I agree, the best idea would be an electric hub motor.

Unfortunately, the one's you can buy, are designed for bicycle use.

AND, the one's that are suitable for motorcycle use, are not available to the general public.

 

I have been trying to find a company that would sell a private individual (me) one or two hub motors for an Electric Motorcycle project that I am developing for my personal use.

I have been in contact with M4 in Canada, Wavecrest in VA, and even Bose (yeah, the speaker people).

They all have great Electric Hub Motors, but will not sell them to an individual (unless you want to consider purchasing hundreds of units).

 

Anybody have any other suggestions?