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Part 3 – How to Hot Rod Your E-Bike

Here’s a walk through of how we installed a NB Power Motors 3000 Watt 190mm motor into an RX.  Your own build can be different, obviously. We used a custom enclosure made by Moto Electric Racing's shop for the RX. You can order this enclosure from us with your choice of color. Remove stock wheel and motor. Shim the brake. We put a rubber cap on the exposed power connection connected to the old system to seal it against water. With the old motor gone, we don’t really need the old battery. An option we considered was ditching the stock battery and...

HOW TO UPGRADE THE CHAIN RING ON YOUR SUPER 73 As your electric bike approaches its top speed, your pedaling may feel like it is delivering less torque to the rear. At top speed, power stops being sent to the motor. Your pedaling will then be spinning in motion. A quick and inexpensive fix for this is to increase the size of your chain ring.  QUICK GUIDE Most bike shops can install a larger chain ring very easily for a small fee, or you can do it at home. Step 1: Remove the chain guard. With pliers, bend the tab that holds the chain ring...

We painted and modded this special "Samurai Jack" bike for a client on Vashon Island, Washington in 2019. The design was intended to bring together the Ruroc helmet and our Ronin decal set and have a sort of anime feel. We made liberal use of the Japanese Kierin sparkle coat from Spray.bike and also their spectacular brass gold metal plate to match the Ruroc helmet and our decals (links below). Products featured include:  S-1 Ronin decals Framebuilders Brass Gold Metal Plate Paint Keirin Tokyo Gold Glass (no longer available in USA) Spray Max Glam   Special techniques. We have made some "how to"...

Super73 is not the "Original" E-Mini-bike. Maybe no one is.