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How does it drive?
I've been riding the quadbike around for around 6 months now. Just cruising around.
it runs pretty good, it can get uncomfortably fast on the straight.
At top speed (>50KM/h) the steering gets very unstable and the death wobbles start. I've rolled it a few times, thankfully its a small bike so only a few scratches.
I've found that the low speed torque is non-existent, the bike can't really climb hills without getting a run up. i've looked around and cant seem to find an easy way to reduce the gear ratio any further. I'll probably need a metal lathe :-(
Dead Batteries
I've accidentally left the bike turned on for what must have been a month without noticing. all four of the lead-acid batteries are dead, showing around 2V when tested with a meter.
I'm pretty annoyed as these batteries haven't even been used for that long.
Not sure what the next steps are.