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Really glad you can get up and running again. :cool: Not sure on this but you shouldn't run the bike until you have cut off and replaced those connectors with Anderson Powerpoles (or something as good) or alternatively desoldered the 3 phase wires off the PCB and soldered on the motor lead...

The Magura switch has come down in price a bit and is now about £25 including shipping to Spain. Magura Druckschalter / Schlieer fr E-Bike It saves fitting new brake levers but you also need to bleed and refill the hydraulic line with compatible fluid and change the connector so it can all...

The brake cutout is a safety feature for if the throttle sticks/breaks in the 'on' position. Some people don't use them but I wouldn't like having to overpower a 500W motor with my brakes until such time as I could kill the power to the bike without alternative quick-kill features. If you have...

Doesn't sound like MOSFETs are blown unless you are getting low (<8k ohms to zero resistance) in which case that might signal continuity (bad). What resistance results do you get from each of the 6 multimeter tests (phase/ground x 3 and phase/power x 3) ? Hang on to the tester for a bit till...

I wonder what it means as far as choice of tyres is concerned..... The mechanical spec is exceptionally good. But so it should be for five grand. To be honest though I can't put its total value at more than £3,750 tops. That's allowing £2,250k for the underlying bike (seems fair - a grand...

That's a great guide. Hadn't seen that before !

Sounds like you're narrowing it down. When you've run the tester tests and isolated where the problem lies (or problems) to a component then I'm pretty sure d8veh can help you determine whether it is fixable or not, what's involved and whether economic. May need to do further stuff but at least...

For most of the UK that's unachievable because such dealers are very few and far between - and for many people far away. If you have to get your bike sent back and forth by courier you may as well be dealing with Europe !

Shows - failing which for a £1,200 discount I'll take a punt :p ... plus I can take the risk of even a couple of hundred quid in courier costs if something needed to be sent back & forth to Europe for repair of a warranty part. The margin on a high priced bike (which should have decent enough...

I thought that too ... except she's in Spain and is trying to do it as cheaply as she can.

Doesn't sound like range is such a big consideration and you can always use throttle sparingly to extend it. Since you're up for riding unpowered as well as powered, as far as hub motors are concerned I'd personally stick with a geared one (no significant motor drag issues). This will also help...

I have a better idea - cut out the distributor and retailer, let customers buy direct from the brand 'assemblers' at distributor prices and still have the component guarantees of the majority of parts on the bike (which is basically what they wind up with anyway by the sounds of it). That means...

OK - yes, I've still got it.

It comes with instructions which I can send over and recommended by d8veh and others for simplicity. Looks straightforward to me and very clearly labelled up with Bafang-compatible connectors. I haven't had to use mine because (without tempting fate !) I haven't yet had cause to ! Just wanted to...

You can do, although if it comes up clear you can also test the motor phase/winding, halls etc using the same device and it might be easier / more efficient to test everything at once rather than doing it all piecemeal.

I have never tried to test them but it looks easy to do from ES search if they are loose components. However looking at ES threads it is not so straightforward if they are installed on a PCB. As they are installed to the PCB one of these will likely tell you whether the controller is blown...

Interesting stuff on ES re RFID keyswitches for bikes :) ... looks like there may be some getting made up soon for mod use : Endless-sphere.com &bull; View topic - RFID Keyswitch

Have you tested the MOSFETs in the controller to check they are not blown ?

Are you trying to stay legal as per EU rules (no throttle & 250W rated) or are you looking for equipment really capable of taking that load up 25% with your maintaining at least 8-10kph pedalling speed ? You'd need a hefty hub motor to capably take on 25%. Crank drive conversion might be...

.... in which case they really have no right to be asking 2 to 2 and a half grand for their bikes. Ex-demos being offered as second hand bikes without warranty speaks volumes. I test rode a BH bike and whilst I liked the performance I have to confess I had little to no confidence it would 'last...