low budget pocket rocket

[Philistine]

If you don't have the proper ebike freewheel removal tool (with the larger opening), you can just get a standard bike shop removal tool, and use a dremel with a carbide bit to widen the opening, that is what I did, took 5 minutes to do.

[veloman]

I got a kick out of these videos. I think I did something similar before.

Yup, time to flip the wheel around... and go back to original wiring.

[nonlineartom]

Done, getting a big of rub on the frame, need to put a washer in there to stop it grinding, but I can only stretch the dropouts using a scissor jack, removing the jack makes it return to it's original width (aluminium) and I don't want to over stretch and break the frame. I can't seem to widen the frame enough to fit it in with the washer and get the wheel in at the same time.

On the upside it looks absolutely bad ass.

[knoxie]

You will need a torque arm if that frame is ally, trust me My BMX still works 6 years now since I did this video, it was breaking spanners and shredding metal, if you dont it will snap your drops if they are ally, the one way bearings can go but they can be replaced but yes and ahem you had this the wrong way around but yes fit torque arms, you can see what it does on my video, crikey this is an old one!!

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[nonlineartom]

Yeah they are ally dropouts, really quite thick beefy bits of metal though (side loading axle) and a very tight fit but I'll fit a Lyen universal torque arm for now and then mig weld one of Docs torque arms in the future, I've already had the freewheel go in my 10T mac motor on my commuter.

All I'm missing now is a 14mm axle nut and I'll give it a test, should probably fit some functioning brakes too. What did you do for battery on yours?

[nonlineartom]

This thing is terrifying. Noisy as well, sounds like a formula one car in a box. Goes like a rocket. Taped everything up for a test ride today and it launches better than my X5 motor.

Next up I will put this motor on the trike and test it at 4kw. Has anyone ever drilled ventilation holes in a mac motor? or is that just stupid

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[nonlineartom]

note the complete lack of brakes at the end resulting in the good ole foot brake method. I need to make this thing a lot more refined before actually riding it properly.

[nonlineartom]

Mike has found a name for this machine. Its now called:

I.N.N.U....

I need new underpants