[Zenbit_UX]

Can anyone point me in a good direction to start making something like this myself? I've dabbled with arduinos but never really large electric motors and battery packs. I think it would be a lot of fun to make myself an ebike or whatever this thing is.

[canada_dry]

Here's a couple similar components I used to build an e-bike. Get at least a 1500W hub motor [i] and a high capacity battery pack [ii].

[i] https://www.amazon.com/JJBOOM-1000W-Electric-Bicycle-Convers...

[ii] https://calibike.com/product/lithium-ion-72v18ah-ultra-light...

[imglorp]

If I were doing this, and it looks like a load of fun anyway, I'd start with go-kart frame designed for a lawnmower engine. You'd get a roll cage, 5 point seatbelt, brakes, hand controls for throttle. Just add batteries, electric motor, and electronics. Like this one:

http://wesellit.ca/m/image/catalog/products/gokart200cc-roll...

[marshray]

The 'battle robot' sports scene does a lot of DIY involving batteries and wheelchair motors.

I'd look into those user groups for info.

[Fabricio20]

You might find some inspiration in Tom Stanton's [0] videos, he made his own e-bike and documented the upgrade cycles since v1. Just recently he made a summary video about how to start making your own e-bike.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/user/tomstanton282

[GordonS]

If you actually do this, I'd love to read a blog about it!