Electric Mountain Board

Step 3 Installing the support bar

After measuring from the rear foot strap bolt I cut a notch in the support bar big enough to fit over the truck. The sides are bent up to create the gap. The left flap should be removed to make room for the brakes later.

A longer bolt the same size as the foot strap bolt is used to connect the support bar to the board. Rubber washers and padding are used to prevent scratching.

The upper bar and lower bracket were installed so that they did not scratch the board or interfere with the future position of the motor. The upper bar is solid steel to prevent bending at the notch and the lower bracket is perforated steel allowing it to more easily be bent around the truck.

Comments

[SYMMETRY]

My setup is very similar to yours. Does mounting it to your board reduce your ability to turn as well? So far I have done this setup and just mounting to the truck itself. Direct mounting turned better but the motor broke the mount after about a week. Mounting to the board makes the bracket way more sturdy but leaves the board an-ridable do to no real way to turn the board. I am currently working on designing a whole new steel truck with the mount built in but was wondering if you had the same problem or a solution to the problem. I have a mbs Blade.

[Vurp]

The way I have it mounted does reduce the turn radius. I have the front truck set loose to provide more turning and the back is tighter so that the mount doesnt have to move as much. Most electric skateboards have a special truck with the motor built-in that bypasses this problem.

[SYMMETRY]

K thanks I'll do that until my design is finished