BIKESWITHMOTORS Prototype electric dirt bike project
The finished aluminum frame of The Nacho standing on a stand in the workshop.

Gallery

Photos from day one all the way to completion.

A hand-drawn frame sketch with angles and dimensions, next to a tape measure. Lengths of Doug fir 2x4 on a miter saw bench, cut to angle. The first wooden frame, assembled from 2x4s, standing on a steel bench. The cylindrical DC motor and its controller wired up on a workbench. The wooden frame painted black, resting on flattened cardboard outside. A hand holding a drill against the end of the motor housing. Two bicycle wheels laid out on the floor beside the wooden frame parts. Two wheels laid out beside cut aluminum plate frame sections. Two hands fitting together the black and aluminum battery box. A hand holding a steel rod in front of a lathe faceplate. Workshop floor with clamps, tools, and frame parts spread out. The finished aluminum frame standing on a stand in the workshop. A CAD screen showing an orange circular motor flange being modelled. A laptop on a desk showing the same circular part in CAD. A laptop balanced on the counterweight of a forklift in the workshop. The forklift under blue workshop lighting, used as a lifting rig. The bare aluminum frame hanging from the forklift under blue light. The frame hanging from the forklift, seen from a lower angle. A cluttered workbench with a laptop, a helmet, and hand tools. Looking through the window of a machine tool at a part being cut. A laptop showing a round hub component drawn in CAD. A workshop monitor showing a CAM toolpath for one of the frame plates. Close-up of the aluminum frame with the motor mounted in place. A hand holding a green battery pack over a road at night. The frame and a wheel loaded beside a truck bed. The handlebar with the twist throttle fitted, lying on a wooden table. A tape measure held against the wheel to check clearance. The VESC controller, battery, and wiring laid out on a cutting mat. Blue Cane Creek headset bearings and races laid out on foil. Close-up of the air shock mounted to the frame. The stem, bars, and controls being assembled on the bench. Frame parts and suspension forks hanging in the workshop. The wooden-framed bike standing complete against a fence outdoors. The wooden-framed bike leaning against a rail outdoors. The aluminum frame with handlebars fitted, seen from above. A hand marking cut lines on a sheet of aluminum with a pen. The finished silver bike standing complete in the workshop. The workshop shelving in low light with the frame in the foreground. The Nacho loaded on a car rack, stopped at a traffic light. Two bikes on a car rack, seen through a road tunnel. The Nacho in a dark garage lit from below with teal light. The Nacho suspended in a dark garage, outlined in teal light. The Nacho against a dark garage wall, its frame edged in teal light. A rider in a helmet and goggles sitting on The Nacho on a coastal hillside. A rider standing beside The Nacho on a dark tree-lined road at night.