176-db61878f0c53ea619f3629f2011fc489.jpg)
Custom shifter, im sure I will have to modify it more later!
![IMG_3495.JPG IMG_3495.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146175-5ce9b35f6ac5025916fe4f5c1dbab3d0.jpg)
![IMG_3496.JPG IMG_3496.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146174-6b2a039f4cdbf1300ea5196a11d67ae1.jpg)
![IMG_3497.JPG IMG_3497.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146192-1e6c6ddbc8368be7a39fd2c8b0777681.jpg)
![kpp-04.jpg kpp-04.jpg](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146191-df0254b150e0a962f40d2b70ef971827.jpg)
![dgb-01.png dgb-01.png](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146190-ae7289db45bf7ca4540d5a6cf9df1387.jpg)
![125taotaoframe.jpg 125taotaoframe.jpg](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146189-5e7862466a5f58d953113861c4e5ac61.jpg)
If perhaps I really like the Denzel drive I may possibly get a dual sport motorcycle and weld some mounts up for it after ripping the gas engine out to make a street commuter. But this will cost a pretty penny so I want to cover my bases before I get in too deep!
I already have a ton of 18650 batteries so getting the 72v to feed it is taken care of
![IMG_3330.JPG IMG_3330.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146188-17c4f82666f4ae23c1cf472838083a01.jpg)
I will need to confirm that the motor will run on a sine wave controller which I think it will being related the the D4500 but im not 100% sure. I would like to use the KLS series from Kelly I already own it and it will be easy for auto detection of motor halls
If not I have a KBS series I can also use
Obviously these controllers are more power than the drive states it needs, but id rather more than less and dial it down by programming
![IMG_1980.JPG IMG_1980.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146187-c02a1e72dbbfb6486cc42f24333642d6.jpg)
Thanks to efMX Trials Electric Freeride for all the help in selecting parts to get me started
and thanks Teslanv for the dropouts that will likely get welded to my swingarm in about a week
Here are pictures of me unboxing the Denzel drive, it came in about a week which is fast! Alex always sends me things in a prompt fashion
![IMG_3484.JPG IMG_3484.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146186-451f587b910d0b1bde9a374a71190332.jpg)
![IMG_3485.JPG IMG_3485.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146185-bd3439455a4f8402c7e63d682fe8e793.jpg)
![IMG_3486.JPG IMG_3486.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146184-ed11523a739a646b1d97c9dcb18f9dbc.jpg)
Chain sprocket cover
![IMG_3487.JPG IMG_3487.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146183-bce1187aa5c7a131c317a8ade2996aa8.jpg)
The outside if the box looked pretty good, but the inside was roughed up a bit, motor drive is so freaking heavy that it destroyed the internal packaging
![IMG_3488.JPG IMG_3488.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146182-5c4a9c55141d834551c6f770849937b9.jpg)
![IMG_3489.JPG IMG_3489.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146181-e657c6a1f02a88281d8830d3401411b6.jpg)
I don't have a scale but this thing has to weight 35-40 pounds
![IMG_3490.JPG IMG_3490.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146180-fe8b4062ced1dcee7ba96b1f21059317.jpg)
The brushless motor placement is so staggered to the left off the drive unit, they had to make a custom shifter
![IMG_3491.JPG IMG_3491.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146179-b910de9386686c2f2103dfa3ec554ecf.jpg)
I don't think it will be in the way, its not like I will have to pedal
![IMG_3492.JPG IMG_3492.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146178-eed8fcfd37c76820765e0ae37b719832.jpg)
Drive has a few warning labels make sure you fill with oil!
![IMG_3493.JPG IMG_3493.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146177-be9636c9acd78ced15539c22f45c07b8.jpg)
![IMG_3494.JPG IMG_3494.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146176-db61878f0c53ea619f3629f2011fc489.jpg)
Custom shifter, im sure I will have to modify it more later!
![IMG_3495.JPG IMG_3495.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146175-5ce9b35f6ac5025916fe4f5c1dbab3d0.jpg)
![IMG_3496.JPG IMG_3496.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146174-6b2a039f4cdbf1300ea5196a11d67ae1.jpg)
![IMG_3497.JPG IMG_3497.JPG](https://endless-sphere.com/sphere/data/attachments/146/146192-1e6c6ddbc8368be7a39fd2c8b0777681.jpg)