iFlight Xing2 is the $22 drone motor to beat in 2022 

This is an excerpt from the April 2022 new product roundup. I've gone on this rant enough times that I wanted to make a standalone video about it. There absolutely are SOME reasons to choose another motor, and there are other motors that are very, very good. But the Xing2 is so good at such a great price that you have to at least THINK about how other motors stack up before you put down your money. But a lot of other motors are objectively worse, and/or at a higher price than Xing2, and those motors should just be ignored.

Honestly even though I see your point I have to disagree. The higher cost of the BB motor comes because BlackBird obviously needs to get some money on the sells (IFlight doesn’t have to do that) but it also comes from testing. The thing is that making a good freestyle 2125kv motor that is not a battery killer and that have a good throttle curve in the low is a pain (That without mentioning the testing to see if it made desyncs on different types of esc) I talked with BlackBird for months and months while he was testing them, and it probably took more than 6/8 months to get the feeling that he wanted, and you can really tell that when you fly them. I know that because I like to test new motors first freestyling in my backyard, and if a motor doesn’t have a good curve it’s almost impossible to make good moves in such a tight space, and even with the 2125kv version I had no issues at all. For the durability, I honestly never saw advantages of an unibell design even though I flew many of them. These are not bando motors, but motors made to be used 1 year flying between trees at full speed without changing them and with the bearings staying smooth. They also have some cool features like the bearings shield and the reinforcement on the motor wire base with soft glue.

There lot of misunderstanding here. Like a LOT If you can discuss about it. Im open 👌🏻

It's good to have a standard to judge all others against. Like the d6 for chargers.

I love my xing2s so much every time I look at them I remember my worst crashes and everytime I was still able to fly my quad back to me and replace one. Also they have the looks 🥰

I have xing ii 2306 2555kv motors for around 2 weeks and I already love them

Love love love my Xing 2208 1700s and xing e 2207 1800s. Surprisingly great motors 👍

Well yeah! Known this for a while. Only draw-back is they do seem to get hot during the summer.

I have a Iflight Mach R5 with the Xing2 2506's and they freakin rip. Love these motors and have them on a freestyle build with Gep mark 3 frame

Motors seem to be great! Good review

I have three Apexes and I have the 2306 1755 Xing2 and I constantly have to replace them. They are super soft and even crashing into branches will bend them. With 12 in circulation at all times I bet I have to replace at least 2 after every session and I am not a bando basher mostly tree spots and office parks. I will be moving on soon but I need to find a good alternative.

Good I’ve got a couple sets ready to build with.

I have at least 3 five inch quads with racer star motors that have had no problems. I've had great success with those.

I fly the Xing2 2306 and 2506s absolutely amazing motored.

Motors have definetly been the thing holding me back from flying more and finishing up builds, they're so many options and all pretty pricey. For a noob like me, breaking one is terrifying. I have a Cinelog 2.5 that constantly had motor problems, spent too much money on like 3 individual motors with shipping from china. Said Heck it, getting some nice 1404 4600kv XING motors. Those bad boys are butter and take some hard abuse. I've been buying XILO stealth motors for my 5 inch for sometime because they work as expected and are suuuuper cheap but I've gone through a set and a half already. Might pull the trigger on some nice XING boys for the 5 inch after my current set die

I have a set of xing2’s. Good motors but the bearings get sticky after even light crashes. Ive only had one get notchy enough to need replacement though. However, I have a set of racerstar fire edition 2207s on my other quad and they perform just as well and seem to be more durable if anything. Oh and they’re half the price

Bardwell lmao thanks for that I flew the axisflying 2004 and compared to other 2004 they are the best so far and was making me lean towards getting axisflying for my 5in rigs I think I'm going to try the xing2 and see how I like them

Unibell motors ftw!!! The Pacer v1 and v2 are good budget motors too, but they've came out with a v3 which is quite a bit more expensive than what I paid for my v1 and 2s. I've got a set of the Xing 2's for my next build, I refuse to buy more expensive motors these days.

I only fly xing(2) motors and i love them.

That's not to talk about the Xing E motors. 🤷‍♂️ Great rant, Joshua! And spot on, Blunty! Stay safe there with your families! 🖖😊

i have both the iflight black edition 2207 1755kv and regular 2207 1855kv and both are freaking amazing. personally i like the black edition’s performance a bit more

My Xing motors are AMAZING !!! Even on my little 3 inch tooth pick THEY are the overpowered ToothPick Rig. Feels like a 5" quad ! . Got Xings on my new 5" build.. I should finish that

I HAVE THE 1950 XING AND I LOVE THEM

I liked my xing2s but the one issue I had repeatedly with the xing2s was a light crash would send the bell into the windings and scrape the top of the windings up. Its happened more often with the 2205 12x12 one but its also happened to 2 of my 2405s as well. They are great motors I just wish the bell spokes were a little further away from the windings

yo i have had those pink xings for a while. prob gone through 15 of them in the last 2-3 years. things are super nice. I've even had to change the bearing on them they have lasted so long. Like i run them till they break and abuse them. 2306 1700kv

I am about to attempt building a drone, which motors would you recommend to use if I want to have 8 inch props

I've been flying Xing-E motors on my freestyle kwad. Even though they're lower quality they're super smooth and durable, not to mention cheaper. Don't think there's a better bang for the buck really, but I sure wouldn't mind trying out some Xing2's.

The motors on iFlight Chimera 4 and 5 with unibell construction?

Would the xing2 1404 3000KV be suitable for 6S? I see 3-4S recommended everywhere on this kind of motors and never 6S

For a 5 inch fpv drone which xing 2 2306 should I get? 6c and what kv 1755 or 2450?

Just saw this video Joshua! I really like how you share your experiences with a motor. I have a similar looking motor which is xing 2604 1650kv. Can I build a 7 inch quad with this type of motor? I'm thinking of using motor output limit so it performs like a 1300kv motor.

💯! Imo higher price motor is just gonna hurt my feelings more when I break it.

I am with bluntly and wish manufacturers would provide more specs. I have a quad that goes in and out of saltwater and titanium shafts/ nsk bearings are a must (although nsk is only marginally better than nmb with saltwater durability) but so many motors don't tell you these 2 specs on their product pages. xing2 ftw😉

I just paid $17usd $26aud for these motors! Wicked price for the best on the market!!

Do you think the same about the xing2 1404?

I do love my t-motor f-40s more than my 2207 2777kv xing 2 but i would like to try the 2306 2555kv for a better comparison

I think that the best motor are the iflight xing-e pro 2207 1800kv, they are cheap, they are efficient and very well done, in my opinion the best of the iflight series. Sometimes one of the issue of the iflight motors is the distance between the coil and the magnet. Well, on the 2207 you don't have this problem, I bet you to find motors specs as cheap as good as this that I mentioned, and by the way, I don't think that the xing2 are made better than that.

what is that band on your hand

The Xing 2050kv Racing motor is the same excellent .. Xing motors are very efficient and run very cool ,, I believe the 2050kv is 51 amps max a beast and the xing 2 1855 is 39 amps max which is great for freestyle long battery life and lots of power and run super cool without the need for a massive esc 45 amp os perfect for the 1855 and a 55 amp 128k for the 2050kv all you need

YES

i just got the same xing2's from amazon for like $56 for 4

I think you have been living under a rock for over a year because the xing2 motor was the one to beat in 2021😅 Cant wait for the xing3 motor!!

They’re good, but KOREAREA TOA motors size 2208 are the absolute king of fpv. I have spent thousands of dollars and hours of test flying and my opinion TOA motors are supreme. Yes more money but the durability is wild and what power. Wow

Emax V2 are good motors.A T-motor on sale I’ll buy

I had xing-e non unibells and I have tmotor f40s. I had multiple xing-e cases where the bell would separate while I have never ever had such an issue with the tmotors even though I had beaten the crap out of them. Their quality is much better.

UPDATE!:!: I think what I was feeling in the Axis Flying motor was the 175 extra KV & that's it. I think I just thought the expensive motors were better because I expected them to be. The Axis Flying motor bearings have lasted longer than the Velox V2 motors, but I don't believe they're worth 2 times the Velox V2 motors. I finally broke one of the Axis motors, but I won't spend nearly $30 for a replacement, so the 3 good motors are in a drawer now, waiting for a use. I bought the Axis Flying Black Bird motors because I wanted to try a high end 5 inch motor. I can tell a difference in them from the Velox v2 motors and I really didn't think I would. The KV is 175 more on the BB motor though. The BB is also a lighter motor so there is a small difference in feel. I want to try the Xing motors too, but the $13 Velox v2 2207 motors are a really good motor at a really good price.

Which type of motor could I use to lift a drone that is powered by let's say a DeWalt battery. ?

Would love to hear your opinion on the new T-motor f-60 with "titanium steel shaft"

Xing motors are great, but the emax eco 2 are also really good and half the price

updated thoughts on the FPVCycle 25mm?

I certainly agree regarding the cost to benefit ratio, but I would say that the quality of the Axis BB V3 feels nicer than any other I’ve encountered during my 6 years in the hobby. Whether the durability proves sufficient with the split bell however, we will see.

🤔...✍...🤘In a month this will be critical for me potentially.

Was the motor to beat in '21 as well wasn't it?

I don't know man every xing motor I've ever had the bearings sounded like they'd been through a cement mixer before I even hooked them up to the ESC.

I have a set of Xing 2307’s and they have never let me down. They fly really nicely. What else is there to say? Their price to performance is unrivaled unless you buy a set of t-motor f80 pros on clearance for $10 each 🧐

Hi JB

Too bad you never tried BB motors honnestly, specially V3 in 2125kv that are just incredible, and no it has nothing to do with any other 2207 available motors, first it is 2207.35 technically, and you just have to test them to understand the incredible work done by Damien to get a such responsive motor in low throttle, and so explosive top end at the same time, I tried many motors and could never find anything close to that feeling. And the reason for that is simple, months and months of testing of various prototypes done by Damien working with Axis team to get the perfect balance and feeling, and that has a price for sure and I am proud to pay for that hard work done because I am then sure I will get something absolutely corresponding to my expectings, something that iflight just has no idea what that means.... When sooo many pilots all over the world are getting credits for now nearly 4 years and 3 generations of BB motors, I just cannot understand why you are so resistant to them, when it actually represents a real and positive contribution and efforts in designing a perfect product made by a great FPV pilot, for FPV pilots, and not just a brand willing to make money at lower costs, I love your work JB, but I can't understand that position really...

I've flown them in 2207 for over a year now. Fast and efficient. More power and longer flight times. They have channels in the magnets. Gee, where have you been? But keep your mouth shut about the price!

I fly xing e pros 2450kv. Good enough bc I crash and break motors.

I bought an I flight Mach 5 recently and I’ve never flown a prebuilt quad so smooth. The ding 2 motors are incredible!

I have been using these motors for little over a year now. Their availabiltity during the pandemic was welcomed. They fly nice when they work. Only complaint I have is durability, they have none. Yeah they are cheap, but the amount of money spent replacing them from minor hits just isn't worth it.

I put 4 of these on my friends drone and they broke from a 10 ft vertical drop 😅

Man, that almost sounded personal... do you feel the same about hypetrain pilot motors?

Dont think i can buy more motors from iFlight, i had 15 of the Xing 2208 1700kv's on 3 quads for a year, defent motors, a year later I needed more, and the new version was Xing 2208 1800kv, now with Unibells, but they original was waay stronger. Never dropped a ring on the original, but the unibell version would break all the spokes when ever i barely tapped a tree branch. I've got 7 shafts in a pile where the spokes all broke, usually light crashes into wood. Never in the first 15 motors did i ever break a spoke, but half of the 2nd 15 brike this way. They claimed the same 7075 alum, but the 2nd version was absolutely weaker when they sold me that they're stronger. Burns me every time i hear JB say how much he loves the iFlight Xings 🤣 cuz i'll never buy em again...lol, just saw you relabel this section 😮🍆

I don't know if it's a joke but you should come in session with us and you'll see that the xing is like foam ... just like the pacer v2 soft like butter 🤷‍♂️

out of stock in Australia buddy.

i am working on my drone progect but i dont have the money to pay for motors that is wye i need motors

the bells ding way easier then the first xing I was running whats funny is all my xing 2 now have xing one bells on them

EMAX ECO II FTW

People buy name brand anything for several reasons. One often overlooked reason is in our society, name and price equates to quality and bragging rights in the eyes of many. I have seen some get downright pissed when I compare my less expensive clone quads to their $1000 name brand I'm stupid take my money quads!

Xing-e pro for $16. def possible to make a cheap motor that has good qualities. the fact there are motors for $10 more and still don't use unibell is maddening

Test out some of the cheap $16 Flash Hobby Amazon special brushless motors. I tried to cook a 2207 2600kv on 6s and still didn't cook it 😎🤙

Today I saw a 60$ motor on Amazon 💀

I picked up some zing-e pro for 16$ each 2207 2750kv

@joshuabardwell can you make a video where you flight the Xing and Axis bbv3 on same build for see if they have difference. It s little bit easy to say it's the same things without prove it...

but tmotor velox veloce is even cheaper lol. also unibell also durable

Is iflight owned by DJI ??

lol same chit as every year since what? 2017? 2207/2306. Want a new motor? Change the color & text on the bell & it's the new new.

Hi Joshua, just a quick reminder , the Rush Training motors uses a special Teflon wire that's practically the most un-cuttable wire , making it very suitable for training, the wires can't be cut off by propellers

The unibell designe is not the holy grail for motors. It is just use weight to exchange some durability, so U can see most of the top end racing motor is still using steel ring+ Al Cap. If you are playing extreme just dont buy unibell motor.

JUST MY OPINION ! Multiple things. AxisFlying is still a super small company, they don't earn that much money which also explain why the motors are 27 dollars. (which btw is the standard price for a high end motor, T-Motor, XNova, RCinPower, and even your friends at rotor riot all sell their motors for the exact same price man, and for years. BlackBird v3 are not here just because they wanted to make a pilot motor, damien been working on them for years with T MOTOR actually and every time he was getting something better with prototype tests he released a new version. He did it with AxisFling this year because it's just better manufacturing. Can we please talk about iflight manufacturing which isn't really consistant and precise, i had the Xing v1 back then, they were kinda nice but it looked like they all had magnets differences, fragile bearings, and just bad durability overall. (from my experience) you don't talk about what can make bbv3 better Joshua, you just said that the flight was cheaper, so we all have to buy it... So then we will just buy some T MOTOR velox for 10 dollars and it will be fine ??i mean Cmon, do a proper comparaison before ! the feeling is different, not every 2207 feels the same ! Black bird motors also have BTS bearings btw, which basically works as a shield around the bearings so then the dust stay away from the bearings and you probably don't have to change them ever. You don't have such of things on iFlight. Blackbird motors are made by one of the most talented pilot on earth, and he is actually the dude that works the hardest on his own branded products. And his motors the exact throttle curve, smoothness and power we need for today's freestyle ! Some people will not feel any difference but most of the people do, and if you ask me to pay 6dollars more per motors for something that supports a pilot, supports a growing brand, and has an insane manufacturing reputation i'm down ! ( and looks better LMAO haha ! the Xing V1 looked so much nicer)

Fully agree, iFlight are my goto manufacturer for many components. Their motors, frames, electronics... even their bnf's are great quality and value (most of the time).

I don't think it's fair to judge an engine (BB V3) that you've never flown yourself. this video has a stale aftertaste as if this would only go to sponsored products. So far I could only positive comments about the BB V3. i fly it too and the difference for me is enormous compared to everything i have flown so far.

These motors are fragile like glass. Never replaced so many bells. Switched to axis flying 2207 1960 better thrust, strong bells.

He wants the money!

The new xing motors has slotted magnets thus reducing magnetic field why try so hard to get magnets close to the stator then slot the magnets would be the same as pulling magnets away from stator it was tried in rc cars years ago and it robs motor power more so than the slight cooling effects. Don't buy into the hype of slotted magnets they will not be around long because the performance loss is much more than the slight cooling effect

Ok here's your chance. Which motor is better than Xing2 and why?

Excerpt from product roundup but no product roundup???? Nooooooo

In my opinion you can‘t make decisions based on the look. I have flown them all and if you have ever flown a Blackbird v3 motor, you probably won‘t go back to other brands if you want to spend the extra few bucks on a top tier motor. Damien (aka Blackbird FPV) puts all his love into this hobby to bring out the BEST gear possible. He has done hard work to bring out those motors and you guys are killing his work a bit, by just saying „all in all its a motor with magnets and a winding…, so why would you spend the extra money on this“.

Look at the Hyertrain Vanover 2207 2021Kv with a unibell hell it's only 25.99

*crys in New Zealand*

Iflight has become a favorite. Seems they really want our business and provide a great value proposition. No I don’t work for them, just like getting good stuff for a great price. Thanks for reminding us not to pay for “PFM”.

the reason for xing 2 motor to be so cheap and amazing is slave(like) labor in china 😅.

xing2 are the best never buy others

fpvcycle motors are overrated too!

God Steele motors are garbage. 4 out of 8 v4’s were unbalanced out of the box not mention other issues I had

Oh the wannabe stoner botgrinder. 🤣

I'm rich and I believe that it's time to stop the working class from flying fpv. I'm tired of mixing with the great unwashed. The manufacturers are doing a great job but prices need to at least double again to keep these plebians out. Regards. T. Watt.