Hey mate,
Glad your still liking the kit and it's going strong. It's amazing how far 200w can go with the right tuning hey ? It's all about harnessing the carbon emissions from the motor and reversing the polarity of the neutron flow :lol:
I'm using lipo in this one of mine mainly because I'm keen to get it rolling. With a completely enclosed frame the bike IS a lipo bunker. That said, in future any kits I put together will be using big 18650 packs that have a BMS and are plug and play friendly.
As for beating a bomber, do you even need to ask
My old modded fighter had double bomber power and the raptor has a bigger, higher voltage pack, bigger controller and bigger motor. So, yeah
Everyone wants to equal or beat the bomber, so that's praise for stealth I guess for setting the benchmark. Really though just throwing bulk power into a motor and quoting peak wattage is not all there is in comparing something to a bomber. I remember the first time I rode a bomber thinking "is that it? The power is no better than the bike I made in my garage with $1000 worth of parts strapped to it" But obviously that's not the whole story. Yeah the bomber is powerful but it's a lot more than just that, it's a turnkey, well sorted ebike that a total noob can walk in and buy and 10 minutes later be zooming around the trails. A number of members here own stealth bikes, and they're held in high esteem but the thing that stops most people here who are more DIY orientated from making their own version or something similar is the frame. Infact I can think of a few people who've bought stealths only to fit their own batteries, suspension, different wheels and tyres and/or different motors. If you're going to do all that it's kind of a waste paying the premium for a turn key bike like a stealth so that's where the raptor comes in. You can spend as much or as little as you like and create your ideal custom ebike exactly the way you want it. If you spend the same amount of money a fighter would cost on a raptor you'll have something that is better specced in every way than the bomber (except the gearbox, but who needs that when you're running bulk power
) BUT, it's a DIY project, it's not a commercial product you can just walk out and buy. You need to know what you're doing and if you bugger it up then it's on you to fix. Well not really, that's where I come in
Shortly I'll have an assortment of kits and spec options that take all the hard work out of it for those who wouldn't know where to start or who say "just recommend what you think is the best". I've already had 2 requests to assemble a complete total bike kit the person can just unbox and start putting together. Like a big, very cool lego toy
Once I get my own build finished and assess all the issues and pitfalls others will run into I'll start work on the others.
As an aside WA is dominating the interest in Raptors! There's already 3 headed that way!
