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Following this thread, 6'6" and the struggle is real... Currently have a 'cheap' XPremium set to max, but the geometry sucks. Needs include fat tire, lots of battery, and would be nice to move to full suspension, possible belt/igh on the next go-round but know it won't be cheap

Hi there, and welcome! We have two XPremiums since March, now heavily modified. They've worked more or less flawlessly, but have their warts (everything is a compromise, y'know) Mods: Lots of electrical, such as locking throttle w/voltmeter, turn signals, LOUD horns, a real DOT headlight with...

No, still an issue. I have a stand for a grom (small yamaha) which seems beefy enough, but have yet to sit down and machine an adapter. In the mean time, we make sure to set the bikes next to something to keep them from falling over (even each other).

worse come to worse, use an eraser wheel; they attach to a drill motor, and make a huge crumbly mess, but the stickers will be toast. I used a couple to remove the big decals from an RV, stickers will be no big deal

Ended up cancelling after getting product details; bottom bracket mount points between the two bikes are different; S73 is well forward since it part of the frame ahead of the trailing arm suspension. What this means is the 'Y' leg spread of the stand when retracted will clear the fat tires...

Thanks for this, ordered, will report if it works or not!

Interesting idea, though the bike has 3" tires rather than 4", and the bottom bracket mount problem would have to be solved: there's a company duluth-cycle.com, that has an adapter plate for fatty's that is made from milled aluminum which is $50, seems like a lot for something I can cut and...

Of all the mods and things I'm doing to these bikes, I'm already seeing the silly little side kickstand is inadequate. Loaded up with cargo racks and eventually the junk they will carry, I can see future expletives especially where uneven ground or soft soils are involved but I'm not even sure...

Solder + waterproof shrink will be my fallback if I can't get OEM-compatible connectors, totally not afraid of getting my hands dirty so to speak, but reluctant cutting into a brand new bike's harness when we've not done the warranty shakedown, ya'know... Assuming someone here does not pop off...

I've used WAGO's quite a bit, great for protected places, but not water/dust proof. In particular, the dust where we go is alkali and when it gets moist it eats copper like nobody's business, then there's the beach so you have salt to deal with which is nearly as bad. What I'm hoping to do...

Have yet to see a thread for doing this on an Xpremium; adding an 12V converter and 12v accessory bus for a phone charger, led lights, radio, etc. Does anyone have a lead on the battery connector? The auxiliary battery connector does not look like an XT60, Dean's, nor an Anderson, instead it...

IPX4, btw... don't get caught in a downpour or a dust storm

Build quality looks somewhat decent, and me being 6'6", and most anything out there is seriously uncomfortable... Just wish the tires were closer to fats, sand and playa is important. Really, on 36's, plus tires would likely be a similar footprint and work the same as fattys

After some more digging, https://bikerumor.com/is-the-dirtysixer-36er-ebike-the-worlds-largest-electric-bicycle/ pegs them as Vee Trax Monster's which are 2.25"

Hard to judge proportions, how wide are those tires? They look like pluses

Most of my experience has been hardtail manual (fat), fs manual (mountain), and a one-lung trail bike (250cc, fs on steroids). The latter is the most fun, but can't take it many places, can't carry crap (other than a backpack) and is HEAVY to load/unload. We're looking to reduce our travel...

Re Crosstour: Yeah, that's what I figured, and my height is leg-biased which tends to make matters worse, even if framed for 26's. It also lacks rack options. Regarding the new Helios, the bummer is 2.8" wides don't work quite well on the beach or desert playa, which was my main complaint...

So no fat option on the new one, or is it a consideration? The new crosstour is interesting, but the 20's on a fixed frame size sort of nixed it for us (one of us is 5-4, I'm 6-6).

I really didn't think about the EV connector being an actual SAE spec so you can jack right in to a charging station, really cool (but imagine how pissed someone in a PHEV is going to be when they find a little bike docked! I'm giving up on the belt drive thing, primarily because tuning this up...

Allow me to be the first idiot to ask if Pushkar is going to option it for carbon/kindernay? Ditto on carrying gear...perhaps similar solutions as used on small motorcycles? Assuming some of the above are addressed, these might make a good high-performance option as day trek vehicles for our RV...