madin88 said:the problem is that if there is a slight play in the dropouts, people think they must tighten the large M16 nuts more and more..
But the more you tighten those, the less torque the axle can handle.
less is more in this case
Quokka said:I notice that the brake rotor has a big ding in it as well? Hope you didnt have a spill at speed there. I am really suprised that axle broke. They are enormous
DasDouble said:madin88 said:the problem is that if there is a slight play in the dropouts, people think they must tighten the large M16 nuts more and more..
But the more you tighten those, the less torque the axle can handle.
less is more in this case
crossbreak said:DasDouble said:madin88 said:the problem is that if there is a slight play in the dropouts, people think they must tighten the large M16 nuts more and more..
But the more you tighten those, the less torque the axle can handle.
less is more in this case
you dont really need those M16 nuts if you go for clamping dropouts. a must for every DD hub owner. no play... no problems (I sell them)
Merlin said:just the same adaptto max-e as always.
my battery does not sag much. so peaks in stats screen are ~17kw on a fully charged 20s battery.
to see that i need to make a dead stop full throttle run.
on normal accelerate its "only" 16kw. anyway...in the meantime my normal mode have only 3,5kw now...
its toooooooooooooooooooooo much fun riding only with this power level and switching after "some time" back to boost and feel that your arms go longer and longer![]()
DasDouble said:Merlin said:just the same adaptto max-e as always.
my battery does not sag much. so peaks in stats screen are ~17kw on a fully charged 20s battery.
to see that i need to make a dead stop full throttle run.
on normal accelerate its "only" 16kw. anyway...in the meantime my normal mode have only 3,5kw now...
its toooooooooooooooooooooo much fun riding only with this power level and switching after "some time" back to boost and feel that your arms go longer and longer![]()
What battery do you have, that it does not sag much?? Diy? Or from a seller on ES?
pictures of the bags alone? mounting position?DasDouble said:Hell yeah, a heavy duty rack would be awesome. Maybe you want to consider about making one where a second passenger can put his hands also on? So that he doesn´t have to put his arms around the one from the driver, if you know what I mean?
Another thing to consider about would be a rack where you can put some BMW motorcycle boxes on, like on this picture:
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The boxes of BMW are very good and you can put a hell of stuff in there I think..
To the rear 18" wheel: I have a 18" motorcycle wheel too on my bike and I think this will be enough for you. I have carryed once me (~65 kg) and a friend (70kg) on my bike and it didn´t seemed to be a problem for the spokes. The only thing which I would think about are the front spokes, as these seem to be made for bicycle purpose. Also the rear wheel is a honda wheel as far as I know, and I think the old honda motorcycle had already a weight of about 100-110kg + rider.. So no worrys about that. Ask Artur if its possible to put a motorcycle wheel on the front. I think this will help. But Im no expert at this. Maybe they will hold for you, I don´t know for 100%..![]()
To the brakes: I think as long as you don´t brake a whole hill downwards, especially not with high speed, the 3 203mm brakes could be enough. Could, but not would - once again. If you put a motorcycle rim on the front + motorcycle hub you could maybe put a motorcycle brake on it. With that you would be on the safe side.
-Cheers![]()
These boxes are heavy and i prefer a huge pair of perneiers ( 45-60 liters) as they are compact and easily removableDasDouble said:The first picture, I have found:
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Well I think it would be best for the idea with the rack, to do this when you have got your bike as measuring the entire rear part of the vector could be a bit tricky..![]()
jansevr said:I don't think I would trust zip ties to hold a person. Might not look the best but I've used C-clamps on my rear swing arm as rear pegs and it has held up for over 3000 miles (100lb passenger weight). An added bonus is that the motor phase and hall wires are better protected in the event the bike ever goes on its side.