Recent content by Kent

forgot to ad personal contact info. Duh... Kent Lawrence 26 Watkins Ave. #3 Rutland, Vt. 05701 kntlawrence7@gmail.com 8023457053

This is my third build but now am an amputee and cant ride. Large frame with plenty of room for batteries etc. Best for a tall person. 6 sp. Wide fat tires. 2.75 x 21 motorcycle tire (rear).2.75 x 28 front. Hyd brakes. 72 volt 20 amp hour battery. Sabvqtor MQ Con controller 72 volt 150 amp...

Well I finally got around to it. This winter in New England has not been conducive to outdoor pursuits, yet the old timers say that this is the way it used to be. I guess we are all getting soft with the climate changes... Anyway, i have been struggling with making this sucker fit. Between the...

Good to see you with us again, ICE. Concerning your Lyen 18 fet-there has been some discussion about different controller/motor color combos and what seems to work best without a so called false positive. After you get yours up and spinning, could you kindly share which combos seem to work...

Well I am in my high 60's and find that the older I get, the faster I want to go. Comfort be damned. Maybe its because the grim reaper and father time are nipping at my heels... :roll:

Thanks for that. Be sure to give us a build thread when you get to that stage. There have been a couple members from Europe and at least one from Australia who went through getting their builds inspected and officially "legal" and plated and by all accounts, has been bloody hell. When I got...

So for those of us here in the states, kindly tell us what the rating system is in europe that makes them "road legal" and when are they required? Are they inspected once mounted and if so, why?

Your doing a very methodical, detailed job and your efforts are appreciated. A quick question as I couldn't quite tell from the photos-does the thermistor share the same ground as the halls?

Yeah your right. Scooter city. It looks like the DMV is the same everywhere except their forms look alot simpler. I wonder how tough it would be to try to register a high power home made e-bike?

SK8NORCAL once again thanks for keeping us up to date on what's happening in China. A great educational read! A couple of things caught my eye and got my mind to thinking. There are some references to "export quality" and the higher costs associated with that (!). I wonder how they would define...

Thanks for sharing but... which pattern Shinko? What width? What kind of rim are you going to put it on? Source-link?

No Rix, not yet. I just spent most of xmas day fiddling with washers trying for the best combo to get the wheel centered and get clearance for the brake caliper. Right now its centered and I can get a piece of paper between the caliper and the hub. I hope the bearings stay tight on this thing...

Following up on this, this shows why inflated width is important to consider when choosing rims/tires. It turns out that my 18-2.50 has about 1/16th clearance on both sides all do to the taper on the chainstays. That's why I didn't go for the popular 2.75 because that puppy is 3" + wide...

Well since you asked about the three sisters... It looks like actual width does vary a bit from stated factory width. Some of that can be attributed to inflation pressure and rim width as has been mentioned. These tires were all at around 25 psi. So the 19-2.25 is 2 and 3/16", on a 1.4" rim...

Nice tread patterns on those. Look like they will be good in the rain. Heidenau are German made. Most of the others are made in Thailand-probably all in the same factory. How many moped tire manufacturers can there be in Thailand? So what sizes are you considering-widths? I had a closer look...