This was so much fun to build and is even more fun to ride!
It took almost six months of planning, measuring, test fitting, & building to get to the first test ride. I decided to use a low powered, 1000W brushed DC motor & 800W controller for that ride because I had never ridden any type of skateboard before. It then took another week to come up with a usable self centering spring configuration that wouldn't spontaneously pop off & feed me my face, enter the trampoline springs.
All in all, it's really just a stretched and lowered Razor E300 electric scooter with ten times the power and double the speed. However with all the changes, it's really more than just a scooter with no handlebars!
My first ESK8 experience ever, this was of course inspired by the failed(?), dare I say criminal, Speedboard. When Kickstarter showed us Speedboard, I was head over heels. I was ready, I fell in hook, line, and sinker. I didn't know what it was or why, but I quickly found out after some light street & trail riding following the test rides. This was of course after learning that Speedboard um, let's just say died! But I couldn't let go.
I have ridden motorcycles for years; the free & open, seemingly all curing feeling that you get on them is similar to that of riding this board & presumably all ESK8's. Obviously I'm not alone, other inline boards have been surfacing since & even from before the Speedy fiasco.
The welds, I know. It has been riding strong with no signs of fatigue for two years now. I've worn out two tires, taken pine roots, holes, hills, & gravel riding off road trails with no issues...well except for when the throttle cable got caught on a stick and came off & I did too.
The quest for a wireless remote and more power led me to its current setup. It now has a number of changes worthy of a list.
*Brushless 48V 1800W motor
*T8F chain & sprockets 54T/11T
*Flipsky 75100 VESC based controller - Thanks Benjamin Vedder
*Flipsky VX2 Pro Remote
*Flipsky Anti spark switch
*Grip tape strips on the deck
*Regen Brakes
These changes made a HUGE difference! Moving up to 3000W was the plan all along but first I had to see if I could even ride it. The power increase & wireless remote made it much more maneuverable & enjoyable. Now it can do wheel spins & drifts on command while off road, power to go uphill, & 0-20 in like 2 seconds on pavement! Oh, and it now has great brakes!
New problem unlocked! Since we must take the bad with the good and because I was never really happy with the steering setup, I almost expected something to show up. At first, I was learning to ride it and taking it slow while finding the limits & boundaries. With the newfound power came more stability, I was able to gain & sustain speed quickly and easily.
Then it happened, speed wobbles! It felt like their AKA death wobbles the first time I hit 20 MPH & had no handlebars to even try to steady it. I let off the throttle and it stopped. Leaning forward helps to prevent it. I've tried several tire pressures & different spring setups all to no avail. The steering geometry is the same as it was and is all wrong for this which is why the springs are necessary.
Since it rides great on some of my local dirt trails & it's been a staple since my family first saw it, she stays. I have started building a very similar, hub drive version that will have an experimental caster type steering setup, springless of course. But that's for another video.
Ever since this project started, I have been separately gathering information, pictures, & materials for the final build version. It's coming, I have almost all the parts! Let me know if you read this far & if you'd like to see more of the RAZORBOARD, the casterboard or an upgraded near replica of the one that started it all!
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