Insanely fast DIY electric eBike - the most dangerous and unsafe bike ever
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 11. 08. 2017
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Well, it had to be done. I wouldn't be Tony if I did it the usual way!
45mph wasn't enough so I fitted an MXUS 3K Turbo V3 motor and a Lyen 90a - 120a burst speed controller in it.
I've since bought a new bike and I'm in the process of completely redesigning everything through the MSVA âą eBike V2 build series
Is it safe? Is it bugger!
Is it fun? Oh yeah! đ - VÄda a technologie
I've had to come back to find this and comment. It's men like Vortecks that have made this country great in the past and the fact that they're out there doing this is proof positive that this country will flourish again outside of the bloated E.U. It's the pure spirit of enterprise that is so admirable. On the other hand, Roger Crier and his comments are so typical of all the naysayers and doom mongers predicting disaster and talking the country down. Go for it Vortecks.. a true, blue brummie british pioneering hero!!
WOW, Chris..... thank you for the best comment I've ever received!
It's people like you who keep me making videos like this and there will be more to come. With my new build nearly done, it's a matter of time before I upgrade it even more.
Thanks again,
Tony :-)
Comment pinned :-)
Yeah buying parts from china and slapping them together sure shows the british spirit
They are not open as wide as you think. But hey ho, Brexshit is the state of mind
Buying parts from China and putting them on your bike: PURE BRITISH SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE. Thx for the laugh. It's important to have dreams!
Don't need the lights as they will hear you screaming from miles away :-)
I didn't think about it at the time, it was 6am and the bike itself is nearly silent. I bet everyone wondered what the hell was going on :-)
Vortecks how fast did you go?
There is a electric bike, australian designed and built that is the one of the worlds fastest production made electric bike, with dealers in the UK. The company is called Stealth Electric bikes. Top speed of 55+mph
The Stealth bikes are nice......very nice but I can't have one because of 2 reasons: 1. They're too heavy to get up the 2 flights of stairs I have to carry it and 2. I won't buy anything that doesn't offer a price - their website only says "Request a test ride" at a place that's 120 miles from here which leaves me to believe that they're wayyyyyy over my budget!
I'm happy with my new bike - I built it myself, it goes just as fast as the Stealth, the range is the same and it's less than 40kg :-)
Sandman You can build a mid drive faster lighter and untold cheaper than the stealth bummer!
the B52 is $10.5grand +/- a few hundred. The p7 $7grand +/- I live 15min from their warehouse and I am going to test ride their bike soon. I hope its worth that much. The way technology is going the price will plummet.
I can see why you chose a wide saddle, you need it for those massive balls you've got!
HAHAHA...... brilliant :-)
Haha this needs to be top comment!! Great balls of fire!!! đđ
that's made me chuckle...more because I am imagining how you would hurt peddling with huge ball sacks hitting your inner thighs. Ouch!!!
*Switched to high power mode* " Fuckiiinnn HEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL"
Dude you killed me, too funny
Jonathan Woods my god I am dead đđđđđ
Jonathan Woods imagine hearing that roaring past your English house during tea and crumpets.. Followed by "Hurtsssss My Fuckinnnn' Dickkkkk"!!!!!!
edegy you wouldn't hear anything...it'd be completely silent....except for the shouting.
Jonathan Woods That was the funniest thing I've seen for a while .
Love the insignificance of the speed cameras
yes you can be done for speeding on a push bike
There were speed cameras?!
Who's looking for them when you're on a pedal bike at warp speed?! đđ
19Lion8 I was thinking that too there's no way he can be done with one of those. If it's a hand held speed gun and a cop further up to stop him then he can get done
I don't care if he can be prosecuted or not, it isn't a fine that should scare you into obeying speed limits its the result of what happens when shit goes wrong. If a kid walked out behind a parked car in that 30 zone and your "Motorbike" (and lets be honest, petrol or electricity, its something other than your legs powering that beast) is travelling at 40-45 are you confident you could stop in time???? I love what you've created and i ride a motorbike myself, but next time check your 'warp drive' on an open stretch of national speed limit road with full visibility.
By looking at this video.
Absolutely hilarious. Made me LOL!!
I'm glad I made at least one person smile :-)
Agreed. It is completely irresponsible but it still made me laugh.
Vortecks This was FUCKIN AWESOME, easily the best thing I've seen on CZcams in a long LONG time (hilarious and MASSIVELY entertaining), thank you.
What was the top speed you achieved? It looked 'SCARY fast'.
Great! We need more of this.
I'll be doing more videos about it but I'm certainly not doing that speed again mate!
put some hydraulic brakes one and bigger discs, doubt those brakes have nearly enough stopping power!
That's why I bought the new bike...... it's 80% done and nearly ready for testing
Not disk brakes but Regen for battery.
I've owned a 350lc (the widow-maker) back in the days and I'd have another one tomorrow if I could find a decent one. I've also owned a 1980 Z1000, a KH250, a Laverda RGS1000.... the list goes on. My last one was a ZX7RR which spat me off at 135mph.
There's nothing like doing 150mph around Donnington with your hair on fire!
The motor is the brake.
Vortecks ... You should modify the classic Triumph Lightning and make it live up to it's name... That would the shizzle in the gizzle.;)
Where shall I test for full speed? I know, lets do it through two speed cameras!!! If you are caught, your feet won't touch the ground, and as the bike is un registered and un insured it will be confiscated, then crushed, and as it is classed an electric motorcycle and not an electric push bike, your licence can have as many points put on it as they see fit.
Even Colin Furze is not this insane. By all means do this stuff, it is good fun, but for gods sake do it off road or on private roads
How can they charge him, you need reg plates for an address to send tickets.
No plates on it you plonker
Roger Crier paaaahahahahaha you didn't think that comment through first did you.... Tit
Wonky Donkey So the consensus so far seems to be if you can get away with it then that's ok. Like I have said, by all means make the fastest bike you dare, great fun.....I'd drive it given a chance, just like everyone watching this, just don't belt around normal built up roads on it, because sooner or later you will regret it.
Let's get silly and dramatic! A toddler finds the front gate open and wanders out between those parked cars. You can't stop because you are going too fast with one brake and a regen rear option. You kill it right outside its house while the dad watches in horror because he left the gate open. It's not your fault, but you will still cop the flack, and, here is the important bit......you will not forget that moment for the rest of your life.
Now let's get real. If you took everyone that has had this shit happen, every single one of them would tell you you not to take the chance. They tend to do things like stop driving forever, or commit suicide.........nice!
So who's the Plonker?
You're the plonker mate, think we've already established that
Sure u r not in the Isle of Man race? đł
Now there's an idea..... the Isle Of Man TT for e-Bikes :-)
Vortecks don't think your quite on par with the Isle of Man TT zero race it's a fantastic race go and watch it I have
As much as I admire your dedication you will make ministers look more into Ebikes and restrict us even further . Keep it at 250W when on the roads .
It's like having four and a half Sir Chris Hoy's on your bike constantly pedalling at max power
Would love to hear what cops say when they look at speed camera images!!
or time it right and go over the speed camera when a milk float is going over at the same time....can you see it in the press and court ,,,look heres a speed camera showing milk float overtaking a bike 70mph lol
"not him again..." i imagine
Bose de-Nage why ?
That's brilliant. Upgrade the brakes ffs!
I have..... I bought a new bike :-)
Holy shit that made my day! That thing is insane... I couldn't stop laughing when you switched it into high, sounded like you were riding on a fucking missile! HAHA đđ
The new build is faster...... much faster :-)
Vortecks ... Can't wait for the video of that!!!
Are you taking it to the Bonneville Salt Flats to set a land speed record on a 0E bicycle? That would be Epic!!! :)
I don't think there's an official e-bike speed record. Now there's a challenge :-)
Vortecks .... Ahhh... you got this... a piece a cake... just throw another motor in the front wheel & a bug screen on your helmet....maybe double up on the underpants just to be on the safe side. HA!
Man ,that's impressive, I had no idea that so many people were making these in their garage's any electric motor deceleration to aid brakes
Would Make a brilliant Police Helicopter video if the Fuzz did make chase , Nice bike Vortecks
Thank you sir and yes, it would make a brilliant video :-)
You're nuts! Great video and fantastic bike.
nicely done but id be worried about that frame, stem and bars> u should do this to a downhill frame, alot stronger and safer
Ohhh yes, that's a good idea. Seconded.
I'd say an XC personally. DH has geometry for going down a slope not on the flat.
Silver Shaman777 geometry for going fast.
Fucking awesome mate!
Cheers mate :-)
Brilliant video cheered me right up, keep up the good work!
The best e-bike video bar none. Have watched that speed up so many times, utterly insane
Awesome! How I smirked to myself as you blasted through all those speed cameras lolz.
Love it. It's guys like this that innovate invent and break the barriers. These are the type of people that become legends.
Well done.
I thought you where pushing it a bit until the end there......Damn that thing goes. And it was hilarious!
LMAO @ 11:33 Great stuff, I enjoyed watching this. Good work on the bike too.
Yeaaahhh POWERFUL DIY build... love these freak setups haha
So much POWEEEEEEEEEERRR
"The Klingons are approaching Captain!"
"Warp speed Mr Sulu"
"FUCKING HEEEEELLLLLL!"
Vortecks that looks like amazing fun, fair play to you for building it!
Absolutely amazing. Keep up the great work Vorteks. I can't wait to see what other ingenious ideas you come up with next. Thank you for getting me and others excited about bikes again.
From an adventures American friend.
Cheers dude!
I'm currently working on something that will either kill me or make me famous.....or both :-)
well done dude nice job that looks like a lot of fun
I thought well another boring video then I got to the end and laughed my ass off , great job and you are crazy lmao
I'm glad I made at least one person smile :-)
Fin amazing love it đđ
It's worth watching through all the specs part of the vid just to get to the panic screaming part. Cheered my morning rite up.
Ha! This is brilliant! Really enjoyed the ride. Thank you. Stay safe.
Hi, is it a Lyen controller ? For the rest, i'm seaching for the hall and speed sensor pinouts (Schematics) ? Do you have this info ?
You sir - are my new hero - I remember screaming like that when I went 17 mph down a hill lol
I don't scream very often but when I do, it's with fear and determination :-)
I just watched it again - couldn't stop laughing ! Epic epic video - well done for riding within your abilities and keeping control
Amazing what you can do with some time, knowledge & skill.
That's really smart! Well done đđœ
Respecttttt buddy i love engines and motorbikes and had never remotley considered after i saw your ride i wanna build one and amm excitedddd lool
Looks like great fun.
11:42 Is where I started laughing, not finished chuckling yet. That thing is rapid! Matt
Cheers Matt. You haven't finished chuckling, my arse hasn't finished twitching :-)
I see you run a pretty tight ship. We need more of these.
Out fookin standing! Vortecks, I am reminded of an old moto from my motocross days, "If its worth doing, its worth over doing."Huzzah!
Absolutely! I could never do 15mph on the roads...... it's dangerous!
I need this for ninja mission operations.
In college I used go out at 9pm or 11pm and go savage mode. Ride all over the grass, gardens, porches, sidewalks, bunny hope over and down stuff. Basically do anything that I would get yelled at, or run in to crowds of people doing in the daytime. This would take that kind of behavior to the next level. xD
thought you were going to go on that car's butt and blast ya horn, lol
I laughed so much lmao. Keep it coming mate!.
NOW THATS BAD ASS FAST... LOOKS FUN AND DANGEROUS ALL AT THE SAME TIME ...NICE
I haven't finished yet..... the new bike is 80% done and the new controller is now pumping out 150a :-)
Brilliant!!. You are a true inspiration and I would love to put this together in a fat bike.
Class project, what a great machine! Well done - I love it
That thing is totally mental - I love it!
I would be overtaking sports cars all day!!!!!!! đČ
Ludicrous speed! Awesome job man :)
Thank you :-)
WOW, amazing speed. great job!!
This was amazing!! Well done!!!
Once you hit top speed, all I could think about is a line from the movie "Spaceballs".
"He's gone past ludicrous speed..all the way to PLAID!!!"
Happy days, thank you for cheering me up you have my complete respect. Just one question did your mum make you do cycling proficiency course at school, i suspect you were too busy in the science lab !
Insane, great bit of ingenuity. Did you trigger the speed cameras? Ha ha
Well done on the build.
Its down to the mad scientists like you (meant as a compliment) pushing the boundaries, that define what the consumer buys in the future. Just stay safe on the bike, and have some fun while you decide on the next project.
Thank you, Sir. It's comments like yours that make me keep building things :-)
what minimum setup would you use(maybe 2 weaker engines) to reach max speed 56 mph?
Balls of steel! Great video- thanks!
Hell Yeah! That's something just right for me! I think you got some pictures on those speed cameras though XD I wish i could have time to build bike like Yours for myself :(
Awesome! You've made great progress (and read endless-sphere from end to end!)
Please remember that everything on the road is trying to kill you!
As you know, I got smidsyed a month ago on my bike - broken pelvis, ribs and shoulder coming along nicely and can finally walk (and sneeze!) again - should be able to ride in a few weeks and can hardly wait!
Welcome back Andy!
Endless Sphere is a wealth on information and I've spent a lot of time on there. I have a Sabvoton controller coming soon because the acceleration with this controller is brutal and there's no adjustments (the software doesn't work with it for some reason).
Get well soon mate :-)
Thanks! Working furiously on it. In fact I rode other pedal bike a couple of days ago to local laptop shop to pick up 15kg of old 18650s for salvaging. Took it very carefully and managed ok, but also realized I'm not yet ready for 'primetime'. Just one slip could have set me back weeks, but I'm happy processing cells for more battery packs and range.
Yeah, need fine control especially for starting and mingling among pedestrians.
Sabvoton is what the Hungarian 120kmh pitbike guy uses with an MXUS @ 13kW - was talking with him tonight - he's just got a 600A controller capable of around 60kW for his next bike... O.M.G!
I changed to 18650's as the battery of choice for the road bike. I feel somewhat safer with these on board and they take the punishment well. Neater installation as well. Still run the Li-pol on the 84volt bike though.
Basically 2 types of 18650s, *power cells* giving >20A each but less capacity and *energy cells* with more capacity and less power ~2-5A, so for a motor only using 30A, 20 laptop cells in parallel can give enough power with little stress and a lot of stamina.
You can also experiment with mixtures of the two and get some of the advantages of both.
My 1.2kWh 12S lipos are still doing great after nearly two years almost daily use and careful monitoring to keep between 20-80% charge, but wouldn't fare so well in an accident.
I tend to use my 2kWh 18650 pack more to save the lipos as the cells are easily replaceable with some more scrounging, so I don't worry too much about running them down more than I would with the lipos.
Yes, safety is also a consideration - having 4 million joules of energy inches away from ones testicles adds a little to the excitement!
60kw is insane! That's around 80hp :-)
I'm looking forward to the Sabvoton arriving but it's still being made (they only build to order). It's much more configurable than the one I've got and I do need to change the throttle curve - it's not very linear and when I switch to high power, it's like a binary switch. It's definitely a case of 'Head over the handlebars to stop the wheel coming up and hang on for dear life'
Good luck on the recovery, Andy. You're braver than me with riding a bike and a cracked pelvis!
Nice one! i'd like to do this to my 29'er cube, would you happen to have or link a build list?
well, you sir, are insane. Hat's off to you. And now that I will need to build my own e-bike because my 3KW e-board apparently isn't crazy enough, I also blame you for for any and all awesomeness and frustration that such project will bring. Thank you!
Good stuff mate, enjoyed your 6am bike ride, good build, loads of fun đđđđđ
It's nice when I see comments like yours mate. There's a lot of haters out there..... thank you :-)
I have the E bike front wheel drive it was 36 volt changed to 48 was real fast but not that fast
need new batteries now and tries Thanks for sharing all the best from John in Texas
can you link to the rechargeable lights please?
I need to add an extra front and back to mine
thanks
good work brother! Cheers!
This is awesome, well done
Person in blue car be like crashing as they "laugh there fucking arses off" YOU ARE MAD AS A BOX OF FROGS
Absolutely bonkers, love it!
Amazing and thank you soo much! Enjoy it
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You crazy busterd! I was laughing my head off when I saw how fast it went at 9kw. Bloody hell that is unreal!
It's all in good fun and I'm still alive :-)
Already a nice build, can't wait for your next improved version!
I Love it! Thinking do i make a ebike now after watching this :D
Brilliant!! I'm looking at an e-bike for easy gentle riding so I'll give your one a miss, but how I enjoyed your video. I was swearing along with you and crying with laughter at the same time. Wish I could have been there when they checked the speed camera footage.
Holy hell! Omg that was the best thrill today and I was only just watching!!! Well done sir.
Thank you, Sir :-)
That looks mad fast. I love it.
Hilarious commentary! Loved it!
Amazing bit of kit there i dread to think what its like in the wet you would need to most delicate touch going lol.
nice build all round.
I don't think I'd dare take it out in the wet, the throttle does need calibrating because it's not very linear at the moment!
awesome, i need one of these in my life. where did you get the parts from? cheers
That's some serious speed you can get with that crazy thing
My new build is faster, much faster!
lol that bike looks like something outta back to the future!
that was nuts bro . nice to know you have the power when you need it. but that is a double edged sword. speed kills!!!
What's the frame made from ? word of advice iv snapped 6 bikes in half from the front forks and rear dropout to the middle of the frame stick to heavy thick steel I came off my aluminium giant when it split in half at 30mph tore the muscle in my right shoulder and broke myself up wasnt fun đ
Congratulations Vortecks, you must have big balls!! I want one!!
You don't live far away from me at all, I thought I'd seen a stupid fast bicycle around.
Nice man project you have there!
Absolutely delightful and congrats on a wonderful build....I certainly understand the need for speed...Well Done and thanks for sharing!
V2 is in the making...... I want more POWER! :-)
Well done mate, not sure your still alive but great effort! You cut out the bullshit and just went for it!!
Their going to be sending techs to check on those speed cameras as they are going to think their wrongly calibrated. I can imagine their conversation, it's a pushbike showing 60mph, we'll have to recalibrate lol
I ride a road bike at a decent pace, but I'd struggle to keep up with you! Love it!
add a motor too it ;)
Were did you buy the lights and what are the battery's ? . . . .Going by the connections looks like Radio control battery's
Bike Ride Starts at 9:40
Wow I thought it was it when you drove through the village until you met the A road,that thing is fast !!
Bloody hell youth that looks ace ,where did you get the parts from
Holy shit! Rly scared the crap outta me, seeing you driving so fast on the wrong sight of the road :O
My heart is pounding just watching you!
Truly awesome đ well done theređđŒ
Great video! Looks like fun
Lmao had to watch the speed run twice it was that funny.
great that tony could you tell me what motor that is and what is you battery setuo? cheers love it!