How to build a DIY electric powered fat bike with car tires start to finish
In this video you see me building a DIY electric powered fat bike with car tires at home in my garage. The video contains the full build start to finish. I added chapters below to easily navigate through the video.
I am a Mercedes and AMG fan so the obvious choice was to use AMG wheels.
It is powered by 2 hoverboard motors coupled together and 2 48v lithium batteries.
It drives fairly well, however it is very heavy so you have to get used to it to take turns. Brakes are a little underpowered, better solution would be hydraulic disc brakes from a motorcycle.
Technical details:
Wheels: 8 x 20" with 225-35-20 tires
Motor: 2x 350w 36v from hoverboard
Batteries: 2x 48v 72000mAh Lithium pack
Controller: 2x 48v 350W GT-100
Weight: approximately 75 kg
Topspeed: 40 km/h
Chapters:
0:00 - intro
0:12 - building the frame
8:52 - building the motor
15:02 - building the battery tray
17:29 - spray painting
18:22 - brakes and electronics
20:01 - presentation of the finished project and testdrive
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Let me know what you think in the comments below :)
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Did you link the battery's in series while they still had their own original bms's? I'd love to know as I'm trying to build I high voltage battery without forkin out a fortune for an already built one.
Love it brother.I wish I could have your skill.
Awesome ❤️
What I think? You got drawings and parts list? This thing is amazing!!!!
It's funny how I watch these episodes of DIY builds and the whole time I'm thinking, I can build that. Knowing damn well, if you gave me all the parts laid out, I wouldn't be able to do it. Outstanding job on this bike. Very impressed.
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If you really had all the materials and tools you would at least try to build it. Interesting thing would be how far you get. I think I would massive problems with electrics and all that wiring... I never really tried to understand though 😅
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@@marianonavalmoral4934 ñp9 👍
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Like the design. I've ran 150k+ miles running car tires on my motorcycle. Front and rear. Never once had an issue turning.
И ВСЕ СХЕМЫ И РАСЧЁТЫ ДЕРЖАТЬ В ОДНОЙ ГОЛОВЕ, БРАВО МАСТЕР 👍ОТЛИЧНАЯ РАБОТА,Я ТАК ПОНИМАЮ ЭТО ГЕЛЕНГВАГЕН 2Х КОЛЁСНЫЙ
You could make $18 million profit If only 0.5% of your viewers bought a DIY kit to build this bike.
Can you make more motor for it, and sell to us 😅
it also looks like you need to be doing "Lawn videos" also. Your lawn is flawless! My hobby or passion I guess I should say is working on my lawn and trying to make it look nice. Always trying to reach the next level of beauty in the yard. Great job on the build!
Thanks man that means a lot, I do my best to keep it green and clean😏
Do you also yell "get off ma lawn" to people sometimes?
I made the surprised Pikachu face when I realized this monster was bolting two hub motors together. This was an awesome build!
I wouldn't consider this as a DIY project, due to your level of knowledge, experience, and amount of machinery, but definitely is a marvelous peice of machinery there.
Oh boy I always wanted to know how to build a DIY electric powered fat bike with car tires! Thanks algorithm gods. 🙏
very nice built! Just a tip: use motorcycle tires on those rims, it will ride a lot smoother(especially leaning over for steering).
Can you get bike tyres that wide that aren't £300 each though?
Maybe it would simpler to use a small motorcycle and convert it !
If he puts motorcycle tires it beats the whole purpose u dickweed 👊👊
its a FAT bike, motorcycle tyres are not sufficient for a FAT bike. If you are not familiar with fat bikes, they have really wide tyres so they run well on beaches, snow, mud, etc.
@@Debbiebabe69 have you seen the tires on the super73 or a phatfour? Both fatbikes, with tires similar like motorcyle variants 😉
Very nice build! In the beginning of watching this, I would have thought that having the wheels facing opposite direction would have made the balance better, it looked like most of the weight was on the right side of the bike. But, it looks like that really isn't an issue. Definite fun to watch someone who knows what they are doing build something, thanks for sharing this!
SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE GREAT WORKMANSHIP. THIS IS THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING.
this channel should be called "Freehand Everything" 😎👍😏👉
I actually spend a little bit of time off camera to measure and line everything up😏
I love this project from start to finish, outstanding skill and craftsmanship!!!! I think I wanna have one , too💗💗💗💗
These type of builds are going to be the future of us getting about. A comfortable cruiser capable of 30mph up a slight hill is all we need with a top speed of 40mph. I love this one 👍👍👍
I'm breathless. This is great engineering.
A very skilful man with the right equipment and huge imagination. Awesome work.
To think the early car engineers begun just like this
Amazing build! I was expecting you to put all electronics into the frame to make to disguise this bike EV nature though. There is so much space inside of that tubes!
I preferred to do that but unfortunately the controllers and batteries I wanted to use did not fit in the tubes
@@hennybutabi have you thinking about custom batteries? I don't think hiding controllers can be a problem, they are pretty small already. Or the idea to hide all into the frame is out of you scope?
@@prostosergik Yes please! Frame battery build also came into my mind. Just hope it has enough space to fit enough Wh capacity
WOW! The level of design is mind blowing. You are above highly skilled at your craft.!
This is truly a futuristic work of art. My sincere admiration.
Step by step make a DIY electric powered fat bike with car tires is really amazing. You have brilliant ideas and a high level of art. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing
I like how all of your designs have a clear design language, even though this is probably a horrible bike.. it has an unique look to it.
Beautiful work!
I want one 😊 Dont know if your with them or not but AMG MERCEDES needs to include you in there design Department great talent sir
Thank you so much, I had been trying to figure out a way to rig a suspension like this for years!
Probably not the apex of efficiency, but sure looks durable. You'll never have to worry about bending a rim.
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Then again nothing electric is efficient
@@shantor100 neither is your trolling 😉
@@geemy9675 😆😆😆
This what encourage every smart engineer to build real things, thanks lot for inspiring,electric bikes is there future 🔥
Heck of Build!!! Nicely Done!!! Impressive!
That thing is cool. I wish I had the resources to build something like that, myself. I've made a tadpole trike out of square aluminum tubing, but it was all bolted together. I never trusted it to not break, so I never rode it. lol
Awesome build ! Great use of used wheels and tires. You are a true craftsman .
Super nice as always, thank you for sharing. Cheers.
It’s beautiful, thank you
The project is excellent, the construction work is neat and beautifully finished. It would be important that its weight is less, so that the battery lasts more miles.
Fantastic vision job and accomplishment!!! I'm totally inspired and motivated to buy...Job well done man down to every meticulous detail. THE Power Of The Mind 🤠
Never leave a man alone in the shop. You'll never know what he may come up with. Great job.
One very talented builder... a fantastic job... 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Amazing! This has to be the best electric bike build I have ever seen!
This is a phenomenal build, a culmination of excellent design and fabrication skills, keep it up. If that's on offer I'd buy it, Really cool stuff, Tuned in from the UK Midlands.
Trust one of a kind rolling down Oxford Circus or Hyde Park
Congratulations ! You are very skilled man.The best.
Only one word is required. Brilliant.
Very cool…but I can’t imagine those brakes are doing anything to stop quick…. But very cool!
Henny, nice cool design, must weigh a ton lol, should put it up for offer, would be interesting to see how much it would go for, nice fabricating 👍👍👴🏻
The build is really cool. Yes, the bike look super cool. Yes the bike is out of balance with those big wheels and frame. Lighten up the frame design with balancing steering and adding a more powerful motor/brakes would help.
This was extremely satisfying to watch
Are those brake discs enough to stop it? Seems like a set of motorcycle discs would be better for the weight of the frame and the size of the rims.
Nice looking bike and kudos for the design. The only thing I can say, that may sound negative, but it's not meant to be, is that you should have made it a Softail with shocks on the rear and on the front forks. Hydraulic brakes might be a good addition to be able to handle all the extra weight as well. I think you did a great job, it's a great idea.
Yeah, I was thinking the same. Shocks on the front and rear forks.
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This is why it's important to have All type of Tools this is so Kool great job 💪💯
You spent so much time thinking about if you could. You never stopped to think if you should.
Censsacional, espetacular, obra de arte!!
wow looks amazing.. please tell me you replaced the manual cable disc brakes for some Hydraulic types..
I wish I was this crafty with craftsmanship
Looks great from the left side!
Советую из стекловолокна сделать крыло на переднее и задние колесо-что бы в сырую погоду быть чистым и будет супер
I wish you could mass-produce this bike. It looks amazing and I'm so keen to have one. Great job!
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Need's one of those Tractor Spring seats, with the giant springs underneath it for comfort.
top build mate! the only change for me is a "Raleigh Chopper" bicycle seat.
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Скажу так цей Кулібін просто молоток👍👍👍
выглядит круто, спору нет. но рулевая дрыщавая совсем. не для такой конструкции. долго не протянет
автомобильные колёса это худшее что можно поставить на одноколейник. захотелось выпендриться - хоть мотоциклетные бы поставил, безопаснее было бы!
Да это так, чисто ради понта, или запилить видос
its amazing , it looks clean( I don't know if this is the right word of saying it ) and I'd like to know is how does it perform on steep hill
Корч классный. Респект. Руки откуда надо растут.
I admire this build For low knowledge you can convert almost any bike
Very good work...besides being visually appealing, it seems to be extremely practical. That's what design is for me, it's the product of aesthetics plus function... Congratulations and keep doing it I can't build the things I like so I live through your videos and others who can do things like that.there aren't many but there are some.
looks really good, I am guessing turns aren't too smooth because of the tires, lean angle, and roll radius; but then again it isn't meant for fast cornering, very nice job :)
Excellent work. As a fellow engineer I think I would have put a tensioner in the drive train & used aluminium for the frame. I'm going to build my own electric trike one day (It's always one day 😅)
Very nice idea, a lot of hard work and an absolute delight to see a complicated thing being built with a beautiful end. All in a 20 min video. After watching all this, i feel envy when i look back at my many pending projects :p All the best!
Nice job dude! :)
This means a lot coming from you😏. I am following your work for years now and a huge fan of your channels👍👍
I wondered if I would see you here, I loved your fat bike, but now I have to try build this one instead.
It’s nice to see u watch and like what I do I love every single project of make it extreme
Saya penggemar anda berdua👍 good job. I'am from BALI🙏
@@welshdave5263 xx dengan
Projeto INCRÍVEL! Porém o amigo aí, tem um SENAI em casa , um simples mortal com suas "ferramentinhas"faz não !!
.... with the kerb weight of a Golf! lol Great vid, looks real cool.
Looks awesome! You need tio try with those no-air tiers :D
отличная работа, смотрится велосипед просто супер
Very nice bike! It looks great. I have the same on my 'to do' list. You can put a motor in the front wheel too, to make it 2X2 or AWD. Battery and controller can be mounted on the frame and overall it will balance the bike nicely. I took an old Schwinn Beach cruiser, installed a mid drive bafang and mounted the battery on the rear carrier. Found it a bit heavy at the back and when I added a front hub motor, it balanced the bike nicely. Also built an aluminium battery box and put that in the frame 'triangle'.
Nice shop, Nice work, Some of the most creative I have ever seen!
Very nice bike ! Beautiful how much for this ! ❤ great job 👍
Я восхищаюсь твоим талантом! Просто шедевр техно-искусства! Это наверное практически как мотоцикл? Хотелось бы проехаться на таком байке!
Very cool project! I would have considered running all lines in the frame and perhaps the batteries and controllers after seeing the comparable shape.
Quedó muy elegante. Trabajaste muy duro en ella y te la mereces. Felicitaciones, eres un calidoso.
Awesome build ! 👍
Beautiful work, what talent, looks awesome 👍😎
Extraordinario, me encanta ;)
Looks very futuristic well done
You are an artist. Good work
Excellent build! Love it! I would have liked to see internal wiring, and with the weight of those wheels I'm not sure those small disc brakes will be doing much.
There's a reason why you never see him come to a stop. 🤣
Wheel diameter is about the same as a bicycle wheel, the brakes will work just as effectively.
@@olsonspeed he mentioned the weight not the diameter, and his point was not without merit because all of that rotational mass is essentially a big flywheel or energy storage system. That said, given enough stopping distance I am sure they will eventually get the bike stopped. Obviously they won't be as effective as they would on a regular bicycle tire.
@@olsonspeed Nope the rolling weight of the tires and wheels come into plat as well. Mechanical bike disc brakes may slow a bit would not want to depend on them to emergency stop that very heavy bike, Also the motor is seriously under powered for the size and weight of the bike., But I don't really think he built it ride.
Yeah I think it doesn't make sense to have car wheels/tyres... The extra weight and friction must kill the battery so fast.
That’s an excellent fun build. Great job. I was wondering what your thinking was on gearing. One of those 350W motors has slightly over 10 nM of torque. So with 2 of those motors you’ve got 20nM. Which is excellent for such an inexpensive and small motors. Were you aiming for more torque or more speed with your gear ratio? I would like to hear your thinking on gear ratios.
I just winged it and it turned out perfect😏. I had some other sprockets on hand but I did not need them.
Wow, great work. If I was him I would start selling these immediately look just like it came out the store.
Good job, full pack sir watching here in Canada
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All I have to say, this is an amazing build! My advice for such a heavy ebike 80-100 kilos is to upgrade to at least 10.000 - 15.000w motor with a good controller and big hydraulic brakes. Then you will have the fun of your life 🙂
exactly.
Then put in a very good suspension seat post. Those tires will make for a very harsh ride and cornering will be a major issue.
It's a concept bike ..not for retail..u dickweed..👊👊
Yeah, but cost of this bike was probably around $300.
Absolutely brilliant!!
Availability of equipment and ambition opens the doors of creativity
This is a truly amazing build. Great work. Well beyond anything I could ever do as I have none of these tools or shop. My design critiques if you want to read them. Giant frame could have easily housed the wiring and stuff. Handlebars just look like some off the shelf item which is unfortunate since the bike looks amazing. Then the small details are also a bit unfortunate. The kickstand bracket, the battery tray how it attaches to the frame, and things like the motor mount and brake mounts are just 100% functional with no design. I love the shape of the frame. I wish that you had used a simple square tube for the battery holder mount attachment to the frame. Just have a square tube off the top of the seat post part of frame, parallel and level with the top bar and have seat post go through that square tube. Chop off that extra bit on the front fork that sticks out to the left of center.
Why is an amazing build? What does it do? Besides look cool?
Just buy a regular electric fattie 10 times more fun
Build quality, not concept. I critiqued many aspects of it.
It looks seriously. How long distance can this bike take with full charge without using the pedals?
absolutely amazing 👏 you have to put some speaker and play amg sound 😎👍
beautiful job. the only missing parts are dampers. i am sure the next version will be super bike. great job man
Espectacular, parabéns.
nice job missing the hydraulic brakes. and shock absorbers and a front and rear motor for a better distribution and finally front and rear lights with brake light without forgetting the step sensor for safety
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Dang sweet ride 😍
Your ebikes give me an idea. Remember those really nice looking harley davidson show bikes, those motorcycles that had a really wide rear tire, and long stretched front forks to some degree. please build an ebike version of the harley davidson show bikes. that would be so amazing. you are so good at building! a true master of the tools and creating!
Muito bom seu trabalho 👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷
it looks great. Very well made. Question 1. How does it ride over bumps without suspension ? Q2. Top speed ? Q3. Range on a charge ? Q4. Total cost ? Thanks, a great video.
Yeah I’m thinking it must be a really rough ride
yes i though the same think while reading the video , may be we can had a seat made whith suspension like with the oldies harleys davidson or bmw motorbike .
@Rocky Thacker I don't think so. Try roll a tire and turn it left or right. You don't need that much force to do it. But it probably is more difficult than a steering a bike.
Also need fender else will spoil your clothes while riding in water puddle.
Try that again with 40kg pressed on.. Becomes harder. And for turning on a bike, you need to ride on the side of the tire. Riding on the center and turning is also possible, but only at speeds below 3km/h. So not feasible for bike riding.
That is so much work. Wow!
Awesome craftsmanship 💯💎🏅🥇🎖🏆🤑