Electric Motorcycle Build - E-Bike - Gen II, Ep 1: Trellis Chassis

Electric Motorcycle Build - E-Bike - Gen II, Ep 1: Trellis Chassis

Hey guys. In this video I'm going to build the new trellis chassis for the electric motorcycle. As some of you know, I built the original bike exactly 2 years ago and have been driving it and thinking about all the modifications that I'd like to do to it since. If you haven't seen it yet, check out the link below.

I built the frame and swingarm for the original bike using 11 guage 1"x3" steel tubing, and it's plenty strong enough but at 30 lbs for just the main frame alone, it's a bit on the heavy side for the size of the bike. I used a similar geometry and came up with a trellis design using 1" diameter and 3/4" diameter by 0.083" thick walled DOM steel tubing to make it strong but a lot lighter, which I show with a comparison between the two frames at the end of the video. When I say geometry, I'm referring to things like 26° rake angle, 4" trail, 54" wheelbase, etc. It's very similar to most 300cc sport bikes, and will subsequently handle like one. I'll share more of those details with the plans when I post them on the website.

Original bike: https://youtu.be/gYs_jYUyaoY

Chassis jig: https://youtu.be/GpONBdvucc8

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