Is putting a rear skate truck with hub motors on this or something similar a bad idea? I think maybe sketchy over 25mph, no?
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i mean yeah, its probably a bad idea.
are you actually considering this because you think its a good idea though?
imo the only reason to do something like this is just for the sake of doing something dumb but quick and fun.
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Anyone done it? Maybe could get better control than on a board.
I don’t have a scooter and looking for a good candidate. Been wanting to for years but never get around to it.
I’ve wanted to put a hub motor on one of these. But I’m afraid @BillGordon would find it and use the handlebar as a seat.
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why not just get/make a proper electric scooter?
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yeah actually. I don’t have a picture on this device but I had a client come into my shop with one of those front-motor scooters and he had a skate truck bolted onto the rear fork instead of a read wheel. he was talking to me about putting esk8 drives on the rear wheels so he could have 3 wheel drive.
Turning on it worked just like a skateboard or the kickboard. the front wheel would turn and lean while the rear truck turned and leaned with it. turning radius was from the center instead of the front.
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not 1x3 or 3x3?
Maybe 2x6…
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