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Yes, all the lot, since it is still a moped class so cannot do what bicycles do. VED (road tax) is free though. I don't know if it's possible to apply for the Q licence yet, it might not come fully into play until January of 2016 or 2017 since these new classes, type approvals and laws are...

Yes indeed, as I remarked in my earlier posts, BMW are not alone in that. It's silly style design and not only by those two. Interestingly the BMW M bike model that anotherkiwi linked to above has a much more sensible seat stay termination, bracing to both seat stay tube and crossbar at the...

If you want to override the rear wheel magnet and software speed restriction, you'll find how to do that on this link .

But in support of their car division as they acknowledge with this M model, they are not a serious bicycle producer. Google BMW bicycles and you won't find cycle retailers with them, instead the retail links that come up are to BMW's own shops, and of course they are sold through their car...

Really? It's not reflected in their sales, where they have always been comprehensively outclassed. Nor do I agree that their designs are superior, as an ex motorcycle trade man I've always felt the opposite. They're well built and good tourers, but otherwise very limited in other...

Certainly interesting, but nothing ready for market after over four years and much use of the word "could" in both articles makes me cautious. There's no mention of any disadvantage which is unrealistic, all battery chemistries have fundamental disadvantages. .

Dropping to a 16 tooth rear sprocket would increase the assist speed to about 20 mph in theory, but more like 18 mph in practice. The range would suffer though, since current would be used over a wider range of road speeds. That's the only change you need if you are happy with everything but...

I'm afraid it's precisely the opposite, the designers not knowing (or caring) what they are doing. The frame seat tube is already under a roughly central forward bending strain from the inserted saddle tube and rider weight. That seat stay placement adds to that stress in the worst possible...

It wouldn't be worth trying to modify since new ones are not expensive. .

Yes, by increasing the controller current rating. In the case of a bike with a 36 volt 15 Amp controller, changing that to 36 volt 20 Amps would leave the speed unchanged but increase hill climbing capability. The battery would need to be able to deliver that 20 Amps current, but good 36 volt...

And that is Labour's problem, it's no use returning to the old socialist policies as some seem to think is the answer, since there are very few traditional workers left to vote for that. Manufacturing only 8% of the economy for example, and much of their staff non-militant and barely socialist...

You're in Baldylox, riding on the A 338. I have no way of knowing National cycling routes on the map so don't know if that is near enough. Map Link .

The Classic uses the same 37 volt 11 or 16 Ah battery as others in their range and I think both bike and battery have a two year warranty, much longer on some items like the frame. .

The batteries are usually lithium ones now and they are all actually 26 volt for this bike, though still often called the historic 24 volts. The difference comes from the types of cells within them adding up to a slightly different total (25.9 volts) which doesn't affect their working. Any...

Ah, that makes more sense, still lower than I'd expect from BMW though. Their car showroom in Park Lane, London and cars Mayfair priced accordingly! .

You're entered now Tony, in Hill View Road. Not far from where I lived as a teenager in Frampton Road, Winton. Map Link .

I honestly don't know. There have been Bosch powered bikes as low as £1500, but I'm not familiar with the overall choice. Maybe others will come in with some. If that BMW one is only £2000 it sounds good, but I wonder why they've priced it that low, not exactly something BMW are noted for...

The Tony Benn syndrome! Born Anthony Neil Wedgewood Benn and inheriting the title Viscount Stansgate, he renounced the title to continue as an MP named Tony Benn, professing only to support the working man. But as genuine as he undoubtedly was, it never worked since he clearly didn't have the...

Since BMW will want to protect their reputation, they'll want them to be as good as they know how, so build quality should be good, regardless of who actually builds them. But only the frame is theirs, all the rest is from bicycle part manufacturers so it's down to whose parts they've chosen...

Not so, this from a BMW site about the bike: "The DesignworksUSA team didn’t just focus on the BMW design language, they focused above all on the interplay between design and technology." The build will possibly be by one of the numerous German bike companies, but could be external. Examples...