This is going to be very similar to the board I am currently using at the skatepark, but with a few variations, that will hopefully make it better for park riding.
The current park board is one of the littles.
My ATV Ditchlife.
I think it is important noting the current board works.
And it has been super tough.
And it’s a ton of fun.
But there are a few key things I want:
I want it to be lighter. Current is 13.8 lbs. 6.25kg.
I want to be able to slide on the enclosure.
Do Rock and rolls maybe…
I want to grind on the trucks.
Do a 50/50 maybe.
So the current set up.
The Deck is the Landyatchz ATV Ditchlife.
Which is a current take on an 80s deck.
I like it so much I had bought two of them…
— so stays the same.
The battery is a 10S2P 40T.
---- new one is 12S1P P42A.
So loosing 8 21700 cells should be a big deal for weight.
Trucks are Caliber II baseplates with BN 145 hangers.
---- the new one will be the same in the back. But the front I will use a Caliber hanger that should be a smidge lighter than the BN.
Same old timey BKB motor mount for both.
Motor is 190kv 6354.
----- New one is 140kv 5065.
This is also a big deal for weight.
I had actually bought a new 6354 to use…
But will try the smaller motor…
Unloaded speed on the current set up is about 23mph.
14/36 76mm wheels.
I am going to keep the 14/36 on 76mm because it’s the best I can do.
The smaller motor may not have nearly the same punch… But since it’s 140 kv it may be ok.
Since I’m going to 12S I think unloaded will be around 21
I hope to keep the small motor.
I ran it on a single drive long time ago and it was underwhelming… But I was trying to ride on the street and not the park…
Fingers crossed.
The wheels are the all mighty magical 76mm Ahmyo Akashas.
Now almost 40 years later I may actually need some…
I may actually order some and see if I can just cut them and put them on the middle of the back truck…
I am bummed to see Hoyt is not selling the Booger anymore.
I wanted to look up the motor guard they had for the Skatepark version… @BenjaminF you got a picture those handy by chance?
I think I want to try to emulate it…
So there is a good chance I will keep the second motor mount on, without a motor. To support a little motor cover.
I dont have one handy, but I’m sure it’s on the Hoyt Instagram somewhere.
We still sell the full booger drivetrain. The armor isnt shown in the pics, but I’m pretty sure it’s included. Maybe ping customer service if you’re interested.
One random idea to consider is two pieces of aluminum C-channel that the electronics enclosure slides into and the plastic sliders are mounted on top of the C-channel. No chance of a printed part breaking and the battery getting crushed. Oh I realize the concave deck would make that not work so great… would need custom bent sheet metal.
I hold the mini in a particular way that I feel gives me great control at the park.
So I am actually going to use a mini here, even though I have a spare Z-mote I could use.
So I had it all together and got to work on putting the electronics together.
I wanted to make a little packet to tape to the deck similar to what I had done on my Rayne Crush.
I have a theory that if I use VHB tape to attach the stuff to the abs sheet, and then more VHB to attach the abs sheet to the deck it provides a little bit of dampening.
