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Hi I'm Paul and I started this thread and am so glad it's helped sorry I've not been on as of late as the bike I had problems with is still not going so like all crazy people I bought another one 2005 modle but haven't given up with 2002 one first I've got new controller £20 eBay and throtle £10...

As for brushes I went mad and had them made as after a lot of research I found our ones are high grade and the ones in drills are not so the spark, the size are 6mm x 6mm x 18mm this size just is not made as the best I found was 5x6 and that won't do as to movement. Hope this helps

Yes long story short I'm a tek freak and cheap scate and big on DIY the cheap throttles even with the same colour wire dont always work as I got one and it only went on full spead and I had to turn the key to stop the power I still hear my wife laughing as I dissapeard in to the forest. I've...

Hi thanks for that but I found these pic from another site and when I greased the bike last year (I used lithium high melting point grease) and it all disappeared DOH this time I'll use red Teflon bike grease as in the picture but with in reason as I think that's over kill. I'm putting new...

pics are now in members gallery under powabyke cog euro i have shown a pic of the wheel with grease in it and yes its loads but thats what it needs, i plan to post more when im re building the bike as to help all if any of the staff want to rearange this blog and pics or post on other sites then...

Pics on there way Sorry but yes it's a euro with front hub motor it's form 2000 so one of the first gen. As for pics I use an iPod and it can't send them thanks to flash and apple not talking but will put them on my laptop and they will all be uploaded and a full break down of motor so just god...

Hi having had the bike stop pulling me up hills I took it apart and found the small cog with a horse shoe clip holding it in place when removed and cleaned has safty system not seen till removed the round spindle that goes through the middle of the cog has 2 flat sides and the cog has what looks...

Hi I have a powabyke I'm doing up I striped it down but got stuck on the crank as it's seased in so with lots of effort I got the locking nut undone that's on the spindle that the peddles go on it's a 22mm spanner that fits the nut it sits next to a washer then the deep nut that holds the...

Best of luck I got an old one off eBay to try and love it so I to will be getting a new one but fully built as the DIY way has so many odds I like to have it built tested and stats to go by so whe you take the plunge please do post. Thanks Paul

Hi wellcome I have old Arthur only I went the cheap route got a bike off eBay working and now I've done it up a bit. It's an old powabyke very heavy 6 stone and I'm 16 stone so no small feet a ebike but it's great small effort on hills. I will get a far better one later but this test the waters...

Great pics, thanks for advise, the bike was cheap eBay job st I can test out ebikes. I've started paint job now I used 120 grade paper and I allso went to local DIY and got some cheap bolts to put in holes to protect thread, the only thing that won't come apart and off was the crank spindle it's...

Well I've got the paint it's smooth as they only do this colour in smooth Finnish. I've got lots of small gags to put parts in as the come off my powabyke and all will be cleaned and lubed b4 putting back I wil post pics when done but if any one has ant tips please pop them down for me thanks Paul

This is what we get up to when it rains. My wife would kill me if I did that as we just did the kitchen. But I am about to paint my bike in the garage that is fitted out like a big front room so lots of plastic and I might try the screw in to joist idea thank at least now I have some one to...

Cheers Brian went out today a bit further and loved it Thanks keep peddling

went out with the wife on my powabike today for the first time it was great not having to peddle back and to have help on the steep hills so if any one has bad knees like me the get a e-bike just to be out in the fresh air was great

going to do it hammered finish red, if not blue, just want to get the old good stuff i did a old cast iron table stand in 16 years ago and it still looks great but its grey, so willin if its old stuff and paint on not spray red or blue send me a pm and we can do a deal thanks see ya bike...

thanks to all but the cracks in the wheel are the joint and its made that way so all is fine thanks to a great chap in a local bike shop, i would still like to know more about the sensor with pics if poss, as for pics of my bike ive put one in the gallery and more to follow as i get them all the...

Bit of help if you can my rear wheel rim is cracked.but the cogs on the chain Side and the speed sensor on the other are fine so I want to take the wheel off and put them on a new one as it's only £30 to buy the write size. So can it be done. Has any one done it. Or do I need a special wheel...

Thanks dint know about the new Eco one as only used the old hammered Finnish sadly my woes go from bad to worse as I now need front wheel rim replacing and back wheel replacing as both have cracks and not to sure if the throttle is working right so my cheap £100 eBay bargin is not so cheap after...

I have a silver powabike with lots of scrapes I've looked at the proper way to do it a new colour but hamerite red or black would be fine, thing is has anyone been as lazy and cheap as me to use the paint and brush. The bike is about 7 years old. Thanks for any replies Paul