Popular Post Roadpower Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Paul g said: This Forum behaves very strangely. It could be a number of issues including coding bugs. You could try to adjust Content View Behavior under Settings. It may be affected by what the display count is set at as on some forum engines. It might even be affected by ad blocking or which browser you're using. There are a ton of variables that can play with how things appear. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadpower Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, novazeus said: i'm more excited about getting this tire than i am about getting the v13. i think the smaller diameter will affect handling in a positive way. I'd be interested in hearing about your findings. It is interesting about tires because small changes can be felt by adept riders or last least people claim such. I know in my case (and I don't consider myself a great rider) I can feel when I have a tire pressure issue that is off by just a few PSI. A few weeks ago I had a tire too low from a long period of non use and the handling was accident inducing. I got to one of my truck tire local shops where it was a bit over inflated and then I felt like I was rolling on a thin rail until I decreased the PSI. I keep a tire gauge in a pocket but I had so many layers on that I thought I left it home until I did a better inspection of what I was wearing. Anyway there is definitely a Goldilocks Zone for PSI. Edited February 12, 2023 by Roadpower 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul g Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Roadpower said: It could be a number of issues including coding bugs. You could try to adjust Content View Behavior under Settings. It may be affected by what the display count is set at as on some forum engines. It might even be affected by ad blocking or which browser you're using. There are a ton of variables that can play with how things appear. Hey, it’s magic, man! It stopped sending me back. WOW !! Edited February 12, 2023 by Paul g 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2disbetter Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 18 hours ago, HEC said: to prevent scratches I hear you, I have mine lay down on a piece of cardboard so I don't scratch it. But I agree with you about keeping the rails pristine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) 20 hours ago, Punxatawneyjoe said: Yeah, i did see that before. I honestly think that plug should be sealed around the base up against the board. It's the tail light board and it's pretty exposed as you can see sand granules on it. Looks like they sealed the end of the plug but not the base. Definitely sealing that when i get my wheel. They sealed the caps and coil next to it. The pins look ok but salt water across them wouldn't be good. Upright drying is a good call. The problem is that even when we'll seal the base of the socket, the whole plug is not weather proofed. They should have used better plugs (like the ones below). I wonder if sealing the bottom of the socket with hot glue and then wrapping the whole socket with plug in it by several winds of electrical tape would be sufficient (definitely better than nothing though). Or perhaps using heat shrink tube instead. Yes, you'd need to cut it out in case of replacement but hopefully not too often. Inmotion should have used some rubber sleeve cover. I was also thinking of possibly printing one from TPU. Edited February 12, 2023 by HEC 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Josiah Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2023 @HEC Any update on your wheel? Here’s my progress so far. https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Mi5YP5dQPO0 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 22 minutes ago, Josiah said: @HEC Any update on your wheel? Here’s my progress so far. https://m.youtube.com/shorts/Mi5YP5dQPO0 No update since Friday's "delay" message, still somewhere in the UPS' void. Which is kinda messing up with my schedule as I need to know which day to stay home from work, plus I can't on Wednesday and Thursday as I have scheduled meetings already. And, good progress in 2 days. You'll be zooming around in no time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punxatawneyjoe Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 2 hours ago, HEC said: The problem is that even when we'll seal the base of the socket, the whole plug is not weather proofed. I agree, i have also ordered some dielectric grease. I was going to seal the base and hot glue sounds like a great idea, then i was going to unplug the plug and fill the socket with the grease and plug it back in. What do you think? I'm guessing it's low voltage and the pins looked like aluminum or stainless. I'm not sure where the green oxidation came from i didn't see copper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punxatawneyjoe Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 44 minutes ago, Josiah said: Here’s my progress so far Looks great, your learning super fast. Anyone that can control the v13 at low speed definitely has the hang of it. Now it's just practice and you'll be riding it like Johnny go vroom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, Punxatawneyjoe said: I agree, i have also ordered some dielectric grease. I was going to seal the base and hot glue sounds like a great idea, then i was going to unplug the plug and fill the socket with the grease and plug it back in. What do you think? I'm guessing it's low voltage and the pins looked like aluminum or stainless. I'm not sure where the green oxidation came from i didn't see copper. I have no experience with using dielectric grease, so can't really advise here. The voltage is low, current too (battery plugs are separated) but I'd still hesitate to use grease there. The oxidation might be coming from copper in the circuit board, which would make it even more concerning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Josiah said: progress Nice progress, extremely fast learning. Figure eights. An easy, controlled way to make tight turns.....is to simply lift one foot, making the wheel tilt. Arms will not flail, or be outstretched, kept by the sides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josiah Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 2 hours ago, HEC said: No update since Friday's "delay" message, still somewhere in the UPS' void. Which is kinda messing up with my schedule as I need to know which day to stay home from work, plus I can't on Wednesday and Thursday as I have scheduled meetings already. And, good progress in 2 days. You'll be zooming around in no time. I saw an option to pickup from the terminal rather than have it delivered. That was FedEx. Maybe UPS has the same option. So you don’t have to take a day off work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, Josiah said: I saw an option to pickup from the terminal rather than have it delivered. That was FedEx. Maybe UPS has the same option. So you don’t have to take a day off work. Not an option for me (at least not until I'll have my "EUC" trailer in month or two, need to have my CC to recover a bit from V13 purchase). I have no car and large parcel depot is too far away for me to go to collect it myself. Plus every time the delivery "fails" or is rescheduled, the chances of parcel being thrown around resulting in damage increases. Smaller parcels can be easily redirected to nearby service point, but there is size / weight limit. Also, I don't need to take day off, just work from home, but I have limited amount of days to do so. Edited February 13, 2023 by HEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wraith Rider Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 3:43 PM, SquallLHeart said: Hello folks! been a long time coming, but I suppose I should chime in.. My name is Trung and was one of the beta testers for the V13. I worked with ClarkPads on the set and that is my wheel pictured in the photos. I approached ClarkPads because the official InMotion seat at the time was unavailable for purchase, as well as the orange metal parts of mine were already getting scratched from using it as a kickstand. I wanted a little more protection up front, and was focused on the seat primarily. I will say the seat met my expectations and the softness of the seat has so far surpassed any personal DIY foam padding I was using initially. Laying the wheel down on the front is at least the best way at the moment until InMotion releases their own or another aftermarket option. Laying the wheel backwards on its rear just using the metal frame does squish the mudguard a bit and I didn't want that. As far as the 80/90-16 Michelin Street Pilot 2 is concerned, I am experiencing a 15% error due to the smaller tire. I will hit the 55mph tiltback while GPS shows 48mph. It was expected. Performance on the road is magnificent as expected as well.. I will also note that the stock knobby the V13 comes with is still a great tire and I would suggest people try it out before switching to another one.. it is still carvy with no tracking that I felt.. similar to how the Kenda feels on the Sherman. Main difference in feel is I do get a little more torque and acceleration from the smaller tire, and it's a lot quieter. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out. Hey Trung, I'm all about the Michelin Street Pilot 2 for the V13. Do you know if Inmotion would be able to fix the tiltback issue with firmware? I would think they could put an option of specific tires are being used on the wheel as an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyss Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 35 minutes ago, Wraith Rider said: I would think they could put an option of specific tires are being used on the wheel as an option. I can see now people using the stock tire but specifying a smaller tire size to try and hit 60mph Maybe a automatic gps calibration? I.e. it runs GPS and determined the wheel speed and automatically adjusts the speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2disbetter Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Eyss said: I can see now people using the stock tire but specifying a smaller tire size to try and hit 60mph Wouldn't that only work if they were using a larger tire? A small tire is going to need to spin more to match the speed of a larger tire. This would mean a small tire would limit your speed even further, not increase it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) 53 minutes ago, 2disbetter said: Wouldn't that only work if they were using a larger tire? A small tire is going to need to spin more to match the speed of a larger tire. This would mean a small tire would limit your speed even further, not increase it. What @Eyssmeant I believe is that if Inmotion would allow to set the tire size in the app or wheel settings to adjust for speed discrepancies, some users would intentionally set the tire size smaller (while having actually installed stock or some other larger tire), which would result in wheel calculating slower speed than actual, thus allowing higher maximum speed. Edited February 13, 2023 by HEC 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meepmeepmayer Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 @2disbetteris right. The speed limit will always be measured in rpm (unless the manufacturer is unprecedentedly incompetent). Tire size would only be used to compute the speed, but not change it in reality. It would just display wrong. Only real world tire size determines the top speed. You'd need a bigger tire for more speed, and a smaller tire will reduce your top speed. Doesn't matter what the wheel thinks the tire size is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 12 minutes ago, meepmeepmayer said: @2disbetteris right. The speed limit will always be measured in rpm (unless the manufacturer is unprecedentedly incompetent). Tire size would only be used to compute the speed, but not change it in reality. It would just display wrong. Only real world tire size determines the top speed. You'd need a bigger tire for more speed, and a smaller tire will reduce your top speed. Doesn't matter what the wheel thinks the tire size is. Yes, but see my post above yours ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novazeus Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 8 hours ago, Wraith Rider said: Main difference in feel is I do get a little more torque and acceleration from the smaller tire, and it's a lot quieter. that's what i was aimimg for. plus not acorn picker upper on my road. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 3 hours ago, novazeus said: plus not acorn picker upper on my road Install small brush at the front (like on tram) or tiny leaf / acorn blower ... 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rebeuc Posted February 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2023 Marty rides up Mt. Wilson: 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novazeus Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 does the v13 cut off when it falls over like the king song wheels do, or does it go into full on mode before cutting off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbera Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) 39 minutes ago, rebeuc said: Marty rides up Mt. Wilson: Aah the holotype hill ride Amazing weather and views, great commentary, interesting terrain, and V13 truckin' away nicely there... kinda making me wish I had one - I think the Master would be struggling with the rough bits in a way that it...isn't ! Edited February 13, 2023 by Cerbera 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEC Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 50 minutes ago, novazeus said: does the v13 cut off when it falls over like the king song wheels do, or does it go into full on mode before cutting off? It depends. Under normal circumstances it should cut off once the threshold angle is reached (and it does for all other of my Inmotion wheels), but some users are reporting V13 spinning out fully prior cutting off in some situations. Unsure if that's a bug or some specific combination of factors and / or settings (like acceleration or breaking assistance). I'll definitely explore this deeper once my V13 will resurface from ongoing UPS' void ... (6 days and counting, UPS customers service being useless and pinging me back to shipper / reseller, while reseller ponging me back to UPS, and CC company already requesting copies of all communications, as I've tagged the payment for it as not delivered). As the old add goes, "Priceless!". 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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