Ekross Vector Aussie build

[Cowardlyduck]

Looks awesome mate, wish I was there.

I did a short ride on Sunday, doing the video now, but looks like my Fighter only has about 25-30km range at full tilt now with the old stock battery.
Do you have any trails that short?

Cheers

 

[macribs]

@kiwiev for us with neckbraces I flipped the pic.

 

[DasDouble]

Awesome build! Where have you got this throttle from?

 

[Sean9002]

Did an epic ride today
58Km
Ski tube to [strike]Thredbo[/strike] MTB Heaven! and back with a 5 Km single track loop, then back to Jindabyne and another 16Km around the lake on the track CD and I done.
My wrists are having trouble typing :lol:
Cheers Kiwi

Fixed the typo for you :lol:

 

[kiwiev]

@kiwiev for us with neckbraces I flipped the pic.

Thanks Mac IPhone strikes again

Cheers Kiwi

 

[kiwiev]

Looks awesome mate, wish I was there.

I did a short ride on Sunday, doing the video now, but looks like my Fighter only has about 25-30km range at full tilt now with the old stock battery.
Do you have any trails that short?

Cheers

We can do Thredbo Valley trail about 16.6 Km each way NICE single track

Cheers Kiwi

 

[kiwiev]

Awesome build! Where have you got this throttle from?

Cheers mate I think Cowardly Duck lined the throttle up for me.

Cheers Kiwi

 

[kiwiev]

Did an epic ride today
58Km
Ski tube to [strike]Thredbo[/strike] MTB Heaven! and back with a 5 Km single track loop, then back to Jindabyne and another 16Km around the lake on the track CD and I done.
My wrists are having trouble typing :lol:
Cheers Kiwi

Fixed the typo for you :lol:

Cheers yes it SURE IS

 

[kiwiev]

So you know when you have too much of a good thing.......

Well I went back to Thredbo today I love the 17" front for this tight track

But I did find a fault with it don't jump or chew more than you can.... On the way back down I was getting carefree and decided to detour and jump a flight of stairs, Stuffed up my throttle timing on launch and the heavier back wheel made me land nose heavy and the next thing I was on my back looking at blue sky

So got up close and personal with the granite gravel

No major damage ripped off a handle grip and bent a crank

Cheers Kiwi

 

[sn0wchyld]

So you know when you have too much of a good thing.......

Well I went back to Thredbo today I love the 17" front for this tight track

But I did find a fault with it don't jump or chew more than you can.... On the way back down I was getting carefree and decided to detour and jump a flight of stairs, Stuffed up my throttle timing on launch and the heavier back wheel made me land nose heavy and the next thing I was on my back looking at blue sky

So got up close and personal with the granite gravel

No major damage ripped off a handle grip and bent a crank

Cheers Kiwi

;
if u aint crashing u aint going hard enough
love to see some fpv vids rides of the area, looks great.

 

[Cowardlyduck]

love to see some fpv vids rides of the area, looks great.

Here's one we did last year.
[youtube]dWi5kK_RYPM[/youtube]
Wasn't up at Thredbo, but close enough.

Cheers

 

[kiwiev]

CD and I did an Epic ride up the Thredbo valley trail and back I think he was in Jump heaven and thought he was on a BMX track.

Two good looking E bikes on and Awesome #EV Sleeper#

Cheers Kiwi

Blake will be putting a full length movie together ASAP :lol:

 

[ozman]

Looks like a nice day for a ride.
Windy and rainy here in Sydney.
Sounds like you guys had fun

 

[kiwiev]

Looks like a nice day for a ride.
Windy and rainy here in Sydney.
Sounds like you guys had fun

Bloody cold mate 3 deg up at Thredbo

Cowardly Duck has something special in his Video I hope

Cheers Kiwi

Ps how are your bikes going?

 

[ozman]

I just need to solder the hall and phase wires up and I'm up and running hopefully

I look forward to seeing the video

 

[Cowardlyduck]

Sounds like you guys had fun

INDEED!
https://vimeo.com/160083638
As usual, the Vimeo video is better quality if that matters to you.

[youtube]Y4uYTK8ZKZk[/youtube]

Cheers

 

[kiwiev]

Fork em awesome BRO

 

[ozman]

Awesome guys nice video

 

[gensem]

WOW this has to be one of the best things I have bought off Ebay.

The Mud guard bolted straight on.

I think it looks cool 8)

Kiwi, do you mind to share whats the seller or the model of the mud guards?

 

[kiwiev]

WOW this has to be one of the best things I have bought off Ebay.

The Mud guard bolted straight on.

I think it looks cool 8)

Kiwi, do you mind to share whats the seller or the model of the mud guards?

Sorry I cant go back that far in my ebay history but it was something like this.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Black-Universal-Supermoto-Front-Fender-Guard-Motorbike-Suzuki-DRZ400-DR650/261570905350?_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140117125611%26meid%3De084eca1942f4529b186c93f668d7d72%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D151958444814

Cheers Kiwi

 

[kiwiev]

Got another Black Vector together today he had a Specialized Bighit he picked up for $400 so we just swapped all the running gear over less the cranks.

Cheers Kiwi

 

[DasDouble]

How many Vectors do you have now? xD

 

[kiwiev]

How many Vectors do you have now? xD

4 two white and two black 3 almost going and they all ride different.

Cheers Kiwi

 

[DasDouble]

How can they feel different? :O Different forks handlebars etc? Or same setup? Do you have some pics of them to compare? Cheers

 

[Philistine]

Hi Kiwi,

I was talking to CowardlyDuck and he put me onto your thread. I am putting together a Vector with a HS4065, and to start with I had a 6 speed freewheel, but that leaves me with a ridiculous amount of space (as the dropouts are so widely spaced on the vector), so I had a million washers on either side.

I noticed at the start of your thread, you seem to nicely fit a 10spd freewheel in there. I realise I can get a 10 spd freewheel from Glow-worm cycles, but even with a 10spd freewheel I would have thought you still would have needed a bunch of spacer washers, did you put spacer washers on the disc side? I was just surprised that you seemed to fit a 10spd in there with no spacer washers. Did you have to tighten the nuts to the point it was bending the swing arm in a bit? Maybe I am just being too much of a pussy in tightening the nuts. Just wanted to check that you were putting a HS4065 in with no spacer washers, and whether you needed to tighten the swing arm a lot.

Cheers, Phil.