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The motor casing looks a bit vulnerable in that picture. It appears to be lower than the chain wheel which gives the impression that it is very exposed to taking a knock. I can't remember if my Panasonic motor is the same, I'll have to take a look. Maybe all the plastic around the Panasonic...

Same here. Aviva, £1500 cover both at home and away. It also gives me £5 million third party liability insurance. So, should I crash into the local orphanage and cause a massive explosion resulting in multiple fatalities, I will be covered.

It's good to hear that you make helmets available to those who choose to wear them. Very safety conscious. Do you also pay the same regard to your customer's safety when it come to the law? For instance, have your 30 MPH+ bikes undergone an SVA? Do they comply with Construction and Use...

neilmeansneil in post No. 7 is probably a case in point. (Sorry) He, MAY be already covered on his home insurance for third party liability for something in the region of £5000000. A lot of policies have this.

I really don’t see the point to compulsory insurance, other than to open up another avenue of profit for insurance companies. A legal electric bike can do nothing more than conventional bikes have been doing for decades. Its just that an electric bike makes it easier to do those things. Electric...

Even if 2 billion people didn't watch it live and even if we don't know for sure if it was 1 billion or 3 billion, it was still a massive boost for our country, show casing it at its best.

Yes, fair comments. There are many factors in the mix, some more important to one individual than another, making it very difficult to gain a true comparison. An interesting article though.

AtoB have reviewed the bike in the latest issue. Overall it didn't come out too badly, the main negative being replacement battery cost being in excess of £400 and guaranteed (whatever that means in relation to a battery) for only 12 months. Also it weighs in at a hefty 28Kg. They thought that...

I thought that the article in AtoB Magazine regarding batteries was quite interesting. First, it seems as though the older battery technologies such as NiMH are still performing well in comparison to Lithium-ion. This decade+ old NiMH technology delivers a more durable and longer lasting...

Its a bit demeaning towards those involved in the planning and orchestration of events to refer to them as wedding planners. To stage an event such as this will require great skill and knowledge from many talented people, hardly wedding planners. This wedding was an event which pulled in two...

The Cateye BM500, or if you want smaller and lighter, BM300, are good mirrors. I like the 300 and have been using one for over 2 years. Its the best safety device that I have fitted to the bike. I go through those horse filter things which you describe, but I do have to stop, lift the front...

Oh dear, has the nasty country with it's nasty royals and uncaring policemen stood idly by why someone has tried to pinch your battery? You poor, unfortunate, downtrodden, victimised, tragic little person. Its so easy to forget the unfortunate during such magnificent events as a royal wedding...

10 mph, there is a torque figure for those rear wheel nuts. If you go to the Shimano web site and find your particular hub gear, there will be a data sheet giving the figure. I can't look it up for you as I am using my phone and it's too fiddley. I remember the torque figure is quite high...

I suppose it depends on when you went to school. When I was there, the Victorian era was a period from history :) . Seriously, I know that the ceremony as we know it is a fairly new evolution in the history of the monarchy.

Pomp, ceremony, tradition, history, young and old celebrating, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a fantastic day for the country.

Well I am watching the wedding. It's a great honour to be able to witness our future king and queen marry. It's a fantastic spectacle not to be missed. A rare opportunity to be very proud of England and also to export English excellence around the world.

Front suspension will make no difference at all to the motor. It will remain an unsprung mass and suffer the same acceleration forces as a bike without suspension fitted.

I'm pleased to hear that halfer ;) As I'm sure you know, some are and I was just having a go at them. I agree, measures which reduce the probability of road death or injury are a good thing. But these measures must be contrasted against how much death and injury they are likely to prevent...

There is a growing sense amongst the public at large that no matter what they do, they are always right. No one is allowed to say no to them or, the ultimate offence, to say no to their wretched spawn. This attitude has been gaining momentum for many years and has been nurtured by successive...

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