I bought a motor but it’s a bit different than the one that he uses in the guide. It has a lower kv rating (149kv compared to his 280kv) and the shaft is larger on mine. I chose a lower kv motor because where I live there are more hills (South Dakota) and was advised by some that a smoother acceleration is worth it. I already fabricated the motor mount shown in the guide (except I didn’t drill the motor mount holes yet). Now the only thing I need to do is buy the correct pulleys and belt. I’m not very experienced with any of this so I decided to come here for some advice.
But most likely the second option as I’m getting the other parts from that site so I may as well just get them all together for one shipping cost from one site.
The other benefit of esk8 motors is that @torqueboards and @onloop key the shafts really well. So you know that the pulley is set. I’m not entirely sure about that motor. It looks like it uses one set screw.
I have mine keyed from @torqueboards with 2 set screws thru the pulley. That thing is not going to move.
I had the same setup with my first board, I’m pretty light so I actually got up to like 16mph… If you want to go faster, get a faster motor (I got the 245kv SK3, or you could get a bigger motor pulley)