Bedworth GPV

[AllProKx65]

Are GPV-1 still aloud on the track?

[TachyonDriver]

Will the stock ESC handle a brushless motor? I know it should handle a lipo battery.

BTW just got a GPV-1 yesterday - sale at my LHS £99 just HAD to buy it! :)

[Desawa82]

Bargain! the kit ESC is not that good, sling it away and fit something with better brakes, whether brushed or brushless.

[TachyonDriver]

Cheers - any recommendations? Any websites for hints and tips on RC biking? OK I'm not looking to race at the moment - just a fun RC toy to whizz around a car park, AND I need to get used to it, but I'd like to get to grips with the setup etc. same as what I do with my RC helicopter.

[derbi75]

Des, Just got my second GPV-1 but we have snow right now in NY state. I plan to run it at the local track once they finish the renovations. New owners. I'll post videos once we get them taken.

[Desawa82]

Cool, yeah pretty wet and cold here too, looking forward to the new BRCA Bike season now we have 1/5th and 1/8th bikes competing.

[Cylence01]

I keep debating it,maybe I should just buy one.........

[Desawa82]

Have you got any 1/10th tarmac circuits near you, if so go along and test it properly, works best on smooth tarmac, It's a race bike after all!

[MatsNorway]

how many batteries and motor are you running?

im curious on the power output and turns.

[Desawa82]

Most run 2S Lipo and a 5000kv brushless motor on standard gearing. A Faster motor just gets into trouble faster and makes the tyres grow too far! You can run a little 6 cell NiMh instead, but LiPo are lighter and more reliable.

[MatsNorway]

ok thanks, so its a 380/400 size motor then,

[Desawa82]

Close, a 370 motor in the RTR kit, though most brushless systems seem to be slightly smaller diameter, typically 5000kv.

[MatsNorway]

7,2V?

Im thinking about buying a bike, and i got recommended 1/5 scale since they are not so sensitive about bumps. agreed?

get a small steel arc on the swing arm( wheelie bar) and you can wheelie all day without no worries about flipping it around.

[Desawa82]

Yeah 1/5th handle bumps better than 1/8th which need a real smooth circuit or clean carpark to work well.

[funtonite]

what kind of on-board cam did you use?

[Desawa82]

I have a FlyCam One2 from J Perkins in the UK and it works fine, small enough to put anywhere.

[jurretjeh]

is it difficult to drive?

thanks

[Desawa82]

No, just takes practise and an open mind, bikes don't drive like cars, that's the fun of it!

[hictecnic]

I'm gonna go get myself a GPV 1 next week!!! Can't wait.

[BIBBBO]

SMOOTH

[reflex0001]

they look flimsy they don't go fast give me a car or buggy any day

[Desawa82]

Flimsy they are not, slow, nope again, I'm having the brake as I get to the rostrum at bedworth and I'm only making half speed at that, braking well early to make the turn!!

Anyway let's see your car pull wheelies mate !! ;-)

[funtonite]

yeah! wheelies like THAT! almost flips th bike over

[Desawa82]

Well I have flipped it a few times, at the end of every race I can't help pullies wheelies for the crowd and it usually ends up with me going too far, but they bounce well!

[PinionsandSpurs]

love the video... the gpv rocks!

[Desawa82]

Sure does, brought a lot of action to 1/10th tracks that the 1/5th bikes just can't use.

[madpete98]

love these things, Venom have a lot to answer for..........:)

mp

[Desawa82]

Go on you know you want to, cheapest crash you'll ever have.