I'm trying to get out in front with my posts, but keep falling behind. I'd really like the younger energy of me 40 years ago to keep pace, but guess I'll settle for now & try to work smarter.
Early Spring here the fat rodent appears to have finally predicted one correctly, but that means additional possibilities of more violent weather and Indian Territory get's more than enough of that as our typical weather patterns.
I mentioned many posts previously that I'd position the motor a bit right of center in the frame about an inch and that's where it's currently nestled. The intake rockers and plugs well away from the frame tubes as were many of the early V-twins with the F-head design engines. With the weight so low in the frame the felt balance shouldn't be noticeable (most of the motor weight is located well below axle centerlines) I consider battery weight and rider weight combined as more relevant than just batteries alone, unless the bike is to be radio controlled. Rider weight is far more important in equations than component weights. I used to laugh at young pedal bikers that weighed in excess of two hundred pounds spending thousands of dollars for carbon & titanium parts to save perhaps 5 or 6 pounds of weight on an already light and expensive boutique frame, when they could take 25 pounds off at the gym and add muscle mass to boot for the price of membership and sweat.
Light and strong is good in a motor bike, but I see too many obsessing about weight with electrics especially and that's fed by the pedal bicycle industry now marketing electric bikes, because that's what they've done for decades with pedal bikes. It's how they justify the price of $7,000. 250 watt mid-drives featuring "quality" components and bike shop support to the self absorbed and conflicted buyers that read the blogs paid for by the manufacturers.
My rant and opinion, but other's decisions and $$. Hope they enjoy their purchase as much as I enjoy riding my builds. I promise that I'm not conflicted in my building or in my enjoyment of riding.
Rick C.
Early Spring here the fat rodent appears to have finally predicted one correctly, but that means additional possibilities of more violent weather and Indian Territory get's more than enough of that as our typical weather patterns.
I mentioned many posts previously that I'd position the motor a bit right of center in the frame about an inch and that's where it's currently nestled. The intake rockers and plugs well away from the frame tubes as were many of the early V-twins with the F-head design engines. With the weight so low in the frame the felt balance shouldn't be noticeable (most of the motor weight is located well below axle centerlines) I consider battery weight and rider weight combined as more relevant than just batteries alone, unless the bike is to be radio controlled. Rider weight is far more important in equations than component weights. I used to laugh at young pedal bikers that weighed in excess of two hundred pounds spending thousands of dollars for carbon & titanium parts to save perhaps 5 or 6 pounds of weight on an already light and expensive boutique frame, when they could take 25 pounds off at the gym and add muscle mass to boot for the price of membership and sweat.
Light and strong is good in a motor bike, but I see too many obsessing about weight with electrics especially and that's fed by the pedal bicycle industry now marketing electric bikes, because that's what they've done for decades with pedal bikes. It's how they justify the price of $7,000. 250 watt mid-drives featuring "quality" components and bike shop support to the self absorbed and conflicted buyers that read the blogs paid for by the manufacturers.
My rant and opinion, but other's decisions and $$. Hope they enjoy their purchase as much as I enjoy riding my builds. I promise that I'm not conflicted in my building or in my enjoyment of riding.
Rick C.