johnrobholmes
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Also wanted to mention, the battery was totally dead. Wouldn't even allow a charge or display SOC. After 3 charger resets it started. Gonna keep an eye on capacity, makes me wonder if it sat that way for a few months.
johnrobholmes said:The motor is finned. It sounds like a trap controller, too thunky between poles to be sine. I'll certainly be looking for methods to get more amps.
skeetab5780 said:Those are bikes based around hub motors. The title of this thread says mid drive
Nice try tho
JuiceMeUp said:I took my mates girlfriend as pillion passenger for a spin today on the Sur-Ron (total weight 150KG).
It wasn't pretty sharing the foot-pegs (toes on heels), but nothing broke. My concerns about the sub-frame snapping were placated by her epic tits pressed hard against my back.
Top speed and acceleration felt the extra weight but the bike continues to surprise me.
The brake rotors are now a metallic blue from a long steep descent, but we got there with skin intact. I'd love to see regen on one of these!
Just thought I'd share as it's one of those 'Hold My Beer' moments. She now wants one.
At least nothing in the drive train (basically you can see it like a DD hub motor)^^RemoteRoad said:What would it take to setup regen?
NoFanBoiz said:just in case you didn't / can't read:
contact the manufacturer, ask them to build a new bike model similar to the Stealth/Qulbix, which being manufactured in China and based on the bike pricing many of you already have, should be around half to one third of the equivalent Stealth/Qulbix
JuiceMeUp said:I took my mates girlfriend as pillion passenger for a spin today...her epic tits pressed hard against my back.
Hyena said:Ah, there he is. As soon as something gets popular along comes nofanboiz to piss in your cereal and suggest alternatives :lol:
Given you don't seem to frequent the forum other than to make the above posts, there ARE mass produced clones of the above for the sort of price you're talking. And they're largely crap. Frames are made from the cheapest rubbish steel, which apparently needs to be so thick it's more than double the weight of the 'brand name' stuff. The suspension, brakes and battery are also the lowest common denominator. If you want something for mild street use that just looks like the others, these are fine. But if you want to throw the bike around and use it offroad the poor suspension and extra weight quickly becomes apparent, and a major detractor. No doubt they *could* do better, but for some reason they dont. I suspect it's primarily economy of scale. Surron must be relying on big numbers to make this work at these prices, and they must have ALOT of money already invested in manufacturing and development to get to this stage. Ignore the forks and the wheels and other accessory bits - just look at the frame, the suspension linkages and the other bits that are specific to this bike. Anyone who's seen it in person would agree it's some quality stuff and really not in keeping with what we usually see coming out of China.
I was about to report back that with just over 100kg in combined weight (more likely a single heavy rider weight) it was still quite reasonable and it was only after a long, steep descent that I had the brakes stressed to the limit (ie, smoking). And I'll know how the bike handles if I ever develop a massive 25kg beer gut.
Could NoFanBoiz and Chalo be related? They do have similar styles.Ah, there he is. As soon as someone posts up something....
motomoto said:Finally got some video.
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