Electric bicycle rider taken off roads for one year

Energize said:
Your legs do put out more than 250 Watts. Pedal power will get you faster than a 250 watt motor.

The 250W limit is stupid.

Ebikes should be more like age restriction of 17, 25mph speed limit with throttle, 750W motor, max weight 30kg or something. That's more reasonable.

As it stands ebikes that are legal are pretty useless, no throttle means it's very difficult to start a 25kg bike up a hill, low motor power means hill climbing is a struggle, and speed limit of 15mph means the power is constantly stopping and starting which makes riding unbearable.
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The rules are 250w continuous. Legal ebikes can peak at 750w-1000w.
 
SexyGreyFox said:
With Amiga's expertise with this stuff I'm confident he would build a 50 mph bike with batteries all over the frame that would get him from Lands End to John O'Groats.
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Well ...... it would only take one vigilant police officer :p

Is this him :p

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Moses said:
Expertise = lol. It’s bolting kits onto a bike.
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Lol, he doesn't buy kits but I do.
He sources parts and even makes his own batteries.
He also puts his own wheels together.
Trying to follow his builds on another forum I needed more than an IQ of 5 so I just buy the easy kits.

Once again you are way off the mark.
 
SexyGreyFox said:
Lol, he doesn't buy kits but I do.
He sources parts and even makes his own batteries.
He also puts his own wheels together.
Trying to follow his builds on another forum I needed more than an IQ of 5 so I just buy the easy kits.

Once again you are way off the mark.
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Cheers :-)

This summer I'm actually going to build an electric motorcycle and try to put it through the IVA process.

The summer after I'm going to convert the Westfield to electric :D
 
amigafan2003 said:
Cheers :)
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It's OK, he's a nice bloke and good contributor but for some reason he doesn't like me so has to have a dig.


amigafan2003 said:
This summer I'm actually going to build an electric motorcycle and try to put it through the IVA process.
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Interesting, doesn't it cost around a £1000 for the IVA test (so I was told)?
 
Yeah sorry, I actually mean MSVA so only 85 quid.
 
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amigafan2003 said:
Yeah. A bosch, brose or yamaha based system will easily pull a constant 600w up a 10% climb for 10mins.
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I'd find 600W to be a little on the low side for the 20% hills around me tbh. But that aside the 250W continuous limit still needs to go because you get extended periods where you have a headwind against you and 250W is getting you nowhere fast.
 
Energize said:
I'd find 600W to be a little on the low side for the 20% hills around me tbh. But that aside the 250W continuous limit still needs to go because you get extended periods where you have a headwind against you and 250W is getting you nowhere fast.
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You should try pedalling into a strong headwind, having just pain and going no where at 350w
 
Energize said:
I'd find 600W to be a little on the low side for the 20% hills around me tbh. But that aside the 250W continuous limit still needs to go because you get extended periods where you have a headwind against you and 250W is getting you nowhere fast.
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No "legal" ebike generates only 250w - the motor rating is all a bit of a joke really.
 
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