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Don't use a regulator to power your motors. You could use a bunch of diodes, you could tap power from the middle of the battery pack, you could put the motors in series, or you could PWM the motors directly with the +6V. There are other ways, but I'd probably go with center tapping the PS (battery pack) or better yet using a different PS altogether for the motors (helps prevent noise in the PICs PS).