Name even one way the janky kit /diy/'d E-Bike isn't the most freedom vehicle available in North America>requires no license>can lane filter/split lane, can go on sidewalk, can go on road, can go on trail, can go literally anywhere legally>goes fast enough to get you where you gotta go>only requires electricity to fuel it, which you can produce at home if you really want>has actually factually better handling characteristics than most gas(OPEC)-powered vehicles
its illegal and dangerous
>>532244371A mexican woman in an f150 will run you over and crush your skull.
>>532244521specifically if you remove the limiter/governor
>>532244371What's the matter burger man, your legs don't work?
>>532244371no one wants that Chinese shit gayboy. Not everyone lives such a useless leeching lifestyle like you
>>532244586they work better than ever because most of these kits produce approximately 0.00000000001 NM of torque so on other than flat ground you really gotta help it by actually pedalling>>532244583americans are incapable of understanding Advanced Chinese Legal Warfare, let alone basic engineering language, so they complain that e-bikes are too slow even though the manual specifically states "Short Pins 2 and 7 to Release All Limit"
>>532244371You’re stuck in a 10 mile radius. Can’t ride during bad weather
>>532244884i was gonna talk shit but in pure practical and empirical terms, my shitty 200$ so-called "vehicle" gets about 9km until it starts struggling, and about 12km before going totally flat and tripping undervoltage protection. but also this doesnt matter unless you are either a nimby retard who thinks the NWO is coming to get him at the mention of a "15-minute city" or an actual bonafide dumbass who doesnt even have the grace of pawning his bad decisions off on genuine retardation after buying a Vespa knockoff with a 33cc engine thinking "omg i get 120 miles to the gallon!" not realizing you bought a model that only mounts a tank no larger than its carburetor
Did that while I didn't have a drivers license and was too broke to pay the instructor let alone buy a car, that was 3 years ago now.1500 Watt controller with a range of around 30Kmh at average speed of 50kmh to keep up with city traffic, top speed of 65kmh. Can't get away with this shit anymore, you will get pulled over in the first week or month, only used it to get to and from work.
>>532244371>name even on waypicrel
>>532245191>you will get pulled over in the first week or month, only used it to get to and from work.drivers in their f150s can literally kill pedestrians and only suffer two demerits for "failure to yield". just get into a raging gun battle with the responding police if they try to tag you for anything worse than "failure to maintain lane"
>>532245324Actually based, but inconvenient because boomers took this stuff for granted and stopped selling them, allowing the chinese to saturate the market. however shipping times and poorly translated drawings/manuals still cause issues, and ngl i have one of those kits on order right now to make my e-bike into a bad hybrid
>>532244371>stolen by nigger>splattered by carpick one
This crackhead tier shit ran off two 36V Bird 3 Scooter batteries that were "tactically acquired" off the "3 am police auction" ifykyk. Run them in series you get double the voltage allowing a higher top speed. This madmax setup worked for me for around 6 months until winter time until the bolt of the motor finally gave way. Almost died on it a couple of times by almost getting run over or crashing, as a man should when he rides a diy unregistered unsatisfied motorcycle to work.>>532245351I always road it dressed in orange or ragged work cloths to look like a methhead from a distance. I passed cops quite a lot, they just looked but none gave problems. If i did get lit up I would have just fled, no plate no case.
>>532244884This is why gas motor kits are better. Even with how expensive gas is now you can fill the tank for a dollar or two and get 90 miles on a tank.
>>532245562Again,Incredibly based. Can't w8 for mine, but the cost of such a thing rose because of retarded boomers insisting that they simply always existed and sold off all engineering and manufacturing to the chinks
>>532245562>flying horselate notice buthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4AiZyN88l0basado? brand someone like??
>>532245674Yeah the whole kit was only 100 bucks a year ago and now it's doubled, plus the better quality 4 stroke kits are harder to get now too. I've used 2 strokes too but they are a huge pain in the ass and are terrible for commuting, they'll make you smell like oil, you have to push start them, they're prone to seizing if you don't mix the gas/oil right and they're way louder.
>>532244371That’s cool and all except you still look like a total dork. I’ll gladly pay sandniggers a pittance for the privilege of riding around on a fast as fuck Triumph that sounds like a goddamn V12 F1 car, and you WILL listen to it as I rip power wheelies inches past your fag machine in the bike lane.
>>532245876i will console myself by telling you the china doll engine i ordered was only about 170 leafbux after shipping (so realistically ACTUALLY maybe 120-150 usd after purchasing power/shipping/etc?) and probably it will arrive broken. still, i have the about 200$ "kit" that was a used ebike i did incremental upgrades on by simply knowing how to solder and later clean electronics properly>they'll make you smell like oil, you have to push start them, they're prone to seizing if you don't mix the gas/oil right and they're way louder.and ebikes you have to get going before you get any torque out of them after overcoming static friction and gimbal lock, they're prone to over-or-under-current-or-voltage if it's not a clear day in california, and are sensitive to having a "wrong" battery that doesnt have a mangement system that constantly supplies a very precise voltage and amperage. vehicles suck ass to get going, and that's why they're so much fun and make you feel so free once you do. >>532246102>That’s cool and all except you still look like a total dork.good but your idea and wants are based too, and our >USE CASES are simply different but equally psychotic. normies should have never been allowed to drive
>needing an ebikeok leglet
>>532246246>and ebikes you have to get going before you get any torque out of them after overcoming static friction and gimbal lock, they're prone to over-or-under-current-or-voltage if it's not a clear day in california, and are sensitive to having a "wrong" battery that doesnt have a mangement system that constantly supplies a very precise voltage and amperage. vehicles suck ass to get going, and that's why they're so much fun and make you feel so free once you do.Not true. If that is your case you were using a shitty setup. My 1500 Watt controller with rental scooter batteries in series at 72v max had instant torque and would accelerate faster that the city cars next two me from a dead stop. All that on a chinkshit setup with the controller costing me 50 CAD on Aliexpress. This was actually a problem for me so I had to tweak the settings to LOWER torque/acceleration from dead stop.
>>532244371I just use my legs because I'm not a lazy e-bike nigger.
>>532246634>If that is your case you were using a shitty setup.uh i AM using a shitty setup. it's some over-spec'd infinite wattage motor (because really most motors dont care about power in until they catch fire) but the controller is 13a max at 36v. she is anemic and yet still fun and practical (though as posted i desire more power and have ordered a legit gas engine to further skirt licensing and registration laws)thought of just buying a New Emmo or Evoque but for like 8 grand at that point i actually may as well just get a pit bike
>>532244371I bought a trek Ebike and never looked back on cars.
>>532246102That's some pretty impotent shit right there.Laughable even....
>>532244371nothing really I too came to this realization some months ago. buy a good kit from aliexpress for 600-800eu + used bike max 200eu and thatsit you can go wherever you want for dirt cheap
>>532244371All the drunks with suspended licenses due to duis in my town ride around on these. I'll let you fill in the blanks
>>532244371i actually bought one of those and didn't even realize they hit 27mph, convenient little thing. i'm going to upgrade to a entry level motorbike eventually though when my commute becomes longer.it's also really cool to see the rate of ebike adoption in recent years. i see multiple people using them for transportation near me.
>>532247188Why can't they fulfill their god-given right to travel?
>>532247229Im just saying you're on the same level as a drunk
>>532246771You shouldn't be preaching it as gospel that all ebikes are like that, people who never seen a DIY one will believe it. I read you also had a kit. I'll share mine too, paid a guy 200 bucks plus one "domesticated" bird 3 scooter for the bike with a 36v yard works battery, FBM trade. That yard works battery barely got me 7km to work one way, too slow. I acquired one bird battery, then decided I want more speed so i got one more and a 72v controller to achieve pic rel. Granted my setup was more expensive and if I was actually paying for the batteries it would have ended up being 600-800 bucks for them, sold them off on FBM 2 years later for like 400 when I sold it for 600. Are you building a hybrid gas and electric setup on yours? I saw a few good setups on aliexpress and alibaba. I would recommend getting a bomber clone bike.
>>532247305Consider for a moment that because of said drunks, it is harder than ever to get a license because of graduated licensing systems, reducing number of available demerits, and exorbitantly priced insurance for new drivers. Drivers with DUIs suffer none of these problems -- they can renew freely after probation, a re-instated license gets max points back to spend, and they are considered mature drivers. DUI riders will get caught and die naturally in crashes, but new drivers can get an e-bike (or gas moped) and tool around safely under current structures.>>532247404>You shouldn't be preaching it as gospel that all ebikes are like that, i wasnt, i was saying that my personal one is incredibly anemic and yet still good. imagine an actually properly powered e-bike, it it would be awesomethoughbeit>with a 36v yard works battery,your fault for not paying attention to capacity and voltage sag>I acquired one bird battery, then decided I want more speed so i got one more and a 72v controller to achieve pic rel.exactly my point: you learned what the fuck is up through experience and subsequent research and Ascended.>Are you building a hybrid gas and electric setup on yours? yea the only step left is a higher power controller, maybe more batteries. i thought of just throwing a quad of motorcycle SLA/AGM batteries in a pair of ammo can panniers since data sheets tell me they would perform better for the cold canadian climate (lithium and its derivatives like LiFePO4 would be better for weight but less reliable for my all-season riding) but for the weight and cost I figured I could dump some money on some china doll engine and see how that works out for now. worst case, I throw the engine on a different frame I have lying around. and both fit in my bug hive leaf igloo apartment with ample space for service for eitherand 1ce more I did consider an Emmo or Evoque, but at MSRP may as well get a Vespa
>>532244371E-bikes are fuckin' great. Unfortunately, F-150 drivers think it's funny to run down bikers. The bicyclist doesn't win in that equation.
>>532244371Just buy a regular e-bike, you're not really saving any money with DIY kits. It will be a nigger-rigged abomination with an easily stealable battery
>>532244371You can get a used car for the price of a decent sized battery.
>>532247935Yeah. Seattle had Rad Bikes, though they ran into serious financial problems. Just about any brand's okay these days.
THAT is what i am getting at. the electric or gas conversion bicycle is the peak freedom machine. with a vehicle you built from parts yourself, maintained by you alone, made of standardized and easily manufactured trash that can be infinitely bodged together as per your whims and level of competence, you truly can go anywhere you want to go and can go. "may go" is a spook
>>532247935"regular e-bikes" are unmaintainable trash full of proprietary parts, non standard wheel sizes, and even the frame is donezo once the battery is actually dead because half of the structural integrity of the thing is from the battery casing (which is tap/press-fit nonsense)
>>532248040The only catch is older people or those with mobility and balance problems. In that case, you're probably better off with a very basic car or go-cart. Some of the capsule-style enclosed bikes are close, but comfort does matter.t. older parents, no fuckin' way I'm selling them on ebikes.
>>532248150>unmaintainable trash full of proprietary partsAs if you're getting spares for your HonKiGwaiLo Amazon special ebike kit, give me a break. You can get a perfectly decent e-bike for $500 that takes standard size wheels and tires with a steel framehttps://www.amazon.com/Gotrax-Pedal-assist1-Pedal-Assist-Suspension-Commuting/dp/B0CG98MN9Z
>>532248167>In that case, you're probably better off with a very basic car or go-cart.1. skill issue2. https://www.princessauto.com/en/125cc-youth-utility-atv/product/PA0009532185
>>532247794Ngl thats a cool project and I want one myself now. I do agree that the hybrid system would give you the best of both worlds here, not just using registration loopholes. Don't buy anything from Emmo, I worked on a bike I got to flip on fbm, believe me everything about it is shit and plastic.
>>532248377>As if you're getting spares for your HonKiGwaiLo Amazon special ebike kit,the controller is effectively proprietary but the motor is just a bunch of coils and sensors and can be driven sensor-less, it just requires you not be a retard when starting it and not be a retard and have actual throttle control while driving if it starts to stutter. also DC versions of these bikes exist and are straight up just a DC motor, power supply (bigass battery) and cheaper alternative to a 1kw transistor (still, you can just pay 300$ for the transistor or 300$ for the marginally maintainable controller)even if you want something inbetween, single-phase AC motor drivers are a thing and single-phase AC motors only give as much of a fuck about gimbal lock as brushed DC motors do
>>532248022rad is fucking terrible, a diy bike is way better than rad powerbike. way over priced junk with terrible customer service. fuck them.
>>532248506>Don't buy anything from Emmo, I worked on a bike I got to flip on fbm, believe me everything about it is shit and plastic.fair but a neighbor of mine has an emmo sit-down scooter (not a shitty Razer, like a vespa knockoff type) and >its slow as fuck>but it looks fucking gud and is as fast as i already am anyway, but has "cargo space"but for the gorillionth time, at MSRP, may as well get a gas scooter, and otherwise, may as well carry on with my "750w" motor driven by something that gives up and overheats at more like 400 and develops about as much speed as a chainsaw at half the torque
>>532245562i did this!, then realized i don't know how to ride a bike, so i cucked out because i don't want to crack my skull open.
>>532248742Literally just don't be a pussy. Interacting regularly with cagie traffic will give you the fury necessary to realize that there are way more dangerous things out there than your own lack of skill, so you better make up for it (and you can make up for it very quickly)
>>532248563Go ahead and keep tinkering with your chinese garbage, you'll never have the range and reliability and waterproofness and security of a factory ebike with torque sensing pedal assist. You're just a crackhead who only rides to the gas station and back anyways so it's not like it would make much of a difference anywaysThis isn't even elitism, you're spending just as much if not more on an inferior product because you have an autistic need to see wires dangling off of a shitty old Walmart bike you've had parked behind your shed for the last 10 years
>>532248844>Go ahead and keep tinkering with your chinese garbageI will. it's a lot of fun despite how much I will complain about it, and that I will complain about maintenance and do it anyway is proof that it is maintenance worth doing>pedal assisti know you're trolling but yuck. if i want the motor to deliver power i want to decide when that happens. throttle lever or no assist at all. it's not a bicycle anymore, it's a bad motorcycle the city is too stupid to track
>>532247935>Just buy a regular e-bike, you're not really saving any money with DIY kitsi bought the rad city 5 for $1400 and it started giving me problems fairly quickly. and i had to get replacement parts only through rad power bike because they used proprietary connectors. a control box from rad was $99 and was even loaded with all kinds of features like speed limitors and would even brake the bike coasting down hill to keep it under 30mph. a control box from amazon without any safety features is $30. the kits are for sure better, especially when you use this (picrel) bigger battery
>>532248789i mean i literally never even learned how to ride a bicycle. is super fucking weird to try as an adult.>thought it would be easy like in the video games!don't want to get hurt while i don't have health insurance.
>>532246246What do you mean by cleaning electronics? Do you just dust the off, or is there some periodic build up of copper blobs o algo that I should be wiping off?
>>532248977maybe he could get some training wheels
>>532244371Not paying auto insurance and interest on a car loan is antisemitic.
>>532249072kek yeah i thought of that>and spent $150 on adult training wheelsyou cant turn easy with training wheels. so that didnt work.i should have just fucking bought a trike instead of wasting so much money.
>>532249034im a massive nigger (figurative, spiritual) so i keep my controller in a bag, but even the chinks know what potting is so it's mostly fine. it's mostly as i do incremental upgrades where i have to solder shit properly and seal it right. which isnt hard either. literally just buy some heat shrink and the big bag of spade/ring/blade connectors nigga. and pro game move get one of screw terminal blocks. thats what i use to keep my shit at leats mostly neat instead of a ton of retard boomer wire nuts or soldered splices where i might need to do service everbut in general, cleaning plugs (literally just dust off that shit, maybe brush some flux in once a year) is sufficient and the rest is cable management and doing your splices neatly>>532248977it is never too late and the secret (((THEY))) (boomer parents who cant ride a bike either) dont want you to know is that the faster you go, the more stable your bike is. and even among motorcyclists, something like 60% of accidents that make it to an insurance company are "low speed", which is special for motorcycles for being too slow to self-stabilize. like as in under 10kmh. people falling over at intersections or getting blown up during a left turn or something.>>532249088>trike bike muttthey make these
>>532248722Depends on the province. Im cucked. I can't even ride my 50cc tomos without a valid motorycycle license and registration. Wish I lived in Alberta or god forbid Manitoba in this case.
>>532244371Had one of these bbshd mid drive kits on a trail bike for a while, it was dope with a proper throttle but even with a decent santa cruz frame and components was just very prone to problems. If you are going offroad bite the bullet for the 4-8k oem designs and find a way to bypass the governor. Alternatively for that kind of money just get a surron and either street reg it or say fuck the law.
>>532249633if DUI niglets can drive their F-150s with no license or registration and twelve C8s in the back seat why can't you tool around on your chink'd mopedliterally just strike and kill a pedestrian. the charges will get downgraded
>>532244583and I absolutely will
>>532249662>Alternatively for that kind of money just get a surronyou can get one of those hub motor kits for like 500 bucks and a surron is like 4k new for one of their "Literally a rebadged rideshare bike that will get outperformed by the latest Bird anyway" models, let alone the actual dirt bikes that start at like 8keven a center drive kit is still 500-1k and the only issue is learning how bad you are at wrenching to make it fit
>buys a chinese anything>doesnt immediately look up where the not-so-secret "Make it the Pre-Export Model" button isbaofeng niggas bring the noise
>>532249716Check your nigger privilege. I am unfortunately cursed to be a white man, I actually have a job and plan to get married and have kids. If I get pulled over without plates its a $500 fine and impoundment. I can and do ride it, just outside the city on trails and dirt roads. I cant ride it in the city without plates, I can't run on it either lmao. Cops unfortunately don't let you get away with it. I need to take a 500 dollar course to get my M endorsement, then I need to pay 200 to safety it, then I need to pay 30 bucks a month for insurance on it in the summer. All that to be able to joy ride a FUCKING MOPED around town. When they implemented this change a decade ago all the 49ccs disappeared. Fuck the nanny state.
>>532249822I almost pulled the trigger on one of the 20hp ultra bee's but I absolutely loathe the belt drive and know it will eventually leave me stranded. The only other viable option right now (and this has been true for 10 years now) is a ktm ex-c. Literally none of the Japanese brands are bringing anything but kids bikes to the market. Stark vharg is a bad ass widowmaker but costs like 12 fucking grand for a base configuration. Sticking with thumpers until the nips figure out the engineering personally.
>>532244884>Can’t ride during bad weatherbtw i made it through an entire east coast winter on my shitty ebike and i only had to swap out the brakes like 4 times, adjust the derailleur monthly, my lights didn't last one evening, even my disc brakes i bought halfway through got contaminated with salt and stopped working right, i broke 5 spokes, had to replace the whole front wheel, had to re-lace the rear wheel, and had several random flats. also i did eventually give up and replace the entire frame, swapping every working part to some shit i found on fb marketplace because the original frame started to creak and wobble worryingly, being a hardtail with a front suspension fork that failed (would lock or have no rebound below -5*C)literally the electric drivetrain is the ONLY thing that survived an entire winter of daily riding without serious maintenance. the controller, battery, and motor stayed champs. low power etherweight champs, but champs nonetheless. in about 5 months the only original part set is the motor and controller. i've even had to replace wiring. even the pannier i had to hold the battery straight up shore off pretty recently and is now held in place with some u-bolts i had lying around. the chinks do not fuck around when it comes to power electronics >>532250307just get a kit. 90% of those full e-bikes are just curated parts from various OEMs. just dont get memed on and realize that the controller is the most important part. batteries are swappable and motors don't care about anything, but the controller will hard limit your power based on its own safety requirements. not safety like nanny state, safety like it not melting under load. unsurprisingly if you do real shopping and try to vet suppliers you'll find that the controller is the one thing that is consistent in price for performance and is probably the lowest margin subsystem because consoomers sleep on it so hard and only manufacturers/distributors really bother caring
>>532250502>just get a kit.I already had one and repairing it after every ride got really old really fast, at least for offroad. Road cycling without at least 20 horses is for the birds imo.
>>532250608what did you have to repair? mine works great, way better and faster than my rad powerbike
>>532250608idk man, i literally had to replace basically the entire bike before i've even had a problem with the motor and controller (and controls)even my brake levers were a little wobbly before i replaced them with the chinky integrated sensor ones, which still feel cheap, but at least arent wobbly. WuLiMuLao be giving Shimano a run for their money on the BRIFTERS
>>532244371Electric dirtbikes are fucking amazing, the motorcycle version of a Toyota technical for guerrilas. It doesn't matter though, because am*ricans will never start shooting their politicians, no matter what.
>>532250711Everything would get rattled apart including the bbshd hanging bracket. good quality mtb Shimano components just falling apart from high speed low impact trail riding, brakes constantly fucked and endless shifting problems from fucked up derailleurs. Even completely bent up a rear cassette set from torque. Bicycle components just can't take the stress of actual power, which these kits can easily give you for cheap.
>>532250833Last time I checked the politicians are doing a better job of destroying the place than any dumbass with a gun ever could
>>532251017swap to 10ga spokes and bang your shit up with a ratchet. factory bikes are always a little loose to make up for manufacturing (in)tolerances. simple as >good quality mtb Shimano components just falling apart from high speed low impact trail riding,100% of a bicycle is a wear part, including the rider. i put ~90-100km a week on my shitbike and even my bosses and bartenders remark that all i do is complain that I have to fix up something or another on it. it's just the reality of having a vehicle. as i said,>vehicles suck ass to get going, and that's why they're so much fun and make you feel so free once you do.>normies should have never been allowed to drivelearn what maintenance schedules have a bit of leeway and what's actually critical to fix in the field, and then ignore it all and learn to ride on four spokes with no brakes
>>532244371Hey buddy, I just put gas in my motorcycle and go 180mph. Fuck this gay shit.
You're telling me that you're too poor to afford one of these?
>>532251640>3 grand for proprietary nonsenseat that rate i may as well pretend even harder
>>532246824>backHard not to get alot of bullshit ads can you link it?
>>532248381Yeah, true. But I say go-karts specifically for the elderly. My parents' hips and knees are both shit, so a low-step go-kart may be as good as anything. As it is, they're more comfortable in a full car. That may change if they finally retire to a smaller community. (I flatly refuse to let them move to The Villages.)
>>532244371Catches fire.
>>532248661Well, sorry to hear that. They were headquartered a few blocks from where I lived. The staffers were always kind. At least there are plenty of independent stores left, including around Ballard specifically.
>>532244571You have been visited by El Goblina in the isekai truck.
>>532252230https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4QYzBmucHQ
>>532244371>Range>Inclement weather>No roll cage>Nigger theft magnet>buying more than two or three bags of groceriesThat's four off the top of my head
>>532252345That's dope as shit, but convincing them they need that over a go-cart or trike-like "car" would take some doing.
>>532252473make them take the ultimate boomer plunge then. no no no not suicide after leaving all their belongings to Blackrock, I meanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zzEgGx5w98
>>532252467I can't speak to most of it, but cargo trays, bays, and pull-behinds are solved problems. Admittedly, if I have more than 3 bags, I just take the bus and bring a collapsible cart.
>>532244371>can go on sidewalkIncorrect, I will knock you on your ass.t. been riding for 50 years
>>532252467>Rangespare battery/charge at destination>No roll cageskill issue>Nigger theft magnetwealth issue, stop living in this low down niggertown old house next to francis>buying more than two or three bags of groceriesget it delivered, that shit was a 1$ surcharge in 1999 let alone now>Inclement weathersee >>532250502 unironically i actually really meant it. i have, to date since buying my first e-bike, replaced literally fucking everything EXCEPT the motor, and the stuff i replaced was all normal bike stuff.i think on my current setup the only "original" part other than the electric drivetrain is, oddly enough, the brake shoe spacers now that i think about it. i've even replaced some of the og connectors to the controller for ergonomics/servicability reasons. but the controller, motor, and battery are still trucking as-is. only "repair" on those has been some tape on the battery to cover some cracked plastic that didnt even go all the way through (the moisture detection stickers never went and I've never had a battery failure)
>>532244371Bicycles are children's toys retard
>>532244371Is this an ad for something
>>532245562Don't you have to be smart and know how to build things to make this? It would just be better if somebody built them and sold them
>>532248969This is a fire waiting to happen.
>>532252649Settle down, boomer. You aren't knocking anyone on their ass, you stupid old fuck.
>>532252899>It would just be better if somebody built them and sold themthey used to but then emissions standards deleted the 2-stroke from existence and while a 4-stroke is objectively superior its form factor is unsuitable for bike conversions and it doesnt develop enough power below a certain displacement (and thus actual size) to justify its ancilla, whether by the consoomer or by a factory retooling existing bike assembly lines to incorporate it
>>532252938why are americans so afraid of electricity?
>>532250038>I get pulled over without plates its a $500 fine and impoundmenti got pulled over without plates, and they towed my car 10 mins down the road. i paid the 60 bucks, got in and drove away
any good YouTube channels on bike conversion? I don’t know how to get around to it.
>>532244371The bike will be stolen by tweakers as soon as you step away from it.
>>532254141If you are using a hub drive like the one in OP's picrel it's as simple as swapping out the rear wheel with the new hub motor wheel, mounting a battery somewhere, and running a bunch of wires as cleanliness as possible. As long as the kit you buy is properly spec'd for the bike it's going to be mounted on its really not difficult.
>>532254141hub motors are the most common kind and it literally is as easy as just putting a new wheel on. most of these kits come with the wheel pre-installed, you dont even learn how to lace or true a wheel, it comes as one unit in bubble wrap. i guess you have to find a place for the throttle but even that is just take off your existing handlebar comfy handle, put on the throttle, tighten one(1) bolt, and you dont even have to put the comfy handle back on if youre a huge niggersome units even incoporate the controller into the wheel so it is literally just finding a place for the battery, and even that is easy some manufacturers offer a specialized pannier for a sealed battery unithttps://goldenmotor.bike/collections/internal-controller
>>532244371>250wThats my zone2, leglet
>>532244371What’s the EMF off of those electric motors and the battery? It’s not as bad as the faraday cage literal microwave in the Tesla, but that can’t be good for your testicles/semen production. I hate electric cars and I’m an electrician with the most to gain. You do you though
>>532245191looks like shit you handicapped retard, controller not in a watertight housing, cables flapping around, paniers to keep batteries in.
I ride a regular bicycle
>>532244371>Name even one way the janky kit /diy/'d E-Bike isn't the most freedom vehicle available in North AmericaEbikes are neat.I'd just give one quick word of caution. I've had my eBay account for 24+ years. The only government level product safety warning I've received via eBay has been related to a DIY ebike battery pack I bought.It cost something like £250 and was a pretty chunky no name Chinese one. Apparently it'd been involved in something like 11 separate house fire events in the UK that the fire brigade had attended and was related to lack of thermal protection.I watch the Will Prowse solar guy on YouTube sometimes and know one of the things he always checks after opening the import batteries is if at least one thermal cutout is present and if it actually works. They're missing entirely from some of them. Possibly because the staff assembling aren't informed as to why that component even needs to be present.Just letting you know in advance before blowing several hundred bucks on a kit or coming home to your house on fire. I definitely wouldn't leave these triggers plugged in on charge inside your garage or housez particularly without cracking the battery open first.
>>532256071This. Its truth is even implied in the Bible.I get a little emotional thinking about how perfect the HPV is, and its asymptotal, subtractive method of aiding man in his exercision of soulforce and absolute movement.
>>532256268>triggersfriggers
>>532252314Kek, getting killed by a foreigner makes you reincarnate in their country.
>>532252796Everybody is somebody's child, Even you
>Casually mogs your transportation in every aspect >Literally just costs less than your setup>Drive it like a grandma and it gets 30mpg>Provides heat for when it’s -fucking 30 outside (how’s that working out for you on the bike leafbro?) >Starts without being plugged in at -30>AC forged from Thor’s hammer has never been refilled or leaked, still blows ICE cold>Parts are plentiful, cheap and even free depending on what you can stuff down your pants at the junkyard>Gets forgotten about at your dads house for years, doesn’t complain and starts right back up to get you to work when you need it >Can get a new engine for the same price as your electric motor >Never gets pulled over or even looked at by the police>Beats my WRX off the line when I hammer on it Why haven’t you taken the cigarette-car pill yet?
>>5322521092 hours late but a trek fs1 or 2. They can go up to 25 on throttle. 30 if you pedal assist. The throttle is solo, so it can literally carry you for miles. I've full throttled about 12 miles before and had 50% charge left. That's a sizeable battery.
>>532252769>Ordering groceries SKRUB get saddle bags.
>>532252769>range should have also said top speed>Spare battery.I like to travel and would prefer not to ride the shoulder on the highway>No roll cage>skill issueI'm worried about shit drivers turning me into street pizza not falling over.>Nigger theft magnetwealth issue, stop living in this low down niggertown old house next to francisThis isn't the 60's niggers are mobile and come it multiple shades now.>Inclement weatherI didn't work in the rain and snow for 20 years to ride through that shit for no reason.I have thought about getting one for quick trips to the shops, but it's low on my priorities. I'm building an overlander right now to travel the national parks. I might get one after that's done.
>>532244371I have an e-bike that I ride once in a while for leisurely rides. I put a speaker on it to listen to music. It’s pretty fun, but as a normal mode of transport, it just doesn’t work for me. It can’t haul groceries. Can’t get me to work 30 miles away. Many other shortcomings.
>>532256797>2000s Malibu>Pinches rot out at the wheels >Rear bumper supports will rot off>Drains the fucking ac directly onto the subframe, makes the steering rack mounts rot off - they're also half the thickness of the rest of the subframe>Pans are the thinnest fucking gumwrapper metal ever - also, the drains don't fucking work, so expect the pans to rot out everywhereShitboxes are welding practice first, conveyance second.
>>532256797Just got through road tax, insurance, MOTs and spiral fuel costs. I particularly like paying the first three even when it's not moving.
