Hi I'm david from bromley

[redrocket]

Hi have just got a kudos sport which needs a battery kudos don't stock the battery any more it's a seat post type ,would I be able to rig a car battery to see if the motor and electrics work before going to the expense of a new one ?

 

[jazper53]

As a owner of a kudos sport as well, I was surprised to hear that you can not get a spare battery. Have just checked the kudos site, click spares and you will find kudos sport, click that and u will find batteries, priced at £237.60, Did you try to contact them? As there is no mention of spares discontinuing on this model.
Maybe 3 12volt motorcycle batteries wired in series to give 36 volts, and a pair of crocodile clips small enough to fit pins should give power to check the bike out.

 

[redrocket]

Hi thanks for the quick reply I contacted kudos and they said they don't stock them and advise me to look online bit disappointed as bike is a 2012 and like new

 

[jazper53]

If that is true, I shall be knocking Kudos off my list for my second bike, I am very disappointed. Less than a year since they discontinued the model and I do remember Dave from Kudos promise to keep spares including batteries.

 

[redrocket]

That's what I was told on Friday when I rang them

 

[Deleted member 4366]

You can't use a car battery. The controller will not connect the power unless it sees at least 31v. You'd need three car batteries joined together.

You can get a battery from BMSBattery.com. for about £180.

 

[JuicyBike]

We can help. Give me a call on Monday.

 

[jazper53]

We can help. Give me a call on Monday.

I also would be interested to know if you supply spare batteries, as i see you have kits that include frog batteries, and wonder if they would be interchangeable with the battery on the Kudos Sport as I was planning to buy a second battery to increase my range for summer excursions?