I liked your tips, but I got a tip for you if you don’t already know it. Double 00 steel wool on your handlebars. You can shine them up like new in five minutes. Thanks for the informative video.
I am rebuilding my 6yo Schwinn Meridian 48 volt conversion with all new components. However I chose to install everything within a sturdy front basket avoiding long or lengthy wiring problems!
I've considered somehow mounting my batteries on the forks or simply in a front basket to get some weight on that front end to reduce spin out. Not s huge problem but when one tends to live on dirt road, it would be helpful
Me again. I am a crippled senior and as soon as I converted to electric it occurred to me that getting a flat tyre in out of the question. So I immediately upgraded to kevlar reinforced road tires as well as Green Slime self sealing inner tubes! A little peace of mind!
Nice video. I am contemplating a similar build and here's what I would do to augment your design. I would ditch the front fork and use a MTB fork with shocks and caliper mount for disk brakes so I could at least have hydraulic disc brakes on the front wheel if not front an rear drive trains. I would use different handle bars that would move the display to a more viewable space. How about mounting the battery under the basket instead of in it so you could use the basket for basket stuff? Or, I might make a battery to fit in the triangle behind the seat post maybe? My wife and I are on the larger side so I might look for a hub motor with 2000 watts but I agree with other commenters that there are stability issues that could cause a rider to get dumped if turning too quickly, so there's that.
so ive built my own meridian etrike and its been amazing, onething though, you can just get a 20$ headlight, tail light, blinker and horn combo, atleast thats what i have and it works just fine, ive also gotten rid of the baskets rods and replaced them with nuts and bolts instead sence they fall out the bottom slots pretty easily, though i plan to replace the basket as a whole with a water tight tool chest eventually, also if you dont mind not having an easy to adjust seat you can mount the battery to the seat tube and post depending in the battery you use
i lined my basket with corrugated plastic then put a plywood top on in case of rain and you can still put stuff inside and outside. put a raincoat inside just in case with tool s and repair kit.great video.
Valve cap leds on the wheels. I actually go the extra mile and run a separate light system off a small 12v battery to run rear lights, markers, headlight, horns, and a LED whip antenna. They all go in a battery box with the motor battery and electronics. In the process now of building a new trike with a mid drive motor so I can use the gear shift
I would also like to see you do a video detailing how unstable the Schwinn Meridian will act if trying to make tight turns in either direction especially while under power! I have had several near falls and my wife broke her arm making a right turn. Just don't get caught up in the speed and comfort and then have a bad fall!
They are not for taking fast turns. I find myself leaning my body against the turn, even coming out of the seat and hanging over the side... all about where you want to distribute the g-force on the bike. I use mine as daily riders and go through spokes, rims, forks and such... better to have a fat tire trike but I can't get one to my island. May build one out of PVC...
I have the habit of using the return key for spacing my letters, hence my earlier comment got cut short.To continue, the trike followed the camber of the road and I kept ending up in the ditch! A motorcyclist of many years but I could'nt master it , it was too dangerous. I abandoned the project and fitted the wheel to a conventional bike which is great.
I had the idea of putting a 1000w. front wheel into a new but unbranded trike. everything was ok. until I tried to ride it. The weight of the wheel meant the trike followed the unevenness of the road
My Meridian is 1000w/48v and preforms well, but was curious of how many more mph could I get beyond the 23 or so mph I presently get by moving to a 52V battery, if any. Thanks for the informative video.
@@DIYKauai Wow, I was first afraid to ask because I didn't expect it to make much difference in the speed, but now I'm afraid to do it because it does. 23 mph is plenty fast, but 30, though tempting, IDK, gotta think about that. Sure, I could do it and keep it at 23, but we both know how that goes. Either way, thanks, that is very interesting, and good to know, as it opens up other possibilities. Plus, I do pull a loaded trailer with mine, so...
So im thinking of doing the same to get back and forth to work since i live nearby and itll save on gas but i was curious, is there a way to have two motored wheels on the back and connect it all to the same throttle with extra batteries?
I like everything except how NOISEY the motor is on the only one that has sound...the 1500W! What is that obnoxious loud grinding noise? Does the 1000W do the same?
I have a UK road legal 250w 36v kit on my trike with the 5 power settings changed to 9 so that on power assist level 1 your only get 15% power on the thumb throttle. Being road legal in the UK the thumb throttle only lets you reach 4mph so no risk of the trike running away with you. Can’t see why you need 1000 watts of power unless you are a big unit, as on full power the front wheel will wheel spin especially in the wet. I also have the display panel on the left as at has a powered walk facility. Which I can operate when waking the trike. I don’t intend looking at the screen whilst riding as I’m too busy looking where I’m going. I have an electric horn that makes a sound similar to a clowns car horn which people don’t take offence to as unfortunately here in the uk some people take the sound of a bell as meaning get out of my way as opposed to I’m behind you and just letting you know I’m approaching so I don’t run into you.
@@DIYKauai I got the 250w kit on a recommendation of a friend who fitted one to his bicycle as he gets 40 miles on one charge on pedal assist as it comes with a 13.5amo battery and he can get up to 15mph on it which is way fast enough on a trike for me. Having a lot of torque on a trike is isn’t a good idea to my mind especially when negotiating tight turns. On my kit there are 5 assist modes who can be changed to 9 which then reduce the power on the 1st pedal assist setting to 15% which is far more controllable and lessons the risk of overturning in a turn. Crossing Inclines are a challenge as well as we have lots of them here in the UK leading to peoples drives and with the widths of footpaths not being as generous as in the US they can be be quite steep.
Thanks for the updates and tips. How about a mid drive Bafang or 8 Fun bottom bracket motor. Elimat3 the controller as its built in to the mid drive and seems more streamlined. Is it the cost factor of the hub motor vs. the mid drive that has you building 6 similar builds or??
A front wheel drive is actually good for these trikes. It is hard to get parts where I am located so we try to stick with standard stuff as it is available.
In my opinion after 5 years of hub motors they are ok that being said I switched to a bafang mid drive 500 watts I find it far easier and cleaner install. Controller and peddle assist and 6 volt power output for lights are built in and sealed. One cable runs to the front with 4 plugs for display throttle kill switch and power . a battery connector and speedometer wire that's it
@@tommysavia523 Nice. The trikes are not really performance vehicles so the hub motor is fine. For a mountain bike I would definitely look at a mid drive.
@@DIYKauai perhaps I was misunderstood I only build trikes the mid drive I put on my Kent 7 speed trike it's my daily transportation I have 2 others that still have the front hub motors on them. One of them I call the frankintrike it was a full suspension mountain bike until I put a trike conversion kit on it it's a blast in the dirt.
@@tommysavia523 I and Iimagine others who might lik3 trike e builds would love to see your builds in a video review like DIY Kaua has done here. It would be fun to visually see your K3nt and Franketrik3 😁👍
My mother has a trike and her BFF just got an ebike. I’d like to surprise her and electrify her trike. Do you have any recommendations and links to an 800w-1200w DIY friendly system?
While it's not a Schwinn, I am in the process of getting a trike (should have it in a week or two) and I'm going to install a front wheel motor, its a 26.5 inch wheel. I've built two bafang based e mountain bikes and the current one I'm riding I've done just over 3800kms. The other is a trek but the frame at the rear where the wheels attach cracked so I've retired it for now. I like a trike due to being able to carry more weight she. I go shopping etc
The models change regularly. Because I live on Kauai I have to order through aliexpress.com. You might be able to order from Amazon. The kits give you everything but the battery.
I built one of these too, for my wife. The problem is that the standard brakes on the Meridian SUCK. We need a simple kit to retrofit the meridian with a read disc brake. Please find someone to make such a kit!
i brought the chinese white 26inch trike and have been trying different electric drives, the white one has the twin wheel subframe at the back that bolts to the single back wheel of a normal pushbike, but the bike part was heavy with a small one-piece peddle sprocket that was so hard to peddle, so I put a mountain bike front end and frame with mono-shock suspension this is loads better, I tried a motor with a gearbox that was directly onto the front side wheel of a wheelchair so it should have the power because one each side had to be safe for users of heavy size, so I put a peddle sprocket on the plate that bolted direct to the wheelchair 14inch front wheel, and fixed it in the empty back-wheel space of the frame, with a chain from it to the six-speed on the sub-frame axel, I was hoping it would drive with more power and speed, but I did something wrong, a few other experiments, and I just had it going quite well with an original Curries Technical sort of hub-drive "one part goes the axel side of theindependent back wheel and loads of small threaded studs go between the spokes at the hub and I used penny washers and nuts because it didn't quite fit in the spoke slots, works good thou, that has a small tooth sprocket and chain that goes 6 inch to one side where a sprocket and gear system with a D slot for a motor shaft fits and I had a 24v 250w motor from a E100 kids razor scooter motor fits to a polyplex plate that I've fitted to this gearbox thingon thee hub_drive thing? i used 6 12volt 12ah lead batteries and from that to a drill trigger straight to the motor it was ok, the i uped the volts to 36v that was perfect speed power the lot, I am trying to make it so i can be as green as I can because I am sick of seeing pollution, animals suffering, massive floating islands in the middle of the ocean made upof human rubbish I mean massive bigger than Texas state, IN THE Mariana trench, forests destroyed and so much more, they said this in the 1970s when I was at school and nothing is being done, no one cares about their own children and their children's children, your all happy to leave them hell but I'm not if ihave to struggle so be it, I am a multi-tradesman and multi engineer, so I could easily be ready very wealthy and thoughtless like most, but that mentality is a false one created by bullshiting greedy sales people in their pretend unneccery roles and pen pushers who change laws and rules to undermine and hold back the real major people who create,invent, build, those who took humanity out the caves, not those in offices leaching of our backs and work, bullied their way pretending they are above those who provide something for them to do, without us they cannot even pretend they are important, it didn't used to be like this, that is why archiologists and science cannot get their heads round what used tohappen, slaves building pyramids and things is typical, those highly skilled in demand builders would have been treated like gods to make them stay and do such hard work in the heat and conditions, or like today would get upand work elsewhere, slaves? that's the stupidity of pretend roles for false people good vid thou mate
@@26snoopy82 I remember seeing a folding e-trike online somewhere... that is a lot to ask for a vehicle...there will be some compromising... I am able to load a schwinn into a minivan, two in the back of a pickup truck. Best of luck to you!
I have had to order from China because mainland companies will not mail to Hawaii. The "Amazon" of China is aliexpress.com you can get conversion kits for the mainland off of Amazon and EBAY.
Thank you I have a 20 4 inch when meridian and a 26 inch schwinn meridian i'm going to convert both do you think a thousand would be okay for the twenty four or should i may be dropped to a five hundred or sevent fifty
I need a bike so I can continue my weight lose. BUT I would need one with all fat boy heavy-duty tubes and rim. Maybe upgrade the wattage as well. Could you help me?
Thanks, Very informative. I noticed one of the bikes had a PAS magnetic disk did you have problems mounting it on the pedal spindle. I understand the disk requires around 5-7mm. My bike has around 3 mm.. Thanks
Couple of different models of Meridian - not sure what the differences are. One of them we could not get the PAS on... I actually don't like the PAS on these trikes that much.
I have a new Schwinn Meridian that I installed an electric front wheel and it mounts to the right side of the fork. Any experience with this? Thanks for your time.
I accidentally activated my throttle in assist mode, and due to friction turning the pedals, the bike ghost rided almost a block before it tipped over..
About 1500 for either... that is my cost in Hawaii... maybe cheaper where you are, still a great value as buying one premaid is about $3500 and they are not as good.
Can you please make a 29 inch for us taller guys. Thanx. Btw those handlebars suck, put 14 inch ape hangers on the bike, they look and feel great. It would be a great DoorDash bike. Btw almost all people on the path are wearing headphones now, so they can't hear a bell. How about disc brakes.
It is ten thousand times better to order an E-Trike front fork that is built for a high-torque axle to be mounted in it, than to screw around with so-called "Universal Torque Arm's" because they are NOT the best answer
Dude you lost me the minute you said a twist throttle is better than a thumb throttle . F Y. I Ok a thumb throttle is used on quad bikes & three wheeler's (trikes) for the purpose of .! when your turning the handle bars in hard lock positions on a (trike /quad) it's easier & safer to use a thumb throttle WHY? A twist throttle can difficult to twist on power & dangerously difficult to twist power off in hard turned handlebar positions . THIS IS WHY ITS ADVISABLE TO USE A THUMB THROTTLE . 😊😊😊😊
Glad you would put a headlight on the bikes; a headlamp on a cyclist--I would think that's fine, but since it's above where a car's headlights would be, well, I almost killed somebody once because I was looking for cars. I know, pay attention for cyclists, but I am a cyclist, and learned by my near mistake not to trust a car to see me if my light isn't exactly where they are looking.
? Why would lessons learned cover install stuff? top speed and mph are impacted by a few things. Generally speaking a 1000W motor will do 25 and a 1500 will do 30. I am also over volting.
I liked your tips, but I got a tip for you if you don’t already know it. Double 00 steel wool on your handlebars. You can shine them up like new in five minutes. Thanks for the informative video.
They have a very thin layer of chrome and here in the tropics shining chrome is a losing battle.
Tons of great tips! Thank you for such a great video.
I am rebuilding my 6yo Schwinn Meridian 48 volt conversion with all new components. However I chose to install everything within a sturdy front basket avoiding long or lengthy wiring problems!
I've considered somehow mounting my batteries on the forks or simply in a front basket to get some weight on that front end to reduce spin out. Not s huge problem but when one tends to live on dirt road, it would be helpful
Great idea. Doesn’t seem to be any additional value to having it in the rear. 👍
One suggestion, mount the controller vertically
I build these Trikes (the Schwinn Meridian) also, here in Florida. Learned a lot. Thanks for your great videos. I've subscribed.
Great video for DIY'ers. Great way to save alot of money over one all ready built. Prices on the new electrics is insane.
Me again. I am a crippled senior and as soon as I converted to electric it occurred to me that getting a flat tyre in out of the question. So I immediately upgraded to kevlar reinforced road tires as well as Green Slime self sealing inner tubes! A little peace of mind!
Why was fat tire out of the question?
Aloha to you!!!
Nice video. I am contemplating a similar build and here's what I would do to augment your design. I would ditch the front fork and use a MTB fork with shocks and caliper mount for disk brakes so I could at least have hydraulic disc brakes on the front wheel if not front an rear drive trains. I would use different handle bars that would move the display to a more viewable space. How about mounting the battery under the basket instead of in it so you could use the basket for basket stuff? Or, I might make a battery to fit in the triangle behind the seat post maybe? My wife and I are on the larger side so I might look for a hub motor with 2000 watts but I agree with other commenters that there are stability issues that could cause a rider to get dumped if turning too quickly, so there's that.
so ive built my own meridian etrike and its been amazing, onething though, you can just get a 20$ headlight, tail light, blinker and horn combo, atleast thats what i have and it works just fine, ive also gotten rid of the baskets rods and replaced them with nuts and bolts instead sence they fall out the bottom slots pretty easily, though i plan to replace the basket as a whole with a water tight tool chest eventually, also if you dont mind not having an easy to adjust seat you can mount the battery to the seat tube and post depending in the battery you use
Such a good grocery run bike, nice day, nice ride.❤😂
i lined my basket with corrugated plastic then put a plywood top on in case of rain and you can still put stuff inside and outside. put a raincoat inside just in case with tool s and repair kit.great video.
Great idea!
Boy, you have some good ideas and should have set up affiliate links to each product recommended, including the full ebike kit you recommend.
Valve cap leds on the wheels.
I actually go the extra mile and run a separate light system off a small 12v battery to run rear lights, markers, headlight, horns, and a LED whip antenna. They all go in a battery box with the motor battery and electronics.
In the process now of building a new trike with a mid drive motor so I can use the gear shift
I like your light setup. I do like having one battery to charge for head and tail lights. The body rope lights still take batteries.
You can eliminate the extra battery with a 48v-12v DC converter. This consolidates all your power draw from the 48v battery, simplifying the system.
@@5_Is I could, but I want my lights to have the option to be on even if the bike battery is dead
I have this exact project that I am planning, this is timely.
Best video I've seen on this subject or anything else for thar matter, Thank You
I would also like to see you do a video detailing how unstable the Schwinn Meridian will act if trying to make tight turns in either direction especially while under power! I have had several near falls and my wife broke her arm making a right turn. Just don't get caught up in the speed and comfort and then have a bad fall!
They are not for taking fast turns. I find myself leaning my body against the turn, even coming out of the seat and hanging over the side... all about where you want to distribute the g-force on the bike. I use mine as daily riders and go through spokes, rims, forks and such... better to have a fat tire trike but I can't get one to my island. May build one out of PVC...
I have the habit of using the return key for spacing my letters, hence my earlier comment got cut short.To continue, the trike followed the camber of the road and I kept ending up in the ditch! A motorcyclist of many years but I could'nt master it , it was too dangerous. I abandoned the project and fitted the wheel to a conventional bike which is great.
The trikes are a little nonintuitive...
And of course you need the first or the third bell when it's time to be in the bicycle race!
You get order a signal indicated vest I have one of my electric bike. It was great LED rechargeable. You can look it up Amazon.
One of my lessons is put a fuse on light kits.
Thank you so much for this video, exactly what I need, going to build one of these for my mom.
Up next: Riding E bikes wearing Fip-flops - Lessons Learned
Hahahaaa!
Great video! One question though. There have been many reports of the Meridian rear axle breaking. Has Schwinn corrected this?
I have not experienced that and I beat the heck out of these including bending one of the axles.
awesome info bro... love frm indonesia
Aloha and love back to you!
I had the idea of putting a 1000w. front wheel into a new but unbranded trike. everything was ok. until I tried to ride it. The weight of the wheel meant the trike followed the unevenness of the road
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Super cool trikes
Can't find anyone in Las Vegas to install an e-kit on my Meridian 🙁 When can u come to Vegas and work on my trike ?
I did do a video on how to install the conversion kits on a Schwinn trike: czcams.com/video/9Ou9L7owmB4/video.html
I've always switched the brake levers cuzz I ride motorcycles and the front brakes are on the right.
It makes the most sense!
Colored spoke covers to indicate where the air valve is...
My Meridian is 1000w/48v and preforms well, but was curious of how many more mph could I get beyond the 23 or so mph I presently get by moving to a 52V battery, if any. Thanks for the informative video.
i can do 30... 48V with 52V battery.
@@DIYKauai Wow, I was first afraid to ask because I didn't expect it to make much difference in the speed, but now I'm afraid to do it because it does. 23 mph is plenty fast, but 30, though tempting, IDK, gotta think about that. Sure, I could do it and keep it at 23, but we both know how that goes. Either way, thanks, that is very interesting, and good to know, as it opens up other possibilities. Plus, I do pull a loaded trailer with mine, so...
The extra power I use for going uphill.
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@@DIYKauai Good point. Even with the few slight hills here in FL, that can be an issue with a heavy load.
So im thinking of doing the same to get back and forth to work since i live nearby and itll save on gas but i was curious, is there a way to have two motored wheels on the back and connect it all to the same throttle with extra batteries?
I have not done it but I am sure it could. The front wheel drive with one wheel works and is quite practical.
Nice I got a tricycle with 24-in wheels what size Hub Electric wheel would you recommend for it..?.
1000W max.
I like everything except how NOISEY the motor is on the only one that has sound...the 1500W! What is that obnoxious loud grinding noise? Does the 1000W do the same?
After installing a number of these motors I can say that they are all unique. Some run super smooth, some a little rough.
I have a UK road legal 250w 36v kit on my trike with the 5 power settings changed to 9 so that on power assist level 1 your only get 15% power on the thumb throttle. Being road legal in the UK the thumb throttle only lets you reach 4mph so no risk of the trike running away with you. Can’t see why you need 1000 watts of power unless you are a big unit, as on full power the front wheel will wheel spin especially in the wet.
I also have the display panel on the left as at has a powered walk facility. Which I can operate when waking the trike. I don’t intend looking at the screen whilst riding as I’m too busy looking where I’m going.
I have an electric horn that makes a sound similar to a clowns car horn which people don’t take offence to as unfortunately here in the uk some people take the sound of a bell as meaning get out of my way as opposed to I’m behind you and just letting you know I’m approaching so I don’t run into you.
we live in quite different worlds... it would be hard to imagine only 250W.
@@DIYKauai I got the 250w kit on a recommendation of a friend who fitted one to his bicycle as he gets 40 miles on one charge on pedal assist as it comes with a 13.5amo battery and he can get up to 15mph on it which is way fast enough on a trike for me.
Having a lot of torque on a trike is isn’t a good idea to my mind especially when negotiating tight turns. On my kit there are 5 assist modes who can be changed to 9 which then reduce the power on the 1st pedal assist setting to 15% which is far more controllable and lessons the risk of overturning in a turn.
Crossing Inclines are a challenge as well as we have lots of them here in the UK leading to peoples drives and with the widths of footpaths not being as generous as in the US they can be be quite steep.
Are those 26 inch wheels?
Yes
Thanks for the updates and tips. How about a mid drive Bafang or 8 Fun bottom bracket motor. Elimat3 the controller as its built in to the mid drive and seems more streamlined. Is it the cost factor of the hub motor vs. the mid drive that has you building 6 similar builds or??
A front wheel drive is actually good for these trikes. It is hard to get parts where I am located so we try to stick with standard stuff as it is available.
In my opinion after 5 years of hub motors they are ok that being said I switched to a bafang mid drive 500 watts I find it far easier and cleaner install. Controller and peddle assist and 6 volt power output for lights are built in and sealed. One cable runs to the front with 4 plugs for display throttle kill switch and power . a battery connector and speedometer wire that's it
@@tommysavia523 Nice. The trikes are not really performance vehicles so the hub motor is fine. For a mountain bike I would definitely look at a mid drive.
@@DIYKauai perhaps I was misunderstood I only build trikes the mid drive I put on my Kent 7 speed trike it's my daily transportation I have 2 others that still have the front hub motors on them. One of them I call the frankintrike it was a full suspension mountain bike until I put a trike conversion kit on it it's a blast in the dirt.
@@tommysavia523 I and Iimagine others who might lik3 trike e builds would love to see your builds in a video review like DIY Kaua has done here. It would be fun to visually see your K3nt and Franketrik3 😁👍
My mother has a trike and her BFF just got an ebike. I’d like to surprise her and electrify her trike. Do you have any recommendations and links to an 800w-1200w DIY friendly system?
The kits change a lot. You can order them off of amazon. I like the half hand throttle vs. the thumb throttle. 1000W is plenty for a trike.
How do you measure the size of your trikes?
While it's not a Schwinn, I am in the process of getting a trike (should have it in a week or two) and I'm going to install a front wheel motor, its a 26.5 inch wheel. I've built two bafang based e mountain bikes and the current one I'm riding I've done just over 3800kms. The other is a trek but the frame at the rear where the wheels attach cracked so I've retired it for now. I like a trike due to being able to carry more weight she. I go shopping etc
That sounds great! I have two cars but these trikes are my daily drivers.
Thank you, Wonderful information!
What kind of range are you getting out of these?
i have not been able to run a battery down yet... 25-30 miles without pedaling. You can always add a 2nd battery if you want more range!
please give us the links to the motors for the ebike conversion
The models change regularly. Because I live on Kauai I have to order through aliexpress.com. You might be able to order from Amazon. The kits give you everything but the battery.
I built one of these too, for my wife. The problem is that the standard brakes on the Meridian SUCK. We need a simple kit to retrofit the meridian with a read disc brake. Please find someone to make such a kit!
I added larger brake pads that are kevlar reinforced (Amazon) and it makes a huge difference. That which goes fast must come to a stop.
i brought the chinese white 26inch trike and have been trying different electric drives, the white one has the twin wheel subframe at the back that bolts to the single back wheel of a normal pushbike, but the bike part was heavy with a small one-piece peddle sprocket that was so hard to peddle, so I put a mountain bike front end and frame with mono-shock suspension this is loads better,
I tried a motor with a gearbox that was directly onto the front side wheel of a wheelchair so it should have the power because one each side had to be safe for users of heavy size, so I put a peddle sprocket on the plate that bolted direct to the wheelchair 14inch front wheel, and fixed it in the empty back-wheel space of the frame, with a chain from it to the six-speed on the sub-frame axel, I was hoping it would drive with more power and speed, but I did something wrong, a few other experiments, and I just had it going quite well with an original Curries Technical sort of hub-drive "one part goes the axel side of theindependent back wheel and loads of small threaded studs go between the spokes at the hub and I used penny washers and nuts because it didn't quite fit in the spoke slots, works good thou, that has a small tooth sprocket and chain that goes 6 inch to one side where a sprocket and gear system with a D slot for a motor shaft fits and I had a 24v 250w motor from a E100 kids razor scooter motor fits to a polyplex plate that I've fitted to this gearbox thingon thee hub_drive thing? i used 6 12volt 12ah lead batteries and from that to a drill trigger straight to the motor it was ok, the i uped the volts to 36v that was perfect speed power the lot, I am trying to make it so i can be as green as I can because I am sick of seeing pollution, animals suffering, massive floating islands in the middle of the ocean made upof human rubbish I mean massive bigger than Texas state, IN THE Mariana trench, forests destroyed and so much more, they said this in the 1970s when I was at school and nothing is being done, no one cares about their own children and their children's children, your all happy to leave them hell but I'm not if ihave to struggle so be it, I am a multi-tradesman and multi engineer, so I could easily be ready very wealthy and thoughtless like most, but that mentality is a false one created by bullshiting greedy sales people in their pretend unneccery roles and pen pushers who change laws and rules to undermine and hold back the real major people who create,invent, build, those who took humanity out the caves, not those in offices leaching of our backs and work, bullied their way pretending they are above those who provide something for them to do, without us they cannot even pretend they are important, it didn't used to be like this, that is why archiologists and science cannot get their heads round what used tohappen, slaves building pyramids and things is typical, those highly skilled in demand builders would have been treated like gods to make them stay and do such hard work in the heat and conditions, or like today would get upand work elsewhere, slaves? that's the stupidity of pretend roles for false people good vid thou mate
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Прикольно, на перекрёстке курица пробежала.
Прям как в моей деревне в Аскарово.
у нас так багато біжить по всьому острову!
What's top speed on the 1500w?
These numbers are rough averages:
750W = 20 MPH
1000W = 25 MPH
1500W = 30 MPH
Your torque washers are on backwards, tab needs to fit in notch of fork Not out.
Could you provide links for the 1000w and 1500w kits?
The models change regularly, I bought mine through Aliexpress as Amazon cannot ship this stuff to kauai...
How big are the wheels are those bikes?
26"
@@DIYKauai I can't find a tricycle with 24/26 size wheels that can fold and have an electric battery.
@@26snoopy82 I remember seeing a folding e-trike online somewhere... that is a lot to ask for a vehicle...there will be some compromising... I am able to load a schwinn into a minivan, two in the back of a pickup truck. Best of luck to you!
U-HAVE IT ON THE FRONT N-G
IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE BAKE SIDE OF THE FORKS NOT THE FOUNT SIDE.
Have you all figured out how long or how far you can go on the battery Was looking at the battery on Amazon Thought about doing my trike for fishing
20+ miles depending.
For a disabled person who can't peddle, would this work?
You spoke about tires. I'm just wondering about the wires to the front wheel. How do you deal with the wiring?
I wrap it up in cord wrap and zip tie it to the frame.
@@DIYKauai thanks a lot. I have a Maridian on the way and I'm going to electrify it.
@@viewfromtheroad2656 Stick with a 1000W panel.
@@DIYKauai Watching your video, I already made that decision. Thanks again.
@@DIYKauai Can you guestimate the diameter of the harness?
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Oops,no suspension system?
Do you have a link for the 1000 watt motor and all the accessories I can't seem to find it
I have had to order from China because mainland companies will not mail to Hawaii. The "Amazon" of China is aliexpress.com you can get conversion kits for the mainland off of Amazon and EBAY.
Thank you I have a 20 4 inch when meridian and a 26 inch schwinn meridian i'm going to convert both do you think a thousand would be okay for the twenty four or should i may be dropped to a five hundred or sevent fifty
@@blindmike2614 i like the 1000W option... nice smooth power curve.
Can I use a Jackery as a power source?
What is the measurement in the back side to side I scoured the internet can't find it wanna make sure it will git thru my door please and thank you.
What kit are you using? Link?
Check out my other videos on doing the conversions. This one just covers the lessons learned.
Can you modify a trike like the schwinn meridian with a recumbent seat for back support
Although it is not my area of expertise, I would think you can. Maybe check with a local bike shop, they might know of somebody who does custom stuff?
I need a bike so I can continue my weight lose. BUT I would need one with all fat boy heavy-duty tubes and rim. Maybe upgrade the wattage as well. Could you help me?
Could you fit a bottom bracket mounted pedal assist motor?
no idea
I'm curious about how the rear end works and if it could handle the torque of a motor.
also, any ideo on adding a seat on top of the basket. See......ive got grandkids. lol
Thanks, Very informative. I noticed one of the bikes had a PAS magnetic disk
did you have problems mounting it on the pedal spindle. I understand the disk requires around 5-7mm. My bike has around 3 mm.. Thanks
Couple of different models of Meridian - not sure what the differences are. One of them we could not get the PAS on... I actually don't like the PAS on these trikes that much.
@@DIYKauai Thanks for the reply. I have lots of gradients (hills) and thought the Pas would be a good "bell and whistle". I know it's not essential.
I have a new Schwinn Meridian that I installed an electric front wheel and it mounts to the right side of the fork. Any experience with this? Thanks for your time.
sometimes the motors run backwards or the mfg has the wiring come out the other side... not a worry.
are you intending to sell these trikes? thats why you made so much
I am keeping a few and made a few for some friends. Hard to find trikes on Kauai.
@@DIYKauai thought i saw you riding once or twice, on the main drag in Kapaa town,
maybe one day i'll bump onto you
trying to make one of my own and watching you is a big help on buying the parts to make me one. Tanks!
@@dougb1857 say aloha!
I accidentally activated my throttle in assist mode, and due to friction turning the pedals, the bike ghost rided almost a block before it tipped over..
This is why I don't install the pedal assist... I prefer to feather the throttle instead of having the delayed reaction of the PAS.
How much money is the whole setup with the 1000? 1500?
About 1500 for either... that is my cost in Hawaii... maybe cheaper where you are, still a great value as buying one premaid is about $3500 and they are not as good.
I'm seeing rust on the handlebars and some of the screws...Not Cool!
rust is hardcore in the tropics... metal is temporary here.
I leave at wailua homestead maybe we meet to help me build it
A hose clamp on the front forks, I hear banjo's in the background there Bubba...
These are the torque arms sold everywhere.
I have already ripped through drop outs and the torque arm did it's job competently.
Where do you find the motors or kits for these?
Mordor
Do u have a kit u would like to sell?
NEED TO GIVE YOUR CHICKENS A SHOT OF HEROIN !! JESUS CHRIST !!!
they are wild and can be irritating!
Do you need a differential on such trikes? I'm a bit confused. Should I add in a differential or not?
Precio vivo en Bogotá barrio Tunal
Lol for a bell I added an air horn. People will move.
Elizabeth
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I buy the trikes locally and order the conversion kit stuff from China via Aliexpress.
my bike doesnt even have rear brakes.. lol (or fronts..) (Or backpedal)
Superman!
How are the old trikes
Can you please make a 29 inch for us taller guys. Thanx. Btw those handlebars suck, put 14 inch ape hangers on the bike, they look and feel great. It would be a great DoorDash bike. Btw almost all people on the path are wearing headphones now, so they can't hear a bell. How about disc brakes.
It is ten thousand times better to order an E-Trike front fork that is built for a high-torque axle to be mounted in it, than to screw around with so-called "Universal Torque Arm's" because they are NOT the best answer
CAN I ORDER FROM YOU?
I get them from Aliexpress.com (the "Amazon" of China).
You can get them easier on the US mainland though.
Dude you lost me the minute you said a twist throttle is better than a thumb throttle .
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Ok
a thumb throttle is used on quad bikes & three wheeler's (trikes) for the purpose of .!
when your turning the handle bars in hard lock positions on a (trike /quad)
it's easier & safer to use a thumb throttle
WHY?
A twist throttle can difficult to twist on power & dangerously difficult to twist power off in hard turned handlebar positions .
THIS IS WHY ITS ADVISABLE TO USE A THUMB THROTTLE .
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i don't like full twist throttles, I use the half twist. Thumb throttles cause thumb fatigue.
😂, Nobody uses hand signals on Kauai !! tourist will run you over regardless
Glad you would put a headlight on the bikes; a headlamp on a cyclist--I would think that's fine, but since it's above where a car's headlights would be, well, I almost killed somebody once because I was looking for cars. I know, pay attention for cyclists, but I am a cyclist, and learned by my near mistake not to trust a car to see me if my light isn't exactly where they are looking.
Why do you make bikes over the legal power limit? Are you trying to get old people arrested on their way to church?
You never did mention the top speed in miles per hour or the distance that must be a liberal thing aloha 😷 I already know the answer
? Why would lessons learned cover install stuff? top speed and mph are impacted by a few things. Generally speaking a 1000W motor will do 25 and a 1500 will do 30. I am also over volting.