Recent content by GusHigh

Hey. Good on the OP for wanting to give this a try. I know this is mostly an electric motor type of forum but when it comes to reducing CO2 I say let’s not limit our options. My suggestions to consider would be: - dedicate a portion of your land to growing an seed oil crop and supplementing...

For my work I regularly have to fill the box of my 4x4 half ton truck and pull a 3500lb 6x12 enclosed trailer about 200kms one way. Once at my destination I’m parked for an average of about 3 hours with access to 110vac but no access to a proper charging station per say. I’m thinking I might...

Ha ha. I like that! Do I get disqualified if I pick strong and cheap?

Referring to raw material cost of tube stock, bearings etc - look up retail prices for tube stock materials and roll that back to bulk wholesale prices manufacturers would be paying and I’m pretty sure my 300 buck estimate holds up. I don’t have much experience with carbon fibre so that may be...

I was kind of wondering what the sound would/will be like. When I ride a gas atv I can hear the dry leaves crunching under the tires but when I’m in a stand and someone drives past on a trail 100-150 yards away I only hear the motor.

Overnight/early morning temps have been as low a -18c/0f but that is very rare. We are usually looking as a couple of degrees above or below freezing as the normal night time lows. I hadn’t really thought about the affect of cold on the battery - but my plan was to keep a burlap blanket at...

John in CR, I couldn’t agree more - my jaw hits the floor every time I see a mountain bike that costs as much as a decent basic used truck that someone could make a living with. There is about 300 bucks in metal, bearing, and fabrication in those bikes tops. If bike manufactures aren’t smart...

Wow, thanks. I don’t know what to be more impressed by - the speed of the reply or that a 3000w motor will crush the hill no problem. Yes, I am leaning towards the dirt bike because if the ruggedness - I find decent used mountain bikes are crazy around here and since I don’t know anything...

Hi. This is my first post - I’ve never ridden an electric bike or an electric dirt bike so please go easy on me. I’ll try to keep this as straight to the point - here is my performance criteria: Range - 15 km Top speed on flat terrain - 25 km/hr would be fine with me Climbing ability -...