You should not go higher than a value the ESC can measure reliably.
Wait…no explanation about quoted vesc prices?! 
We want vesc 6 x4 for $665!
Signed, all of us.
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Has anyone ever used alien power systems esc’s? While expensive, they seem really good spec-wise…
Something like this or this for even moar powah?
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If it’s reportedly anything like their motors, you might want to tread carefully.
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Slightly off-topic, but I wondered who might be the first to pull off a build using these bad boys lol
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I think that’s what everyone used to use before the vesc’s got reliable enough. They don’t allow nearly as much customization within their programmer, and I’ve never really seen anyone post good things about them on here or the old forum.
99% sure they are just rebranded Flier ESC’s, can find them on Alibaba
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=flier+esc+200a&viewtype=&tab=
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We don’t have space for the motors and things that come with 430A of draw, it would have to be a LiFePO4 or LiPo battery which are less dense than Liion, motor mounts would probably have to be steel so they don’t bend into a pretzel when accelerating and you’d need a 75/300 for every motor and thats over a grand in controllers right there.
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lol 12kw??
emotorcycle maybe 
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Well, if you would actually use this motor, you probably wouldn’t go dual motors. This motor isn’t that much bigger than a 80100, so the space is there, also 2x 80100 have a peak power of 14kw, and there are builds (and mounts) that can handle it. So I guess this motor would work as well. Would still be stupid probably 
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Ive never been a fan of single motors since 1/2 of your carving means you lose your powered wheel traction and it does bad things when the pavement gets wet or icy, but different strokes I guess. Maybe in a few years when 80100’s become commonplace it’ll look more realistic.
I mean 2wd with a single motor. Like my build.
And you are right, every now and then I see old posts on the other forum from '17 or '18 where people think 6374 is ridiculously large
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Yeah I read about your build man, congrats I never thought you’d be able to turn 
, looks like the best implementation of single motor dual drive on the forum I do believe.
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Thanks. I don’t say that this is the way to go in general, but I think it would be the only reasonable way to fit this motor to a normal board
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Torque is only a problem until you lose traction, but the weight would be so great, why save a couple of grams with motor mounts anyway?
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It is for street urethane boards. You can get a lot out of dual 50xx motors already.
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Sure. But the view seems to be constantly shifting in what is to be considered too large or too powerful. Don’t you think?
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There is never a too big especially if people want to compensate something with it 
And that words coming from somebody who built a quad with 8085s… 
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IMO bigger than dual 6374 to 6384ish becomes too impractical for an everyday board. There are a myriad other use cases though.
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Everyday in the sense of a commuter and a street board, then I will agree.
But for MTBs that are there just for fun and to shred hilly forests I feel like (don’t have practical experience though) the gap between 63xx and 80xx(x) is a bit large, isn’t it? The former all seem to have a rated current of around 60 which is quite a difference to 150-200A of an 80100. Even though no one will run them at 200A and in my experience the stator won’t handle anything close to that. But still 130A is more than double the current of a 63xx motor. So I am missing a middle ground, a motor that can take like 100A and 5kw. That would sit between the 3-3.5kw and 7kw.
Or am I completely off here?
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