Thinking of a DPV

[SR]

SS and Gavin started out with the a hot wound Oceanic motor. SS evolved to their own motor supply. I do not know if Gavin did the same.
I do not know if the old and new motor(s) are interchangable. DPV Repair does make a T-bar handle for the Gavin. There is a CDF post on it.

Sooooo.... Back on track... Are the Gavins that are out there for sale right now made of the same parts that SS uses? I mean if the motor is rewound, is that gonna be the same as what would be in a SS scooter? and what about the seals, clutch, prop adjuster, etc.... As far as the handle goes I imagine Fabbing up something like the SS hand control would not be a huge deal if that's the only major difference.

[a64pilot]

You need to see the inside of a Gavin, to see the difference between it an an SS, Magnus is a different motor entirely, but I assume that's more than you want to spend. Minnus is it's own little animal with gear reduction etc., but again expensive.
You would be hard pressed to beat a UV-18 with a LIFE battery, or an N-19 with the Viper conversion, or a Viper or Viper LIFE for that matter.
Awfully sure the Venom conversion can be put on almost any SS, giving you the three speeds, pretty sure battery chemistry doesn't matter, just to give you something else to consider. I really like the three speeds.
Lead Acid is well known, awfully reliable, but HEAVY, LIPO is new, has a nasty habit of catching fire and is real EXPENSIVE, but light weight and powerful, LIFE is less power than LIPO, more power than Lead Acid, much safer and less expensive than LIPO, and has I believe a longer useful life than any other battery.

[T. Bix]

Specifically looking at those short bodied Gavins with rewound motors compared to the SS UV-18. If I was looking at new I'd be looking at the UV-18 with LiFE batteries.

[gsxr1997]

Ambidextrous controls?

2 hands are better than 1.

Im left handed! plus one hand get tired sometimes