has anyone tried an electric motor on the front wheel to assist on hills or when you're tired?
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That could be a good idea. The electric motor or gas engine on the front wheel will add weigh to the wheel and produce more grip which will be so good when climbing a hill.
1676519
Putting a hub motor would differ. You'd probably be best trying a powered trailer that'd push the trike. The front wheel would spin as much as it does without. You're not gonna get better up hill with more power/speed. It's slow and easy up.But for when tired. Yea That'd be awesome. But again i'd try finding a trailer and possibly fitting it on the back of the trike and putting a motor on the trailer to push. You'd have better ability there then figuring how to removing the components for the front wheel/making more weight on the front end.
1676520
You certainly could add a small electric motor to the front wheel. "Traction" type motor kits sit on top of the front tire and drive the wheel. Though most all are designed for bicycles and use gravity to rest on top of the tire. Since the Mobo "fork" is lying flat it would not get the best contact. Also keep in mind that adding a copper core motor and a lead acid battery to your bike will add 20+ pounds, so while you may get some assist going up a hill, all the other times you are carrying around dead weight. Might be better just to improve your endurance! :-)
143706
Motor freewheels with no noticeable resistance. I use the motor only as a supplement on hills etc.
54364
Haven't tried it but I want to do the same. I feel like the motor is plenty powerful but they don't recommend running continuously for more than a minute.
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My grandson does have one pretty good hill that he rides his four wheeler on sometimes and I was surprised at how well it did. I was prepared to buy him traction bands but didn't have to. It has been a wonderful toy.
679477
Yes I believe it would :) don't quote me cuz we don't love around a lot of hills, but I think it has enough power if it is charged...and I know there is a way you make it faster, because my nieces have one and are older (my daughter is just 3) and my brother in law took off something to make it go faster! Hope that helps!
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You would definitely not want to try and use the rear wheel version on a trike. The front wheel version might work OK on relatively flat roads, but so much of a trike's weight is on the back wheels that I doubt it would be satisfactory while trying to go up much of a hill.
1547125
You can use it along the grass. Run the wheel portion on the grass. A little tougher but will work.
714356
No, that us not my experience. I go back and forth from pedaling to using the power. It is easy and so nice. It pedals just like a regular bike .
335344
It pedals very easily when the power dies on level ground. A little less so on hilly terrain but very doable if you are in decent shape.
319303
In the highest power mode it SHOULD be able to but you would probably be operating at half its top speed on flat and run out of power pretty quickly (maybe 20-30 minutes. It would probably be pretty hard to ride at the beach but on low grass it should be pretty good. I weigh around 180 and it has no trouble pulling me around but can only top speed at about 14mph running for about a little less than an hour. It doesn't have much trouble going up hills since this thing has torque for days; overall it is a huge piece of machinery, the title of it should be called "EMAD Dirt Rider DuneBuggy you stand up on"
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IT's like most Electric Motorized, Motivated things~! Not Very LOAD at all, just glides along, and most of the noise comes from the wheels and road!
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I have a bike MTB 26 "with 48V 1000W electric motor in the rear wheel (rim reinforced part of the kit), and 15A battery in the rear rack.I installed this tire an both wheels and it works great, inflated to 55PSI.The ride is comfortable and the bike front suspension works well in the city, where the use.The type of tire responds well on off road and wet, but I have not tested in mud and rocks.I think I might lose a little pressure in the front tire to better address differences pavement level and maintain the pressure in the rear tire by weight (battery + motor + bike = 25kg + me = 105kg).Otherwise the tire performs very well in the three months to the use, without any puncture. I have a bike MTB 26 "with 48V 1000W electric motor in the rear wheel (rim reinforced part of the kit), and 15A battery in the rear rack.I installed this tire an both wheels and it works great, inflated to 55PSI.The ride is comfortable and the bike front suspension works well in the city, where the use.The type of tire responds well on off road and wet, but I have not tested in mud and rocks.I think I might lose a little pressure in the front tire to better address differences pavement level and maintain the pressure in the rear tire by weight (battery + motor +... » Read More I have a bike MTB 26 "with 48V 1000W electric motor in the rear wheel (rim reinforced part of the kit), and 15A battery in the rear rack.I installed this tire an both wheels and it works great, inflated to 55PSI.The ride is comfortable and the bike front suspension works well in the city, where the use.The type of tire responds well on off road and wet, but I have not tested in mud and rocks.I think I might lose a little pressure in the front tire to better address differences pavement level and maintain the pressure in the rear tire by weight (battery + motor + bike = 25kg + me = 105kg).Otherwise the tire performs very well in the three months to the use, without any puncture. « Show Less
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Sorry Donald S., I have know idea what a 2 cycle engine is. It seems to work pretty good though. One of my guy friends fixed the wheel for me so that turned out good. I have about a half acre to mow and it plows right through the grass with no problem. It seems to be pretty good on gas too. If it weren't self propelled though, I would never be able to finish the lawn. The key starter works like a charm too. Sorry I can't help you more.
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Joey, I have not used this motor to date. I purchase the motor to put on a new 20' Bennington that came in in January. My dealer and my son assured me the motor would work well. The other reason I chose the motor is that I only had storage for a single battery, and a larger motor requires two batteries. Mick
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I don't see why not, although the more the bike weighs the faster you will use up the batteries so you might get shorter travel distance. I ran the bike uphill WITHOUT any assistance & the motor has plenty of power .
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Not really - the motor is geared the wrong way to do this. It's hard to tell from the picture, but the darker section from which the motor's shaft protrudes is actually a cylindrical gear box, and it is geared to give mechanical advantage to the motor behind it. You would have to spin the shaft with so much force that the power you got out of it would probably not be worth it. What you want is setup where that gear arrangement was reversed. Then a very little input would result in a productive output.
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Yes it drives well on just about anything, including grass and dirt. I hope your home or room is large though, I can't imagine riding it in a room less than 20 feet long and wide enough to turn around! But it's an awesome toy.