Background on me: 280lbs, 6”4”. Live around crappy roads. I like long walks on the beach and carving. All that in mind, some new friends on this site stepped up, and now I’m moving to the acquisition phase of the Chupacabra build.
We’ll probably go with 14s and use everything from the Demon 2.0. This will be a long thread about building a Fatty Board called Chupacabra! We won’t get to the base until April, so I’ll get to work destroying the Demon!
Thank you to all the awesome people who got me started and to the forum ESk8 for helping me do this! I’ll be back in April.
Looking at the Demon 2.0, it uses a StormCore 60D+, which is only rated for 60 volts. If you plan to use 14S, you’ll need to get an ESC rated for higher voltage. I’m not sure which option within that range is best, since I know the MakerX D100 has had some issues in the past. You could do a 12S build with a lot of current and go with the MakerX DV6 pro to get you some more current to the motors.
Will be following. First DIY? Good luck it’s quite the adventure! Best thing I can say is it requires active maintenance. Meaning it’s not just plugging the board in till light turns green anymore. Arguably tho, I’ve probably had as many issues with diy as I had with pre-builts at this stage.
Plan plan plan on paper the entire build as much as possible before spending any money. Look for examples of components you plant to use together already having been used together successfully by others. If you can get the entire build planned with what components you are going to use before buying any of them you just might not have to re buy things.
Plan on it taking 3 times as long as you thought to build it and costing more than you thought. Lots of patience will save you lots of money. Sourcing parts can take longer than you think. Use good quality hardware and tools to assemble to avoid stripping things as you go.
Best of luck and enjoy the process. The research and building can be just as fun as riding but can also be just as fun as crashing.
When comparing the SR125 and MAD125 also keep in mind that the SR125 takes bigger bearings and more spacers so I would think that adds a bit more weight difference when mounted, possibly depending on the pulley solution for the MAD - I run both on my current street board depending on terrain for the range increase on the MAD
Interesting - I’m switching to the 1mm thicker than usual 22x10x7 FastEddys on my MAD set soon from Zealous 22x8 since I’m changing to 10mm axles from stepped 10-8. I don’t go too hard, wonder how they’ll last.
You are absolutely right! My Demon 2.0R showed up dead on arrival. Testing it now. Looked like the battery crushed the power button posts when it was put in. I moved the battery back, and testing the posts to see it it’s dead. No power to the ESC. Missed 2 days of killer weather.
Happy day, I received my boards from Josh. 1 perfect board and 1 with a blimish. To tell you the truth, this blimish board will be my 1st. The imperfection won’t be visible after assembly & board use will scratch it up anyway. I’m super happy, thank you again John aka hummieee!
