A little help with a problem

[NickDude]

well not really a problem, but more a dilemma of what motor and esc to use for my new project. i bought a kyosho "hang on racer" 1/8 scale motorcycle (http://www.kyosho.com/eng/products/rc/detail.html?product_id=100393) (it should arrive on saturday) and i have yet to decide what electronics to put on it. ive considered a mamba brushless system w/ lipos:D (but its a bit pricy) the other option would be to use a novak micro spy, brushed motor, and battery pack (but which motor & batt???) any help will be welcomed, i think im leaning toward the brushed system, although the brushless system looks mighty tempting. any help on this subject would be really appreaciated, and dont worry alfred ill post pics of the bike as soon as i get it on sat:cool: . ohh and one more thing i want it to be fast, (but price is a big concern) so bang for the buck is a big deal here. thanks :D

[m18_racer]

im making my soon to be micro t my new project. and am probally going to sell my micro rs4. i have a mamba competition x that i am willing to sell to help fund my new project. i will sell it for 90 shipped. and i will accept paypal @ dillon_sawyer@yahoo.com. let me know i got to ship some other merchandise later today and wouldnt mind shipping this to. i can ship via priority so it comes before saturday.

[alfred]

Instead of getting the Spy why dont you just get the GT model......so this way you wont have to worry about disabling reverse. What size motor will the bike accept.......Am i reading the header right......is this 18th or 8th scale.

[m18_racer]

its 8th scale but to a motor bike in real life. so if a car is 18 feet a 1/18 is going to be a foot. if a motor bike is 8 feet in real life than 1/8 is going to be a foot. not exact numbers just trying to say that a 1/18 motor bike would be like the micro-t of bikes :)

[alfred]

yeah i guess i know what you mean......but checking the link it really doesnt give enough info on the motor size and what kind of electronics it uses.:confused:

[NickDude]

the bike uses the electronics of a 1/18 scale car. on xtreme r/c they tested it with a team associated mini mod motor. thats why i liked it soo much

[alfred]

Then a good combo would be the Novak Micro GT with a 280 mod motor.....since it did well with the Reedy Mini Max then i would go that route, but if you want to go faster then you can always pop in 17t Reedy motor up in there.:D

[m18_racer]

or you could buy my mamba :confused: i will need as much money as i can.

[NickDude]

sorry m18_racer, but the more i think about it id rather get the brushed motor in which i could put a smaller nimh batt pack, than get a lipo (i mean i have a bada ss charger that dosent charge lipos) and if my calculations are correct i can get all the brushed motor electronics for 100 bux or less (including battery packs)

[m18_racer]

i could also throw in some 2/3a... i have 2 packs of 8 that you can disassemble. ill throw some in for free if you want. i just really dont need something im not going to use anymore..

[NickDude]

am at work right now ill think about and get back to you later tonight

[m18_racer]

okay, they are venom racing 1200 mah cells. just thought i would let you know. and for 80 dollars i will sell you my mamba comp-x package with 16 cells in total

[NickDude]

i dont know man i still dont know how many cells are going to fit under the bike, im leaving work now and ill see about it but im like %90 on this i just need to know how many cells are goign to fit under the bike cuse i think to run the mamba i need 8 cells and 9.6v

[alfred]

Before you buy anything and since we obviously dont know what will and will not fit you might as well wait for it too come in.......not a good thing for you to buy stuff now that might just be useless to the model.;)

[m18_racer]

i think to run the mamba i need 8 cells and 9.6v

"4-12 NiCad/NiMH" "2-3 LiPo"

[m18_racer]

since you can run as low as 4 cells underneath the hood and at most 12 i dont see a problem. but if you decide you dont want it i will refund you for everything minus shipping. i GUARANTEE (dont know how to spell it) that you will like it. gtg to macdonalds. brb

[NickDude]

hay m18_racer sorry i took so long to respond. i got the bike last night (was up till 5 am building it, pics are going up soon) the mamba will fit in the bike either way im interested in your mamba if it dose not fit ill put i on my mrs4 :D so give me your info and ill send you the 80 bux (if you havent sold it yet thats a good deal)

[alfred]

I think he sold it already man.......cool man cant wait to see the pics.

[m18_racer]

ya man, i already sold it. sorry. but ya i want to see some pics !