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I am going to but ill have to wait another 2-3 weeks for the pas to arrive with a dose of covid. Got a 12 magnet one on the way so looks to be compatible with the lcd-3 display and kt15 controller. My initial question i was asking was are they usable in conjunction with each other so i may pedal with assist then take over with throttle when i dont feel like pedalling for a bit. Im going for maximum average speed over a 10mile cycle. But i guess i will find out soon enough

maybe i should rewire it to use a ride by wire throttle off one of my motorbikes that is more up to the task of doing 180mph and will quite comfortably sit at 20mph. i dunno just a thought.

i will but i fitted a twist throttle not a flimsy thumb throttle, it looks sturdy enough but i wouldnt like to rely on it for every day use. does allow burnouts on the spot though.

Crank set finally arrived, cheap bit will do. steady 20mph on the flat. Interesting if the output meter on the lcd screen i had to get is accurate, full throttle drops to 50-60 watts on the flat but 450 when going up hills. Unfortunately the size of the throttle means i had to move the gear shift into an awkward position. Not really fond of a left hand thumb throttle as it goes completely against what im used to with motorbikes etc. anyway do you know if i put a pas sensor on will it override the throttle or throttle override the pas? Its a little odd getting used to pedalling and controlling speed via throttle instead of pedalling with assist but using throttle for hills and speed bursts for example.

60rpm seems a bit low for me i like to have a bit of momentum built up for tackling hills. but if its too quick with 40 tooth i'll see what else is about and swap it over.

Sorry to seem ignorant but whats cadence? Rpm of the crank?

One more thing i meant to ask, what type of pas sensor can i use with this, there is a pretty neat looking small left side sensor which looks like the dimensions will fit the vulcan bottom bracket but theres no point buying and waiting for a month if it wont work. Does the pas over ride the throttle or do both work simultaneously. I.e pedal pedal up to speed and throttle to coast / save legs or vice versa? have to say i havnt noticed any motor run on without brake sensors fitted once the throttle is shut off motor stops and coasts

Surely a 48 tooth front would make 9th gear really long? Im not much if a stand up pedaler for uphill cycles any more after 3 years sitting my ass on an e bike its kinda taken the strength i had in my legs away. I used a real old claud butler steel frame racer about 5 years ago when i started cycling to work. It wasnt pretty but i could bang out 20-22mph on that sucker no problem. The e bike averaged my route the same time but it was nicer feeling like real progress on the long boring straights on the butler. Still the 40 tooth front was only a £15 crank set so no doubt its made of cheap chinese alloy and easily replaceable once proof of concept is achieved. Ps vfr400 is s nice little bike. Always wanted one for the gear driven cams, v4 engine single sided swingarm etc. I had to settle for an aprilia rsv4 factory, panigale and i have an old aprilia mille ive had since the dawn of time

i set it to 28inch wheel, had to change the p2 to 1 as it was 0, then p1 to 143 as it was set at 46 i believe. speedo seems to be accurate within .1 or .2 mph compared to iphone gps speedo. just waiting for a standard crank set to arrive and i'll be done. just a cheapo set as im not super into cycling. racebikes (motorcycles) are more my thing tbh. not that it'll make much difference but its got hybrid road tyres on it rather than the stock mtb tyres it came with. all i could get on the cheap was a 40tooth front sprocket so the gearing will be slightly off. i think these bikes come with 42 standard but then i never used 9th gear as it was too slow and too high effort pedalling once the assist kicked off. if the motor or battery does fail i'd be more inclined to stick a bigger motor in though as i think the vulcan frame is a good candidate for a bit more speed. the longer frame really helps over an old rock rider frame that i had that is quite twitchy once going down steps etc.

i had a look at the wheel sizes in the settings, the issue is i have a 27.5 inch wheel on the vulcan e but the closest on the settings is a 28 inch wheel, i think it has 26/28/700c and then some small wheels too. i literally only had about 5 minutes to flick through it last night.

no i think it keeps reading but i will check soon, im guessing that the motor can only go so fast anyway regardless of what speed it is reading.

i did notice different p codes / settings when scrolling through the menu on the display, as i read on the instructions that you could adjust the speed limiter on the kt controller or on the display, whichever controls it. i will have a more in depth look when i get home as i didnt want to fiddle too much with it as it was working, also the chinese to english instructions arent exactly clear as some things are worded exactly the same but in reality are different.

hi guys, new here. I have had a vulcan e for the last 3 years or so pretty much since they came out in the uk. i have used it to cycle to work for and put about 3000 miles on it. and like most here i would have liked it to have a bit more speed. anyway long story short my pedal sensor broke and forced my hand to modify this bike. i have done as above, kt15 controller, wiring kit, hand throttle, and kt lcd3 display just to get it going. the only issue really was joining the motor wiring cable from the kt controller to the suntour motor as they use different plugs. i ended up cutting and joining both. all wiring colours the same except the suntour cable uses a sheath / earth as one of the pins and the wiring kit does not. pretty simple to work out with a multimeter continuity test. the controller pretty much fitted back inside the housing for the battery and i just needed to cut and join the live and neutral, we use crimp style butt connectors in work so please forgive the crudeness. this bike is now off road for obvious reasons but i thought i would share with everyone a few pictures so you can see for yourself. only downside is the wheel speed pickup which im assuming is a hall sensor inside the motor is a different count to what the kt controller wants to see. so the speedo reads up to 72kph where its likely only doing 20-22mph