for sure can do 12s. almost any motor can do 12 or whatever really and the limit would be the esc being able to do it (as long as it doesnt go too fast for the bearings, which we dont do). there seems confusion about voltage of the BATTERY and what it does in a motor. it will not make your motor run cooler to run more voltage and actually the opposite. So unless you really will want to go over 30something miles per hour and instead will more likley be riding in the high 20s anyway, you will be more efficient, keeping the motor cooler and getting a bit better range, running 10s. In a power line in the sky or in the wiring for the board’s battery yes higher voltage will lead to better efficiency but not the motor. the esc converts the amps and volts that come from the battery into a different ratio for the motor and you can control that with both the motor and battery amp limits on the vesc. i didnt realize the motors went quite so fast on 12s as i never really checked… I always ride FOC which is a bit slower. @willpark16 is riding 83mm tires,…the new coming are actually 84mm so a hair faster. It would be worth going to 10s unless you really want that speed but then again…i rarely was at that speed and while doing some really long steep stuff the temp of the motors stays within what i’d consider an acceptable max temp. of 160f. the motors COULD go up to 300f as the magnets are good to that temp and the winding wire is good to 400f for thousands of hours, and some of the bearings have grease good for 300f…but the tire polyurethane is surely the weakest link. what temp it can do, you tell me!!! so far ive been really amazed by these prototype tires’ durability and ride quality.
130mm tire??? how bout a 90 or 97 next. but guys just ride these with the 84mm now and give it a bit of time and I said I’d get the bigger tires made and will. what’s going to have to happen is a kickstarter or some other way to get a large investment. Now i have just enough money for what we are getting and will be able to make a couple motors beyond but business is stuck really held back by not having…like 30,000$ for materials. all the money i raised in the past went to get these parts for 100 motors and about 70 are accounted for. So myself and @professor_shartsis and probably @evoheyax with some others will be quickly throwing together some kind of video and straight to kickstarter. Ive stopped taking orders for motors for the last couple weeks until everyone who paid gets theirs and want to spend time not selling but doing this video. If any of you have any experience or desire to be involved in making this kickstarter video lets talk when the tires come.
i just wrote aend again to hear whats up. last i understood it would be like 2 more weeks for the tires and will update you when i hear the latest.