A lot of bikes have Grease nipples on the suspension components, just not motorcross bikes. I guess with MX bikes it's assumed the bearings will be replaced before they need re-greasing.
Sucks about your controller, was looking forward to hearing how it went. I've been running my fardriver with the phase amps turned down (600BattA and 1200PHA) and it removed all of the rubber band feel of the throttle for little to no loss of power feel. I guess pushing too much pha-amps into the motor gains nothing but increased heat and saturated windings. Sounds like I need to go back on the dyno and measure it.
Doug
The 3shul will come back on the bike in a few weeks, after some important riding where I dont want to to risk any problems.
Well, if I have it by then that is of course
I am thinking this motor should be able to take more, but I suppose it is a matter of how the controller handles saturation.
I agree, of course you have to put it on the dyno again
I think you should be able to get it to hold out to higher rpm, and not drop off as fast.
Sorry for hijacking your thread!
It’s a really nice build you are doing and I really really hope that the 3shul controller will work out fine.
The qs180 did get to hot at the power level we needed. We dynoed 30kW at the rear wheel. We got approx 10 min in race pace before it got to hot. I made ventilation holes and air scoopes that the new owner have tested once and it seems as it made difference. We used a 961200 controller and it did it’s job well. But the lack of adjustments for throttle curves and ramps made it a little difficult in the turns. But I got used to it.
For the new bike I will make a build thread soon. Right now I need to keep it under the radar so to say.
I told Hackey which motor and power levels I am going to use and he said that the CL1000 would be a good match. I will run 35kW cont (60% wot) and up to 50 peak. Do you think the 1000 will do it? It will get really good airflow and I can also water cool it if needed.
I’m getting a little stressed about not getting any respons from Hackey on when the controller will be shipped.
What you are doing is a lot different than what I do, so what controller to choose to what motor will probably be different too.
I am more after the biggest kick possible, and a few 100 extra phase amps sure pisses the motors off
But in your case you will have to be careful with the phase amps to get good efficiency in the motor.
If you will run 500bA it probably wont do you much good to run three times the phase amps, because it will only be available at low rpm where you aren't riding anyway except for the start.
A few reasons I think that it can still be useful with a bigger controller is you dont have to run it at its limits, and therefor get better efficiency in the controller.
And you can always crank it up if you ran a qualifying lap and can take to heat things up faster
But dont listen to me, I am bad influence..
I got the bike together in time yesterday to take to an evening practice at a track.
It is hot and dry here now, it is slippery with hard dirt with a layer of dust. I got a hang of it after a few laps, and were getting up to speed.
But then I hit something hard, that I really wasent expecting. Went over the handlebars sideways it seems, hit a tree with my back just over the ass where the back protection didnt cover, and got the bike in the stomach when it tried to continue it journey without rider.
The bike didnt suffer much damage it seems, I think the dash panel got a bit bent. I suppose it was that area that I got in the stomach.
Then the handguard took a hit, probably when the bike hit the ground.
My stomach seems ok, a few bruises. It also got hit under the protection, but had a little natural protection layer.
The back dosent feel to good, parts I dont really feel, parts are sour. Hope it will be ok until the weekend.
