Thread: Ebikes for hunting

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

well Im out of equasion then...no friggin good if 100kgs is it.....would be tie load to bike and walk alongside it..might as well use a wheel barrow... thanks for heads up.....

They will easily handle over 100kg I'm 105kg and mine handles my weight and a 10kg pack no worries.
Your battery just won't last as long.

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Well I think we’ve just worked out who ate all the pies.

Originally Posted by XR500

I have an acquaintance who boasts his E MTB cost him 26 grand. I said for 26K the fecker better peddle itself!!

I’m thinking that for 5 grand I better not have to peddle the bastard.
Otherwise I’ll spend the money on more guns and just walk.

For 4k you can also get an XRM125. No clutch, super low center of gravity, can stand up as the seat is so low with no problem, with the factory exhaust they're very quite. Way more reliable and better range with exceptional fuel mileage.

These guys in the Philippines are crazy on them and go anywhere! They do all have loud exhausts on their ones, but from factory they're really quite.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8kh...el=MoTorJackMe

NZ versions are already kitted out with knobbly tyres, Taupo Honda has the farm/off road gearing down pat for low end torque, leaver protectors are pre-installed, front and rear carry racks are an option too. They're an upgraded version of Herb Uhl's origional Honda Hunter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ0I...SmallBikeStuff

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/m...ing/4390501348

Dublin...are they road legal perchance??

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Dublin...are they road legal perchance??

Don't think so - no indicators, for a start.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Dublin...are they road legal perchance??

No unfortunately, they have everything required....except front ABS, or potentially a combined braking system. They run on an oily rag too.

They're made in the Philippines and I have seen after market combined braking systems for them being fitted over there on youtube, so it could certainly be done. Don't see why you couldn't chuck on a ABS from another similar Honda small bike like the CT125, Honda Wave or Grom? But I've not really looked into too much as have a road bike and mine is strictly for off road. I did fish out a video of a guy in Aus fitting an aftermarket ABS to his XRM and it worked fine. Provided that could get passed VTNZ approval, there's no reason why they couldn't be approved for road use here.

be interesting if they were compliant.... plenty of AG100s used to be made road legal and went everywhere.
at the below 5k price point it beats an old dunger car for tootling 25kms each way to work.

I hate E bikes, E scooters, E everything....

But oneday i hope i can afford one too, just seems practical in many places

I do also wonder if you could just rebuild a cheap postie bike or CT110/CT90 and Frankinstine most of the parts/components from the XRM onto it. Then you'd have a road legal, upgraded postie that'd be a ripper off road and around the farm etc...

CT125's are over priced by a few grand imo, else they'd be good too.

It's possible to covert a hardtail into a rather serious e-bike for around $2.5k. That gets a 500W 48V centre-mounted motor, battery and controls. The Bafang ones can be adjusted so the assist takes you up to 50km/h or more on the flat. Endurance is dependent on how big a battery you choose and how sensibly you choose to ride it! They do go most places but don't like being fully submerged.

@Maddoghunter - regarding an e-bike with regenerative braking - there are some out there though, but they have direct drive motors, which isn't common. I haven't actually seen one in NZ.