The OM5065 has an unusual bolt spacing. Regular 50mm motors and 63mm motors have different bolt spacings.
If you’re going to use a OM5065 then this mount will work but If you want a different motor I would find the bolt spacing (by emailing the manufacturer or looking it up here) then just adjust my design a little bit. It should be an easy adjustment.
It has been holding up really well! I dont ride it in the rain very often but It’s certainly gotten wet a few times. I don’t have the sensors hooked up, not sure how the rain would affect those.
Great looking build. The outcome is outstanding! The only question I have about this build is that don’t you get your pants really wet and dirty when driving in moist conditions? Mine isn’t even near waterproof but I’ve played with the idea of adding some sort of mudguards to the board.
I recently had my motor overheat and stop working. It was probably because I’ve been riding it with a backpack, and going up hills in the AZ heat. So I just bought a larger motor and a new mount. I will post pics here when I have it all installed. It will be nice to have a little more power too!
After kicking my board for 2 weeks, I finally installed the OM6085 motor last night! It feels way more powerful than my old motor and a lot smoother too. I should have started with a 60mm motor!
Evan after riding up a hill in 80 degree F weather, it did not get too hot to touch. I will have to see how hot it gets when it’s hotter out.
I will need some wheels soon, those look nice, I could use some softer wheels! Mine are 83A
I rode with the new motor in 96 degrees F a little bit ago and I could still touch it without burning my hand.
Looks like my top speed is up from 20mph to 22mph!
(My theoretical top speed for both 200kv motors is 27.5mph)
(I’m guessing the biggest cause if it being lower is the vesc efficiency and the LiFe voltage sag)
I also noticed that I have full braking all the way until a full stop. With the old motor, once I got going really slow the brakes would not brake with as much force and I would have to put my foot down. Now I can hold the brake down and come to a complete stop without my feet.
Do you often ride in the wet/rain?
enclosure came out nice and not too hard or messy
With the old motor, once I got going really slow the brakes would not brake with as much force and I would have to put my foot down. Now I can hold the brake down and come to a complete stop without my feet.