Totally agree with you, using Pedal assist makes E-Biking a more fulfilling & enjoyable ride. A sense of accomplishment on a longer/harder journey. You built yourself a "True Ebike" in my opinion. Note - A minimum of 1,000w motor I think is required for serious off-road. I'm working on a 20S/1P 31Ah (Around 66V) LifePo4 A123 pouch cell build on version 2 of my EEB (BBSHD) build with new ASI BAC 855 controller. Will post an upload once built & tested. Awesome build & upload. 😊👍👌Cheers 🍻
@@paulmryglod4802 Cheers mate, Im building it as we speak. Estimate Battery dimensions to be 320 x 220mm including covering it with protective epoxy board, 10mm camping matress foam padding & Heatshrink. Building battery packs in 2 x seperate 10S/1P configuration. I will post a upload via Utube for 1st Battery build.
That looked great fun, I've got a voilamart rear wheel with the controller build in the wheel 48v 1500w with the sw900 display. Could do with a bigger voltage battery but I don't think it would take it.(new to ebikes & haven't got a clue) wish I'd got 1 of your kits but we all learn by our mistakes. Keep up the amazing content
Those Inbuilt controllers are really not good, they fail rather easily so bare that in mind. I Had 3 of those hub motors from Voilamart and each one failed with the same exact issue which was a communication problem between the controller and motor. As for voltage yes they will allow you to run a higher voltage. I successfully tested a 72V pack and it handled the power fine not so sure about the long term judging by the gauging of the wires.
Andy you seem to have a lot of interesting off road riding near you, I live in Gloucestershire and have to travel a fair way out to the Forest of Dean to get riding like that and then all forestry,you lucky rascal!😂👍
@@andykirby Where is that park Andy? I think I’m roughly in the same area’ish as you but not come across that area yet, that bike mate rocks! Great review as ever thanks 👍💪
I've got a fat tire cafe racer style bike with 52v and a 21amp battery a bafang 1000w bbshd mid-drive and it's as stock I don't think it needs a fase runner it gets up most hills without much effort Andy but when you add more power you have to get a bigger battery 🔋 😀
It took me 2-3 rewind to actually see what might happened. First i thought you broken thorough the fence.... the "head down" was a hit that I must re watch this.
I am 165 cm (5'5") and this bike would be too tall for me, but I really like it. Do you think that by sawing off the saddle tube and replacing the handlebar stem with a shorter one, I could use it comfortably? With the saddle at a minimum, how many centimeters are there between the seat of the tube in the bike frame and the point where the saddle would rest if the tube was shorter? I need it to figure out how many centimeters I can make up by sawing the tube. Thank you very much.
Biggest thing I hate about that ebike Andy is the proprietary battery, motor and controller. Mostly the battery is the problem with unknown cell quality and how long it will last and then pay twice as much for the same Amp-hr as in the aftermarket. You know your way around that stuff but even a challenge for a man of your technical capability and why I never would buy an ebike like that. Always prefer a large generic battery with BBSHD on an XL frame like you have built in the past. That bike looks nice while it lasts tho and then you have to overpay to replace parts because they aren't generic and ubiquitous. Honorable mention for that Mustang 5.0 you show in the background of your video. Didn't think that existed in the UK. Btw, I grew up not too far from Dearborn, MI, the home of Henry Ford and worked as an automotive engineer. My friends and I grew up modifying Mustangs and Camaros and other muscle cars. I am older than you and grew up when the first examples of these came into being. You no doubt know who Carrol Shelby is. Cheers from America.
Can you tell me what the name of the adapter you used on this upgrade? I want to make sure that I have the right one. Much appreciated. From over the Pond in Montana.
That wood is probably used by bikes....dirt bikes. I watch a lot of these videos where bikers are making jumps and rides through woods and forests. All good fun.
Completly agree feeling of synergy is much better than spinning. I think it makes you ride better too you can feel what's going on with the bike. Set your bike to 90% of your top end speed without the motor, tweak the amps and kickin to get rid of the boring stuff which is basically getting up to your top end.
How difficult would it be to power a bike with an LG direct drive brushless motor,if possible? Love your shows but I've not came across anythink on the lines and would like to start a project. Thanks fran
Wish you could get your hands on a Soul beach cruiser from the U.S, they now have a new euro importer in Spain and they send anywhere in Europe, they look great and have. A UA-cam channel, they look like massive Grifters, proper bling and more comfy if you prefer higher wider bars and comfy seats, have a look Andy.
Hello Andy. I also bought the Curusher Ranger. I have a little back pain problem with the bike due to my size (6ft4). Do you think i could change the handlebar height to ride more straight. If yes, which handle bar raiser would you recommend?
Are you going to put throttle on it? If so will you try to get past the newer 20MPH on throttle most new bikes are coming with. My ebike is a later 2019 early 2020 Himiway All Terrain that has none of those limits. It has full throttle at any PAS from 1-9 and no speed limit at full throttle does 30-31 MPH on flat ground. Thats the way they all should be IMHO.
What erks me with that bike is that they've gone full downhill style on the bike with the 201mm forks but put sand tires on it. xD But in reality if you did take it down the downhill trails it would be really crap, i mean technical trails it could possibly do, but anything flow you'd be in that dangerous position to come off and whack your nuts against a tree. I mean i've seen E-bikes at the bike parks, but none with stupidly fat tires.
Ive put 45 amps into that geared fathub, you just have to take out the connector, it will melt.
Seriously improves the climbing ability.
Totally agree with you, using Pedal assist makes E-Biking a more fulfilling & enjoyable ride. A sense of accomplishment on a longer/harder journey. You built yourself a "True Ebike" in my opinion.
Note - A minimum of 1,000w motor I think is required for serious off-road. I'm working on a 20S/1P 31Ah (Around 66V) LifePo4 A123 pouch cell build on version 2 of my EEB (BBSHD) build with new ASI BAC 855 controller. Will post an upload once built & tested.
Awesome build & upload. 😊👍👌Cheers 🍻
That battery sounds awesome! What will the dimensions be when finished?
@@paulmryglod4802 Cheers mate, Im building it as we speak. Estimate Battery dimensions to be 320 x 220mm including covering it with protective epoxy board, 10mm camping matress foam padding & Heatshrink. Building battery packs in 2 x seperate 10S/1P configuration. I will post a upload via Utube for 1st Battery build.
The ranger has 1500w peak power
That looked great fun, I've got a voilamart rear wheel with the controller build in the wheel 48v 1500w with the sw900 display. Could do with a bigger voltage battery but I don't think it would take it.(new to ebikes & haven't got a clue) wish I'd got 1 of your kits but we all learn by our mistakes. Keep up the amazing content
Those Inbuilt controllers are really not good, they fail rather easily so bare that in mind. I Had 3 of those hub motors from Voilamart and each one failed with the same exact issue which was a communication problem between the controller and motor. As for voltage yes they will allow you to run a higher voltage. I successfully tested a 72V pack and it handled the power fine not so sure about the long term judging by the gauging of the wires.
@@aLLd3mDuBz thanks, I might try a 60v on it until it gives up the ghost then.
How'd it go? I used to run a voilamart conversion and the controller they provided caught alight abd the motor fell apart inside lmao
Andy you seem to have a lot of interesting off road riding near you, I live in Gloucestershire and have to travel a fair way out to the Forest of Dean to get riding like that and then all forestry,you lucky rascal!😂👍
Haha! Yeah it is pretty good, I can see the beggining of that park entrance from my house 😁👍🏻
@@andykirby Where is that park Andy? I think I’m roughly in the same area’ish as you but not come across that area yet, that bike mate rocks! Great review as ever thanks 👍💪
I have to ride about 5 miles to get to some trails in the forest of dean.
Give it the full andy kirby and put a grin phaserunner controller and crank it up to 4kw
I've got a fat tire cafe racer style bike with 52v and a 21amp battery a bafang 1000w bbshd mid-drive and it's as stock I don't think it needs a fase runner it gets up most hills without much effort Andy but when you add more power you have to get a bigger battery 🔋 😀
It took me 2-3 rewind to actually see what might happened. First i thought you broken thorough the fence.... the "head down" was a hit that I must re watch this.
I am 165 cm (5'5") and this bike would be too tall for me, but I really like it. Do you think that by sawing off the saddle tube and replacing the handlebar stem with a shorter one, I could use it comfortably? With the saddle at a minimum, how many centimeters are there between the seat of the tube in the bike frame and the point where the saddle would rest if the tube was shorter? I need it to figure out how many centimeters I can make up by sawing the tube. Thank you very much.
here's a really cheap mod, raise your saddle to where your legs are just off straight.
Thank you. Which one is superior the Cobra or the Ranger, please?
Good watch Andy, can you do your favourite ebike or top three
Biggest thing I hate about that ebike Andy is the proprietary battery, motor and controller. Mostly the battery is the problem with unknown cell quality and how long it will last and then pay twice as much for the same Amp-hr as in the aftermarket. You know your way around that stuff but even a challenge for a man of your technical capability and why I never would buy an ebike like that. Always prefer a large generic battery with BBSHD on an XL frame like you have built in the past. That bike looks nice while it lasts tho and then you have to overpay to replace parts because they aren't generic and ubiquitous.
Honorable mention for that Mustang 5.0 you show in the background of your video. Didn't think that existed in the UK. Btw, I grew up not too far from Dearborn, MI, the home of Henry Ford and worked as an automotive engineer. My friends and I grew up modifying Mustangs and Camaros and other muscle cars. I am older than you and grew up when the first examples of these came into being. You no doubt know who Carrol Shelby is.
Cheers from America.
The battery looks like a reention rhino. They are quite common and come in a couple of sizes.
Can you tell me what the name of the adapter you used on this upgrade? I want to make sure that I have the right one. Much appreciated. From over the Pond in Montana.
That wood is probably used by bikes....dirt bikes. I watch a lot of these videos where bikers are making jumps and rides through woods and forests. All good fun.
Really fancy one of these
Great content and narration, have subscribed to get more
ye mate do alot of mods on this ie fox forks and rear shock etc be sick :P love ya vids
I really loved your modified bbshd.
Great job 👍👍👍
Where's your enduro ebike the one you got registered. You still have it?
In storage at the moment. There's a problem with the battery. I'll get it going soon.
Completly agree feeling of synergy is much better than spinning. I think it makes you ride better too you can feel what's going on with the bike. Set your bike to 90% of your top end speed without the motor, tweak the amps and kickin to get rid of the boring stuff which is basically getting up to your top end.
How difficult would it be to power a bike with an LG direct drive brushless motor,if possible? Love your shows but I've not came across anythink on the lines and would like to start a project. Thanks fran
great vid as usual. What did you mean by putting slime in the tyres? I have not heard of that before.
Wish you could get your hands on a Soul beach cruiser from the U.S, they now have a new euro importer in Spain and they send anywhere in Europe, they look great and have. A UA-cam channel, they look like massive Grifters, proper bling and more comfy if you prefer higher wider bars and comfy seats, have a look Andy.
Chinese ebikes with american brand name on it lol... and they look really ugly.
That's Amazing Vdeo😍
Wonderful work 👍👍
Bike looks great! Where are those trails? Great fun :)
Yeah its great. Trails are Panshanger Park area, Hertford.😁
Put cruiser bars on it
Brilliant video mate 👍
So can you put a 220mm rotor on this and it fit properly….?
Hello Andy. I also bought the Curusher Ranger. I have a little back pain problem with the bike due to my size (6ft4). Do you think i could change the handlebar height to ride more straight. If yes, which handle bar raiser would you recommend?
Looks tempting..
Out the saddle going up that hill where you fly the quads...lol...🤔😳😏😏😏🇬🇧
Have you ever done any work on a himiway ?
I'd like to see him do that and show us how to deristict it for off road use.
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Grip throttle needed so what you think
Bikes are much better with peddle assist 👌
Can you tell me exactly which 220 rotor adapter you used? Did you also need liner bolts then?
Hello, have you already found the right adapter? I've been looking for over a week now, but can't find anything suitable. Maybe you can help me XD
You could check magura out. They probably will have them
Are you going to put throttle on it? If so will you try to get past the newer 20MPH on throttle most new bikes are coming with. My ebike is a later 2019 early 2020 Himiway All Terrain that has none of those limits. It has full throttle at any PAS from 1-9 and no speed limit at full throttle does 30-31 MPH on flat ground. Thats the way they all should be IMHO.
i would be happy with 20mph here in europe you re only allowed to have pedal assist up to 25kmh without registration 😁
I got a cyrusher xf650. Is there like a modnkit out there to make it faster ?
Unplug the white cable on the controller to derestrict it
I will best you one day
What erks me with that bike is that they've gone full downhill style on the bike with the 201mm forks but put sand tires on it. xD But in reality if you did take it down the downhill trails it would be really crap, i mean technical trails it could possibly do, but anything flow you'd be in that dangerous position to come off and whack your nuts against a tree. I mean i've seen E-bikes at the bike parks, but none with stupidly fat tires.
Why have you put modifications. It's just one mod. Singular 🤷
you should have put the bigger brake disc to the rear primarily or both !
Not really modified it just replace the breaks rotor
Wow.. Next you will upgrade the sticker. . . .Lame