Recent content by Mutt

Looking on the bright side, I'm really pleased with my electric bike and wouldn't be without it. If you have a motorbike capable of 150 mph you can still only do 70 on public roads for obvious reasons. Although we wouldn't career into pedestrian and other cyclist at 30 mph, some might. I need to...

To me this restriction on power of such an excellent concept is sillier than the ancient window tax when they had to brick up there windows and cut out the light. I wonder if our law makers will ever see the light and look back on this restriction as a mistake. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's an interesting idea, I suppose you'd still need to get it passed. I've got monkey motorbike which I use for going up town and the 250W electric bike for going down town. It helps if I get in the slip stream of my wife's 72 amp mobility scooter. To be honest, the 250W bike does help up...

Many baby boomers have become ZZ Top look a likes riding Harley Davidsons, including men. As a cyclist (and biker) I've never let any hill beat me but without the gift of eternal youth my ageing knees are no longer up to it. My 250W powered cycle can't really help much on some of the steep hills...

Pity, I come from an age when there was less bureaucracy and think these restriction are stifling something that has so much potential. Oh well, I'll use my electric bicycle on the flat and may have to get myself a Yamaha Virago to go up the steep hills. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That's reassuring, even though I'm not a grandfather yet!

Isn't a throttle only bike legal if it was manufactured in 2015?

No, I'm not the seller but had noticed it earlier.

You can get a 250W Fatboy on EBay for £395 Item number: 191780396331