The reason I did not put an electric wheel up front, I didn't want to add weight to the front of the bike or make the steering feel heavy. In my case the rear just made more sense and I could get a 750w rear vs a smaller 350w or 500w front. More power for later mods.
With the bigger tire it gained almost 1 MPH faster (almost 21 MPH maxed out) but it sucks more wattage due to the larger diameter. It still gets 14+ miles @ 14 MPH. So it's kind of a wash in terms of distance if you don't do a lot of stop and go. I put a 48 volt battery from China and a deeper battery tray and it got a couple MPH faster (23 MPH) and pulls a bit harder out of the gate. If doing for distance, I would not run as tall of a tire and get a battery with double the Amp Hours to double the distance. This one is only a 7ah 36v battery in this video.
I got the same scooter, actually two of them. both have 48v 1000w front wheel direct drive motor hubs. My personal use one has an 52 volt battery. the first one has pretty much the factory set up, but I didn't like the narrow deck or the long sweeping cruiser handlebars. sold it, built another one this time I tried mountain bike handlebars, didn't like them either. found a Town and country handlebar and that works great. I replaced the little deck and added an 10 inch wide 1/2 inch thick oak deck, which I forked around the down tube so I have a place to mount the battery and controller that is low slung and out of my big feet's way. It was white like yours but I wanted to use this scooter for getting around on trips to locals stores and such so now it is Urban Ugly blue. I really dig the front suspension forks but the weight of my front wheel hub motor would make it pointless, but like you I did opt for a meatier tire set. Only wish I could share some pictures. I always wanted a motorize kick scooter but most I have seen look like "Death On A Stick!", I am six foot, 200 +lbs I wanted something robust so I built my own. I don't generally ride it wide open but Old Blue does around 35 mph and gets around 15 to 25 miles per charge depending on terrain and how heavy I ride the throttle. I can carry a spare battery in my back pack to double the range, I made an extension cord so I don't need to remove the main battery just unplug one and plug in the other. I like the front wheel drive because they are easy to work with but you need a torque arm and a strong drop out. I have used the same 750w system you have on a number of builds and actually have a folding moped I built with the same set up. I dropped the bikes chain and mounted the front wheel drive hub into the rear drop out.
Hit me up at sacramentokickbike@gmail I'd love to see pics of your kickbike and talk about what speed controller setup you have. I will say adding front suspension adds to your ride quality and I won't ride one without it now. Running a 48v 1000w hub motor is the way to go most definitely if not even a 1500w setup. Especially if you like speed and the torque they produce like me.
Strengthen it, stack a 5k+ battery and ability to stack a second on top of that one, on that frame, add a seat to the rear do a very high quality 750W proper hub motor with more than 100 nm torque... beach cruiser size tires high quality high mileage. "mag rims". Crush everything.
This is the fork on eBay currently 2/1/2023 www.ebay.com/itm/325233957124?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=msWqOk_AQLO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=gBlw95YzRIi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
What does the modded scooter weigh?, all in with any add’l accessories you may have installed? I’m considering a similar build, no suspension forks if I can save me a few pounds of weight.
I have a new invention for yall i called it a swivel trike it has two wheels in the rear and the whole rear section rotates left and rite about a horizontal front to resr axis 🛴
The reason I did not put an electric wheel up front, I didn't want to add weight to the front of the bike or make the steering feel heavy. In my case the rear just made more sense and I could get a 750w rear vs a smaller 350w or 500w front. More power for later mods.
With the mods how long and how fast on 1 charge I'm thinking about using it for delivery purposes as well as a fun ride
With the bigger tire it gained almost 1 MPH faster (almost 21 MPH maxed out) but it sucks more wattage due to the larger diameter. It still gets 14+ miles @ 14 MPH. So it's kind of a wash in terms of distance if you don't do a lot of stop and go. I put a 48 volt battery from China and a deeper battery tray and it got a couple MPH faster (23 MPH) and pulls a bit harder out of the gate.
If doing for distance, I would not run as tall of a tire and get a battery with double the Amp Hours to double the distance. This one is only a 7ah 36v battery in this video.
I got the same scooter, actually two of them. both have 48v 1000w front wheel direct drive motor hubs. My personal use one has an 52 volt battery. the first one has pretty much the factory set up, but I didn't like the narrow deck or the long sweeping cruiser handlebars. sold it, built another one this time I tried mountain bike handlebars, didn't like them either. found a Town and country handlebar and that works great. I replaced the little deck and added an 10 inch wide 1/2 inch thick oak deck, which I forked around the down tube so I have a place to mount the battery and controller that is low slung and out of my big feet's way. It was white like yours but I wanted to use this scooter for getting around on trips to locals stores and such so now it is Urban Ugly blue. I really dig the front suspension forks but the weight of my front wheel hub motor would make it pointless, but like you I did opt for a meatier tire set. Only wish I could share some pictures. I always wanted a motorize kick scooter but most I have seen look like "Death On A Stick!", I am six foot, 200 +lbs I wanted something robust so I built my own. I don't generally ride it wide open but Old Blue does around 35 mph and gets around 15 to 25 miles per charge depending on terrain and how heavy I ride the throttle. I can carry a spare battery in my back pack to double the range, I made an extension cord so I don't need to remove the main battery just unplug one and plug in the other. I like the front wheel drive because they are easy to work with but you need a torque arm and a strong drop out. I have used the same 750w system you have on a number of builds and actually have a folding moped I built with the same set up. I dropped the bikes chain and mounted the front wheel drive hub into the rear drop out.
Hit me up at sacramentokickbike@gmail
I'd love to see pics of your kickbike and talk about what speed controller setup you have. I will say adding front suspension adds to your ride quality and I won't ride one without it now. Running a 48v 1000w hub motor is the way to go most definitely if not even a 1500w setup. Especially if you like speed and the torque they produce like me.
Strengthen it, stack a 5k+ battery and ability to stack a second on top of that one, on that frame, add a seat to the rear do a very high quality 750W proper hub motor with more than 100 nm torque... beach cruiser size tires high quality high mileage. "mag rims". Crush everything.
Trying to get ahold of a 26" drum brake myself so I can put on a set of springer forks i have for some old school look
Can you provide details needed for fork replacement? Tube diameter and length? Maybe provide a link for the replacement fork?
I would also love to have a link to the front fork you bought!
This is the fork on eBay currently 2/1/2023
www.ebay.com/itm/325233957124?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=msWqOk_AQLO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=gBlw95YzRIi&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
What does the modded scooter weigh?, all in with any add’l accessories you may have installed? I’m considering a similar build, no suspension forks if I can save me a few pounds of weight.
Looks fun
I have razor C25 electric scooter and I hit a 2 inch rise in the sidewalk crash and skinned my knee hate these small tires
Why not put a electric wheel drive system up front with it
did you ever mount a rear disk brake to your Schwinn Shuffle? How did you sort out mounting the disk caliper to the arm?
how can i get a kit to do this to my schwinn adult cruiser? just wanting the hub, batt, display. thanks.
How fast does it go?
Mountain bike handbars would be better control
Where are you located?
I live just North of Sacramento, CA out in the country.
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I have a new invention for yall i called it a swivel trike it has two wheels in the rear and the whole rear section rotates left and rite about a horizontal front to resr axis 🛴
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