Once you ride an ONYX, it’s easy to see why they have such a strong following. I’m based on Auto Row in Manhattan, where I show ONYX owners the ropes, organize rides, and help with repairs and upgrades.
ONYX Biltwell 100
Covers race format, terrain demands, and real world ONYX performance data including completion rate, thermal stability, and endurance under sustained desert load.
ONYX Featured Parts (What's Worth It)
Featured ONYX Stuff, tied to this post, is a living hub highlighting ONYX products, upgrades, and gear that I share across platforms.
ONYX Jaws Mode Calibration (Getting It Right)
Organizes JAWS MODE calibration into progressive passes that start with safe setup and repeatable baseline checks, then move into load testing, refinement, measured validation, and long-term stability review.
ONYX Parallel Batteries (How It Works and What Can Go Wrong)
Explains why dual battery setups on ONYX platforms are not recommended, covering system behavior, lack of coordination, misleading product claims, real-world experience, and battery aging factors.
ONYX Theft (How It Happens and How to Prevent It)
Breaks down real-world ONYX theft patterns, common mistakes that lead to stolen bikes, and the exact steps needed to reduce risk and successfully recover a bike using proper documentation and police registration.
ONYX Superpower BMS (Setup and Behavior)
Covers real ONYX riding behavior including voltage sag, protection tuning, balancing limits, diagnostics, and how to interpret BMS data during actual use.
80V ONYX Tire (Sizing, Fitment, and Performance)
Explains stock tire specifications, rim design and estimated width, tire compatibility ranges, pressure guidelines, and real-world tubeless operation for ONYX 80V setups.
ONYX Parts and Tools (What People Actually Use)
Organizes recommended ONYX maintenance and upgrade equipment, including electrical tools, wiring supplies, chargers, brake service tools, drivetrain parts, and common workshop items.
ONYX Battery Design (Cells, Layout, and Limits)
This post examines 72V, 84V, and 96V battery construction in the 72V ONYX platform with a focus on tabless cells, 300A-class performance targets, interconnect limitations, and system-level tradeoffs that determine real-world output and reliability.
ONYX Launch Dynamics and Race Preparation
Analysis of launch technique, traction limits, power delivery, rider control, environmental conditions, structured run coordination, platform mode behavior, thermal management, and system consistency across ONYX configurations.
ONYX Range (What You Actually Get and Why)
Clear breakdown of how throttle behavior, speed, terrain, rider load, weather, battery capacity, and testing conditions influence real-world range on ONYX 72V and 80V.
72V ONYX Kelly Parameters (What Changes Performance)
Complete factory parameter set exposed through the Kelly interface with clarification of control loops, system behavior, and non-exposed firmware constraints relevant to diagnostics and tuning.