So you want to electrify your mountainboard or are building a new board and want a gear drive to fit? Moon E-Skate has come up with a great little compact gear drive that is very versatile. Mount motors to mbs matrix2 trucks or trampa cnc with this kit. It all started off on esk8 forum as a discussion and as more of a streetcarver drive but has now moved onwards with different ratios and fitment to be versatile for mountainboards. These are nice little lightweight drive units that are very adjustable for fitting different trucks and motors as well as . These are a great motor mount on mbs matrix trucks and also fit trampa cnc trucks please ensure you buy motors to fit these. We suggest the Flipsky 6374 as a great motor to go with them.
We stock the moon drive unit in the most common used gear ratio for moutainboards and with mounting options for mbs or trampa trucks or hubs but there are many other options of ratios coming from moon direct. As popularity increases more options will be stocked but so far moon has struggled to keep up with demand for these drives so ATBShop has helped by increasing the order to get these in people's hands and on their boards.
Weighing in at 1.22Kg the Moon Gear Drive bridges the gap between heavier gear drives and lightweight belt systems but still keeping the elements out for fun in the mud!
These are supplied as a kit for assembly but are not to hard to fit for most competent DIY builders. These are the standard specifications we sell with a 1:5.2 Gear Ratio. There are more spares and options from Moon E-Skate Direct.
Moon Gear Drive motor mount kit for MBS Matrix 2 Trucks:
- 2 x Moon AT Housing
- 2 x 9T Steel Pinion Gear
- 2 x 47T POM Slave Gear
- 1:52 Gear Ratio
- 2 x MBS Motor Clamps
- 1 x Pack of hardware to fit Rockstar Hubs
- Total Weight 1.22kg
Moon Gear Drive motor mount kit for Trampa CNC Trucks :
- 2 x Moon AT Housing
- 2 x 9T Steel Pinion Gear
- 2 x 47T POM Slave Gear
- 1:5.2 Gear Ratio
- 2 x Trampa CNC Motor Clamps 20mm x 20mm Square
- 1 x Pack of hardware to fit Trampa Hubs
- Total Weight 1.22Kg
FAQ about fitting the Moon Drive Kit:
- Motors that you need 8mm shaft size with a keyway and max length of 26mm so may need to be cut down from stanard.
- Pinion needs to be glued with Green Locktite 638 or similar.
- Other bolts should be use threadlock Red Locktite 243 or similar.
- Recommended grease is Lucas XTRA duty or Lucas Red n Tacky
- Use the Eks8 Calculator to work out theaoretical top speeds based on motor and battery parameters below are popular sizes:
- Based on 12S Battery, 170Kv Motor and 9/47 gear on 8in tyres top speed could be 28-33 Mph
- Based on 12S Battery, 190Kv Motor and 9/47 gear on 8in tyres top speed could be 32-37 Mph
- Install instructions to download here.
- Install Video from Lee Wright using moon Trampa Version on YouTube.
- Spare Parts available from Moon Direct here.