My new DIY DH whip!

bajaboy

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Take the World Cup winning DH bike and add a motor and 650wh battery what do you got?

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R120

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An explosion first time you go near any rocky track? Like the idea but are you not running a high risk of the battery or motor getting hit with that positioning ?
 

CjP

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Such a nice bike but yeah that wouldn’t survive anything that bike was made for.
Cool commuter though.
 

bajaboy

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Looks can be deceiving..the motor is 1/4" lower then the motor on my Kenevo. I suppose if you pedal slowly through huge rocks or 12" roots then yes, it's going to bonk. I mostly ride nice trails ir road up and bomb down at 20mph so I never touch anything.

The battery is fine there but it was temporary anyway as I moved it inside the triangle.
 

Al Boneta

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Looks can be deceiving..the motor is 1/4" lower then the motor on my Kenevo. I suppose if you pedal slowly through huge rocks or 12" roots then yes, it's going to bonk. I mostly ride nice trails ir road up and bomb down at 20mph so I never touch anything.

The battery is fine there but it was temporary anyway as I moved it inside the triangle.
20mph isn’t bombing down
 

RickBullotta

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That exposed motor would survive about 1/4 of a ride on our local trails...but it's a cool way to session great enduro segments all day if you can keep it running!
 

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