# Electric mini-bike

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-mini-bike/484>\
**Category:** Scooters, Bikes, Sagways\
**Created:** [December 7, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-mini-bike/484 "2007-12-07T13:50:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jacobfogg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@jacobfogg](https://community.electricforum.com/u/jacobfogg)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-mini-bike/484/1 "2007-12-07T13:50:28Z")

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Hey guys, Love this site! I have found a LOT of useful information! I am in the designing stages of building an electric mini-bike from the ground up. I already have 2 concept designs depending on the amount of room needed to house the equipment. My goal is simple… A two wheeled mini-bike with a 10-20 mile range that’ll cap out around 40mph. I’ve already got a number of components picked out, but I am having a hard time finding information about the electric motors. Don’t get me wrong, I found several incredible motors that claim to reach 75+ mph and cost a beautiful $800… and I’ve found several that are perfect for the 20mph range on a razor for about $80, but I am having a hard time finding something in the 40mph range. Any info or resources you can suggest would be greatly appreciated!

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**Author:** ![frodus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@frodus](https://community.electricforum.com/u/frodus)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/electric-mini-bike/484/2 "2007-12-09T00:14:52Z")

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what size is this bike? How much do you weigh? What voltage are you thinking? How many batteries? what kind? What gear ratio? This all plays into it.

Check out [http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/type/MTCY](http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/type/MTCY) and look around for motorcycles. Or search for minibikes as well. See what others have used.

If you’re basically making a small motorcycle, you don’t need an $800 motor. There’s plenty out there that would work just fine.

Hell, if you look around like I did, you can get a great motor for under $300 that is brand new.