Abstract: A brushless d.c. motor comprising a housing, an annular stator coil structure with the housing, a rotor concentric with the stator and comprising a body having an output shaft portion extending from one end thereof toward the forward end of the housing for connection to a mechanical load for driving the same and a permanent magnet arrangement on the periphery of the rotor body operatively associated with the stator coil structure, a first bearing near the forward end of the housing for rotatably supporting the shaft portion of the rotor and wherein there is provided a second bearing axially inwardly of the rear end of the rotor for rotatably supporting that end of the rotor and a circuit board located between the rear end of the rotor and the rear end of the housing. By virtue of the location of the second bearing a rigid and vibration free structure is provided for operation of the motor at high speed.