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That battery pack is a GD work of art.
motomoto said:I should be getting a sheet of 1/4 imch in about a week and a half.
brumbrum said:How easy will it be to implement belt drive and eliminate the chain? Will many modifications be needed to the drive train?
Yep, I'm exactly the same. I've ridden bigger bikes but I don't like being so high off the ground because I do more of that hard enduro type riding too. Go somewhere new, ride off on what looks like a decent trail only for it to dissappear into scrub shortly after. Oh well, lets push on and see if it picks up again. Next thing you know you're in the bottom of a valley or thick in scrub and you may or may not be able to go back the way you came. I'm often lifting it over big rocks or logs or pushing off stuff at all sorts of low angles that'd see you falling off a full sized bike, to get up to areas that aren't REALLY bike trails, but they can be on the surronJuiceMeUp said:Where this thing really shines is in tight single track, hard enduro type riding. I take the Sur-ron to places I wouldn't even go with a mountain bike. I do climbs with it that would have me shitting my pants (or not even attempting) on my KTM690. Descents as well. I have full confidence dropping into an unexplored valley or gorge that I will get back out.
Yep those that are saying they want more power (amusingly many who've never even ridden the bike!) need to assess how and where they're going to ride. For the sort of stuff we like to ride the bike is fantastic right out out of the box. If you're more into blasting along wide open trails then maybe you could do with a bit more poke.Acceleration in the tight stuff is more than I need.
Didn't I post about this the day I got it ? I assumed it's a cable pulling on a spring with a hall and magnet in a little sealed box. Either way this sets it apart from most other ebikes and it's the reason I was able to easily run the aftermarket mx grips.Hey-I also just discovered that it is a cable actuated throttle (turning a servo tester? in the controller). Guess that's how it keeps it IP rating and survives the pressure washer at the end of the day...
Yep those that are saying they want more power (amusingly many who've never even ridden the bike!) need to assess how and where they're going to ride.
One of my vids or someone elses ? I've posted a few vids and alot of feedback and I've never had any power complaints.LeftieBiker said:Why is it amusing that those who haven't experienced the bike's power want to be assured that it has enough? There was a video posted here that seemed to imply that the bike lacks grunt on bigger hills, and another on the Web saying that the 6kw motor feels more like 3kw.
I'll let someone else who's ridden one confirm but I doubt you'll see those sorts of speeds with a 56t. Mine is running the 48t and I barely go over those speeds, and I'm 25lb lighter.If I'm going to order a $3500 bike without riding one I'd like to know if the gearing will be right for me, at 190lbs. If I can get a 40mph (56T?) sprocket installed
Yeah he has a full face helmet, gloves and armour for when he's riding his own e-moto. With me on board although he's technically riding I'm still in control, shifting my weight around to subtly control the bike and grab the bars as soon as is necessary. And he's not going any faster than he would be on his bmx wearing the same helmet.BTW, that helmet your kid is wearing doesn't offer enough protection for a child's softer skull, and it lacks neck protection
BTW, that helmet your kid is wearing doesn't offer enough protection for a child's softer skull, and it lacks neck protection///////
Yeah he has a full face helmet, gloves and armour for when he's riding his own e-moto. With me on board although he's technically riding I'm still in control, shifting my weight around to subtly control the bike and grab the bars as soon as is necessary. And he's not going any faster than he would be on his bmx wearing the same helmet.
Rix said:haha yeah that's something we have in common! Both my kids plowed up pretty hard on up my electric skateboard mere hours apart - and of course it was in the school holidays when mum was out and dad was on duty. The eldest was standing up and somehow lost it when doing about 30 and ate shit good and proper. He had a helmet on but got going gravel rash all down one side of his body. The younger one (pictured above) wasn't so confident in standing up so was tearing around sitting down, which was all well and good until an error in judgement saw him belting for the gutter at the end of the cul de sac. He's used to skipping over it on his bike and down into the reserve below (the exact same place where bruno crashed) but he failed to register that even a 2" gutter is enough to bring a skateboard undone. I looked up to see him flying through the air then tumbling through the bushes.When we got home, mom saw the road rash on Jets head and hands and blew her top.
Mum's screaming ban on any further riding of said skateboard taught them an important life lesson: If you eat shit riding one of dads e-toys, suck it up and don't tell mum :lol:
I'm only a baby of the 70s so wasn't doing stunts until the early 80s but remember the helmet campaigns were hitting hard then (Any aussie's remember this classic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slQqJBdlDbU LOL )
I always make my kids wear a helmet, and I always wear one too (unless I'm just jumping on to test something, which is often when things go wrong!)
A testament to wearing your helmet is a crash I had last year on my dirt bike when I went flying over the bars at a decent speed and hit the ground so hard I gave myself a black eye right through a full face helmet. I'd hate to think of the damage with no helmet on...
And yeah, I'm forgetful enough as it is without getting any actual brain injuries!
LeftieBiker said:The LB hill climb vid was actually posted on page nine of the Freerider topic, about mid page:
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=57990&start=200
Ah that's a vid from juicemeup who posted above. That vid is actually a testament to how well these bikes climb. Having not ridden one you can't tell, but I can say that the bike still had a bit in it on that climb and considering he said it's a challenging hill even for dirt bike's he, or rather the bike, did pretty well. On some of those gnarly hill climbs it's more the terrain that can bring you unstuck rather than the grade itself. I've tackled some really steep stuff on mine and ended up bailing due to bouncing around over rocks and the fine line between traction and front wheel trying to come up at you
haha yeah that's something we have in common! Both my kids plowed up pretty hard on up my electric skateboard mere hours apart - and of course it was in the school holidays when mum was out and dad was on duty. The eldest was standing up and somehow lost it when doing about 30 and ate shit good and proper. He had a helmet on but got going gravel rash all down one side of his body. The younger one (pictured above) wasn't so confident in standing up so was tearing around sitting down, which was all well and good until an error in judgement saw him belting for the gutter at the end of the cul de sac. He's used to skipping over it on his bike and down into the reserve below (the exact same place where bruno crashed) but he failed to register that even a 2" gutter is enough to bring a skateboard undone. I looked up to see him flying through the air then tumbling through the bushes.Rix said:When we got home, mom saw the road rash on Jets head and hands and blew her top.
LeftieBiker said:The LB hill climb vid was actually posted on page nine of the Freerider topic, about mid page:
https://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=57990&start=200
Rix said:motomoto said:I should be getting a sheet of 1/4 imch in about a week and a half.
Put me down as your first customer. Whether you cut a 55, 56, or 58.
Hyena said:Oh and as for the belt conversion, for the above reasons it's probably not a good idea on this bike. My back tyre is nearly bald so I'm going to try and fit a slightly fatter one, but there's bugger all clearance from the chain as is, and it's quite a skinny rear tyre (front and rear are the same width, the rear is usually fatter on a dirt bike)
just for the record, I'm not poo pooing on the belt drive idea..
LeftieBiker said:A lot of posts since mine!
The LB hill climb vid was actually posted on page nine of the Freerider topic, about mid page:
nick1551 said:Hi could some one give the details on how to order a Sur-Ron electric bike please as in uk and cant seem to find details. regards Nick1551
fechter said:Seems like it wouldn't be too hard to make a cover to enclose the primary belt to keep dirt from getting on it.
Aebrennan said:I will have 58T sprockets in a few weeks!
Soon many Americans will be riding!
Yeeee Haaaa
Aebrennan said:These the ones on the way to Luna?