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I've been riding motos since i was 10 and I love to wheelie and was wondering if how much power must a motor produce to wheelie? (relatively low speed start) I'm starting with a supermoto setup that was about 260lbs before removing ice junk, large sticky tires on pavement for good grip. I have gen 2 leaf modules in 10s for 76 volt nominal. people claim all sorts of c ratings for these used modules online but all seem to agree its pleanty, can anyone comment to this?

so far I've been focused on a 5kw bldc motor from golden motors at 72v. I'm afraid it won't be enough power and I'll regret not buying their 10kw bldc.

their controllers for either 5 or 10kw are rated up to 200 amp/ 10kw which as a novice doesn't make sense shouldn't the 10kw controller peak much higher?

I also have found other 5kw controllers rated for 300 amp which were also cheaper. how much can a motor be over amped before problems? I plan on a liquid cooling the motor.

another option I've recently come across are large bldc motors intended for UAV/ "drones" . seems 15-25kw are comparable in price. would these type of motors be suitable for use in a moto? what specs would be important to consider?
 

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thanks for the reply! my plan woud be direct drive so gearing could easily be played with with sprockets. rethinking the question about drone motors I figured the load would be much different and would require a bearing on the output side maybe.
 

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I appreciate the beginners wheelie lesson but I've been riding motorcycles over half my life (I'm 26). I think my question got misunderstood. I was trying to ask if you guys think someone who is used to ICE engines will be happy with a 5kw motor. I was afraid of it feeling like a cute bicycle rather than a motorcycle. I ended up buying a 12kw PMAC instead.

As for you 600, instead of asking an electric bike forum the step by step way to wheelie your unknown type of bike, just go out and try. start low and work your way up, you need to learn to control the clutch in a way to dump it without "slamming it" it needs to engage hard and quick but you still need to be able to come off it immediately to prevent yourself from going into low earth orbit.
 
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