BBSHD not fitting on Giant Talon 2 2022

[jthoni]

I have a new Giant Talon 2 (2022) and a BBSHD motor. I have seen many posts of people putting this motor on the Talon 2 (though pre-2022) and other similar Talons. I am finding it is only fitting when hanging straight down. Am I missing something? The diagonal tube extends slightly past the bottom bracket to allow for internal cable routing (and I think I see this in pictures of others who have installed this motor).

This is blocking the motor from being able to rotate up.

Did they maybe make a change in 2022 (though when I looked in the store, the 2021 seemed the same), or am I doing something wrong? I can't rotate it before putting through the bracket as the mounting tab would hit the frame.

 

[Pine_marten]

You may have to carefully grind or file down the offending part on the frame. Hopefully the cables would not cause interference after that. I most often read about the internal diameter of the frame bottom bracket being the issue.

 

[jthoni]

I was almost sold on griding this down, but I am worried that it is more than just the lip of the tube. I wonder if the fact that the entire down tube hangs lower than the bb will mean that I won't have clearance to rotate the motor. I don't want to grind this and then find it still won't work. I do see that there is clearance for the cables, but I can't quite get an accurate mental picture of where the motor will finally sit.


A couple more pictures to help illustrate:

The thin red line is where the bottom of the tube would be if it didn't bottom out right to the bb.

Here is another angle:

And another video just for giggles:

 

[HumanPerson]

cut smooth spread.

Cut to reroute....smooth to stop nicks....spread to make sure BBSHD or whatever hugs nicely.

 

[HumanPerson]

yur close

 

[HumanPerson]

ma,ke sense?

 

[HumanPerson]

just cut that hood back a bit and go from there mate. a little at a time
ya dig wut ima sayin mate?

 

[HumanPerson]

you are Not missing anything mate. just have to trim some of that shroud/housing abit...make sense? then spread those cables out and you'll be Golden

 

[HumanPerson]

Dont complicatre this mate

 

[HumanPerson]

It's nice to meet you by the way and Welcome to ebikesforum

 

[Pine_marten]

How much did the bike cost? The old rule 0f thumb for the shadetree mechanic was "modify the least expensive part". Could you shave a bit off the motor case and make it work? I probably would have already shaved down and deburred the frame.

 

[HumanPerson]

How much did the bike cost? The old rule 0f thumb for the shadetree mechanic was "modify the least expensive part". Could you shave a bit off the motor case and make it work? I probably would have already shaved down and deburred the frame.

how much did my bike cost with the BBSHD ?

Mate I bought a BBSHD from lunacycle and paired it with a 60v 45ah battery. Start slow and work yur way up...that's what i did....hurts sometimes when we make mistakes.... but you can do it mate...Just take a bit off and spread those cables...make sense?

 

[HumanPerson]

I have a little over $2700.00 into this build.

 

[HumanPerson]

Heck no dont shave off the motor housing brother....or sister....

 

[HumanPerson]

trim off what ya need from the housing...dont hjogg it

 

[HumanPerson]

I feel as though i am telling yas wrong........somehow...

 

[HumanPerson]

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[HumanPerson]

if so msg me

 

[HumanPerson]

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If that does not make sense to you thedn you failed

 

[Pine_marten]

Wtf is all this brain salad HP? i was responding to the OP.