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  1. soundwave

    Frog battery has blown cant get it back in the case

    you cant fix that it is trying to explode you need to cut the power cables to the bms and remove those packs from the case asap. there is a short or they have been overcharged to expand that much lucky you not turn it in to a fire ball trying to compress them back down.
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    New VAT rules for overseas sellers supplying goods to UK customers - Any experiences yet?

    i have not paid a penny in import duty/vat for the transformers i buy from china and the most expensive this year was £220.
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    Selecting the eBike you want is one thing, finding it in stock is quite another.

    i went tubeless after my first puncture as a lump of glass ripped a massive hole in the tyre, at this point i never even taken the wheel off but got that done and of to evans bikes and see if they can do it for me there and then. tyre was £30 and £20 for some sealant price for them to fit it...
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    Selecting the eBike you want is one thing, finding it in stock is quite another.

    i have all the tools to strip the hole bike down and rebuild it so can service it myself. watch alot of youtube videos ;)
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    New VAT rules for overseas sellers supplying goods to UK customers - Any experiences yet?

    there was a panel missing from that robot above and have replacements on way with my next order
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    Selecting the eBike you want is one thing, finding it in stock is quite another.

    different brand motors use different software so the dealer must have it for each brand of motor they sell. so yes if the shop has it then they can do a full service and make a diagnostic report and check error codes and turn the lights on and off and change wheel sizes ect. a lbs will do a...
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    Selecting the eBike you want is one thing, finding it in stock is quite another.

    to service it the local shop must have the bosch diagnostic software and thus be a bosch dealer to have this bit like a car dealership. anything else is just standard bike parts that any lbs could service.
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    Selecting the eBike you want is one thing, finding it in stock is quite another.

    you wont find any 2022 bikes in stock as not out yet and will be October to December depending on model. some sizes are sold out already so you better get a pre order in or you might find you will be waiting until next year.
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    New VAT rules for overseas sellers supplying goods to UK customers - Any experiences yet?

    https://www.tfsafari.com/collections/sl-shockwave-lab/products/incoming-shockwave-lab-sl-86-sl86-led-upgrade-kit-for-earthrise-scorponok-titan-class-upgrade-kit?variant=32146327601265 price does not matter as not been charged for anything so far this year.
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    New VAT rules for overseas sellers supplying goods to UK customers - Any experiences yet?

    Number: YT2119821272046481 Package status: Delivered (9 Days) Country: China -> United Kingdom Destination: Origin: 2021-07-26 21:06 secure delivery - to household 2021-07-26 20:57 rescheduled delivery 13:00 - 15:00 today 2021-07-26 17:55 eta of delivery 2021-07-26 17:41 out for delivery...
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    We know the EBikes we want but they are nowhere to be found

    well if you want those bikes then you best pre order them as wont be out until the end of the year as the new bikes for this year start coming out in sep-oct but depends on the manufacturer and some wont be untill next year.
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    New VAT rules for overseas sellers supplying goods to UK customers - Any experiences yet?

    i got a refoam kit from Germany at the start of the year and could not send the glue with it as it had to go in a box and would not send it like that lol. also postage to and from the eu has gone through the roof and a lot of company's dont even offer the option of uk postage anymore so you...
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    New VAT rules for overseas sellers supplying goods to UK customers - Any experiences yet?

    i have bought a few hundred quids worth of stuff from china this year and not had to pay a penny import wise. tho the rules have changed for the eu. OUR SOLUTION FOR NEW TAX & VAT POLICY OF EUROPEAN UNION Due to recent change of tax policy in EU, we need to collect VAT and duty in advance as...
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    Can you fit an after market battery to a bosch equipped bike

    peter at performance line bearings can fix most things motor wise and is a bosch dealer also but alot of the motors have shorted controller boards inside the motors from water ingress and bosch dont sell those parts to anyone at the moment. i have some genelec speakers that need a refoam kit...
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    Can you fit an after market battery to a bosch equipped bike

    they use can bus to stop you using other batts other than bosch ones otherwise the motor will not turn on unless they talk to each other. jimmy can recell the bosch frame and rack batts and custom build packs as well for other motors to use https://ebikebatteries.co.uk/
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    Can you fit an after market battery to a bosch equipped bike

    from gen 2 the batts motors and displays use a can bus system to talk to each other so most thought there was a chip on the bms that if it lost power it would loose its data and be rendered useless but this is not the case it turns out and can be done if the bms is good to go. now if you have...
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    Can you fit an after market battery to a bosch equipped bike

    i thought this but it is not true but the bms must be working and charging for a recell to work but the bms wont work on gen 2 motors anyway.