ebike Bmx commuter

[blueee]

I was gonna get a motorcycle but then I though "hmmm, ebike means no license plate" so ima get an ebike instead. plus do I really wanna be jumping shit at 60moh and doesn't a motor cycle weigh like 10x as much as an ebike?

so I'm looking to spend $1500-2500 on a bike
preferably something used so I. can get it half price
geometry as close to a bmx as I can get, 24 or 26in? hard tail?
litewaighte but not like titanium, carbon fiber light. something like a mid school Bmx weight, I want to be able to bunny hop it.
suggestions?

I want a badass motorized, curb jumping commuter I can run red lights on. I know it's only a matter of time before a bunch of fucktards get a hold of these and the police start to regulate them, I wanna have fun now!

[weedbix]

Batteries are heavy man

[joelite44]

Wait until 2200 when these things become regular.

Or spend 900 bucks on a used old motorcycle. Fix it, Fall in love with it, sell it, buy another and repeat.

Until you can carry your fat girlfriend on cross country rides.



You are welcome.

[JFax]

[blueee]

1. batteries are a lot lighter than a gas engine
2. by 2020 cops will be cracking down on people riding these like a baffoon, I need one now

help me figure this out, people

[weedbix]

1. Please sell me whatever drugs you do. Batteries have a much lower energy density to gas, for starters. Batteries + electric motor is going to be heavier than a half-full gas tank + gas engine with the same performance

[Trail-Boss]

I have been thinking about doing something like this for a while.

My main options were something like this BB mounted motor and a battery pack that goes in the triangle.

https://lunacycle.com/bafang-bbs02-750w-middrive-kit/


https://lunacycle.com/triangle-48v-panasonic-ga-18650-17-5ah-pack-high-power-long-range/


You would have to figure out what chainring will clear the frame or modify to fit, but I beleive with one of these setups 35-40mph is easily obtainable and seems to bewithin your budget.
PS: the bike will be well of 50lbs.

[Flexer]

https://rideukbmx.com/ride-uk-features/tom-linsell-motorised-bmx.html

there you go!

[JFax]

Old april fools pic but still looks sooo good.

[blueee]

hypothetical, discuss the differences
25lb bmx bike with a 7lb attach on motor and a 2lb battery


or a 30lb rigid 80s mongoose jumping mtb
with a 15lb motor and a 5lb battery

or som crazy downhill bike the size of a motorcycle that has 100lbs worth of batteries, motors and power
“a regular motorcycle weighs like 500lbs

[blueee]

Old april fools pic but still looks sooo good.

how much would this cost?

[jonathan]

what is the point of dirt jump bike geometry on an e-bike? are you planning to jump on it? I would think that riding in traffic at high speed, you would just want stable, predictable handling. 99% of the e-bikes out there are aluminum frames, either hybrid type bikes or hardtail XC hardtails. I am all for people riding e-bikes places that they would normally drive to reduce traffic and (arguably) reduce emissions, but e-bikes on mtb trails is dumb.

[blueee]

there are rather large sidewalk curbcuts on my sux mile ride to work and i would also like to be able to bunny hop over car hoods sticking out of driveways