In this video you see me building a DIY electric powered fat bike with car tires at home in my garage. The video contains the full build start to finish. I added chapters below to easily navigate through the video.

I am a Mercedes and AMG fan so the obvious choice was to use AMG wheels.

It is powered by 2 hoverboard motors coupled together and 2 48v lithium batteries.

It drives fairly well, however it is very heavy so you have to get used to it to take turns. Brakes are a little underpowered, better solution would be hydraulic disc brakes from a motorcycle.

Technical details:
Wheels: 8 x 20" with 225-35-20 tires
Motor: 2x 350w 36v from hoverboard
Batteries: 2x 48v 72000mAh Lithium pack
Controller: 2x 48v 350W GT-100
Weight: approximately 75 kg
Topspeed: 40 km/h

Chapters:
0:00 - intro
0:12 - building the frame
8:52 - building the motor
15:02 - building the battery tray
17:29 - spray painting
18:22 - brakes and electronics
20:01 - presentation of the finished project and testdrive

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