8 Maintenance Tips For Your ONSRA Black Carve 2 Direct Drive - Electric Skateboard

[@itsmatt3627]

Shoutout to @KAMi JUINs for his inspiring videos, make sure to check his channel (really awesome esk8 build videos) : kzbin.info/door/tEL1iF7H-GsV2fZx3K4a1A

[@GarethDix]

I love Kami’s channel and awesome tips in the video Matt!

[@TheDarkstar826]

Just to let you know. Wd40 decompose your plastic material. Use it only for cleaning. Then add synthetic grease after.

[@australienski6687]

This seems kind of unnecessary.

[@esk8jaimes]

How do we replace the direct-drive motor bearings though, video on this?

[@James-gk8ip]

WD40 is not a lubricant. It has some lubricating properties, but they are very poor, nothing like a true grease. WD is designed to remove rust and corrosion primarily. Use grease on the bearings.

[@yohaydn8489]

can you pls help how do you change motor bearings? also how many miles will the motor bearings get?

[@zigaocko5604]

Do you know the model number of the motors?

[@esk8jaimes]

Use WD40 'contact cleaner' NOT standard WD40...

[@itsmatt3627]

okay thanks for the tip! Always used this one and got no problem for now, but maybe would be good to use the contact cleaner one!

[@07bluechico20]

4:30 Same adaptor for cloud wheel? this board compatible with A/T wheels?

[@itsmatt3627]

Cloudwheels work with ABEC adaptor, not the same than 115mm Rubbers which works with KEGEL adaptor. Direct Drive isn't compatible with AT wheels unfortunately.. If you wanna ride offroad, I'll recommend you to get the belt drive!

[@brokenxray]

I'm debating between direct drive or belt drive. Is that common to see all the dings on your motor with direct? I

[@itsmatt3627]

The motors are pretty low so you'll hit them anyway. But a quick pen touch and that will do it. Depends on what you really want. Being able to have a board versatile that can handle wheels from 80 to 170mm : go for the belt. Having a stealthy board that doesn't make any noise at all and have a furtive ride, go for the DD!

[@TLCampbell24]

I thought hub motors and direct drives were low maintenance boards. How often would I have to do all of that?

[@itsmatt3627]

It depends on how long you want to keep the board in good condition. All this big maintenance I do 3 times in a year. But in between, you can clean your deck often, take care of the bearings with the dust, etc.. At the end, the more often you will do it, the longer you will have your board in good condition!

[@jaredb9523]

You'd be fine to never do it.. nothing's gonna break actually it's More likly it breaks if u do take every screw out and clean everything. Little dust on ur board ain't gonna break it this is for like those technical guys that love to take things apart and put them back together and have everything perfectly clean but not a must do

[@fishermans1friend]

So, DD or Belt? DD: + quieter (although it says the big motors on this BC2 don't make the belt version to loud anymore anyways) + looks a bit better I think Belt: + more flexibility with changing gear ratio, thus better adaptable for different wheel sizes, especially the bigger AT wheels + more ground clearance. Better for offroad situations and rough terrain. My personal use case is that I mostly want to go carving on streets. I would probably go with the comfy 115mm rubber wheels. So, I guess, for this the DD should be just fine. The belt drive I would just consider as a more versatile option, in case I want to get more into offroad skating Whould you get the DD again or choose a belt for your next board?

[@itsmatt3627]

Hey mate, thanks for your comment, I would go for a belt for being able to put any wheels that I want. Maintenance isn't that much more complicated compare to the DD too. DD is cool because it doesn't make any noise at all but with those low motors, they get scratched a lot.. So belt !

[@MichaelBrashier]

I want one but I kind of wish they made a direct drive version with big AT wheels like 6-7inches.

[@itsmatt3627]

Hey Michael, on DD you would loose too much torque and acceleration with the AT wheels. This is why there is the belt drive version and the new motors on the belt version are not that loud to be honest. Still louder than the DD though, but definitely less than the BC1!

[@thibscreps4917]

Salut Matt. J'aimerai commander un black carve 2 mais j'hésite entre le modèle a courroie et l'entraînement libre. Connais-tu la différence entre ces deux modèles et peux-tu me dire pourquoi tu t'es dirigé vers l'entraînement libre? Je vis à Lausanne en Suisse, ici c'est beaucoup de rues en pente, j'ai un meepo awd pro qui au bout d'un an d'utilisation, freine beaucoup moins bien et à beaucoup perdu en autonomie ( à cause des montées et descentes) . J'aimerai ne pas avoir le même problème avec le futur achat. Un. Grand merci de ta réponse :) ✌️

[@itsmatt3627]

Salut Thibs, merci pour ton message! La plus grande différence entre la BC2 BD et DD sera la polyvalence que peut avoir la version Belt Drive. Tu peux mettre des roues allant de 80mm (street) à 170mm (Tout terrain), et ajuster l'accélération et le freinage avec les différentes poulies (40 dents, 45 ou 60) Sur la version DD tu ne peux pas ajuster cette accélération ce sont seulement des adaptateurs pour changer les roues. Si tu mets des roues de 97mm ou de 120mm, tu vas avoir la même puissance électrique pour les 2 types de roues. Avec la version belt drive, en plus de la puissance électrique tu vas avoir la puissance mécanique avec les courroies et la poulie ce qui te permet de personnaliser un peu plus le skate a tes besoins. Si tu vis dans un coin avec beaucoup de pente, je te conseille d'aller sur la belt drive pour avoir justement un peu plus d'accélération en montée. Moi personnellement je roule principalement en ville donc la DD me suffisait et elle est surtout complètement silencieuse. Mais les nouveaux moteurs pour la BC2 belt drive sont assez silencieux aussi! J'espère que cette réponse t'aidera à faire ton choix! Bons rides ✌🏻

[@simpkahn]

Awesome vid & many thanks man, I use this as a reference for maintaining my BC2 DD all the time :D would love it you can do another like it for the belt drive (even though there are others out there), just so it's a nice set of vids for Onsra users (though this is awesome anyway, so few Direct drive maintenance vids out there in general).

[@simpkahn]

One thing I added (that has helped me) was also lubricating the piviot cups (as some squeeks came from there too for me)

[@itsmatt3627]

No problem, I'm glad it helps some BC2 users! Direct Drive maintenance is pretty easy, really not too much to do. But yeah Belt drive maintenance could be another idea! Grease on the pivot cup is definitely needed too when you have this annoying noise! Thanks for your feedback and enjoy your rides ✌🏻

[@sharky1854]

even if i dont have a black carve 2 this video was still usefull

[@itsmatt3627]

Thanks for your feedback, really appreciate it !Have some nice rides ✌🏼

[@Ec8625ec]

awesome, can you do a similar video but with the “Miles Phantom”?

[@itsmatt3627]

Hey Eduardo! Thanks for your feedback, unfortunately I don't own this board yet! Cheers

[@princea1i3]

So cool that you still have the xbox 360. Thanks for the video.

[@itsmatt3627]

aha yes, still playing to GTA 5 on it! Old school console! I'm glad that this video was helpful ! Cheers

[@onsrauk1858]

Great video Matt....thanks....I'll add it to the site

[@itsmatt3627]

Thanks for your support!!

[@sunilk_89]

I'm getting my black carve 2 belt drive delivered on Wednesday. Can't wait and this video is what I needed to keep my board in top shape. Thanks!

[@esk8unity]

ur gonna love it!

[@sunilk_89]

@@esk8unity can't wait and it's my first electric skateboard and I haven't even been on a regular skateboard🤣

[@itsmatt3627]

Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad it was helpful! I'll recommend to go step by step if it's your first electric skateboard. This board will provide a lot of power, so helmet and pads on and take it easy 😉 Enjoy your rides!

[@sunilk_89]

@@itsmatt3627 sure Matt! I just ordered a full face helmet, gloves, knee and elbow guards and already got my shred lights ready!

[@itsmatt3627]

@@sunilk_89 Awesome, enjoy it ✌🏻

[@kontakte-mail2666]

exactly what I was looking for BIG thanks 😋