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My son drew my attention to this spoof news report. Warning, strong language is used, so do not open the link if you are easily offended, or drive an Audi / Electric scooter. https://newsthump.com/2019/05/29/electric-scooters-overtake-audis-as-vehicle-of-choice-for-utter-pricks/

I've had a few close calls on my way home from work at night. I have come very close and now know that I was very lucky not to hit one.

I had a similar accident a number of years ago, but in my case the car (An Audi), coming towards me turned right, across my path, into a turning I was approaching and had almost reached. Horrible feeling. Nowhere to go, just hit the brakes, hit the car and fly over the bonnet to the other...

No I have never had to replace my controller, and have been really impressed by the bike and its build quality and ability off road. But as Nealh has said above, I was lucky to be given a new motor right at the end of my two year warranty. It developed play in the bearings that you could detect...

It might be me, but I could not see what size the bike was?

The Cinema Show "Range Test", that almost ended in tragedy....... I forgot to take a camera so could not record my tragedy as it unfolded. Probably for the best. For a bonus point what prog rock album from the 70's featured the rather lovely track "The Cinema Show". Showing my age. So today I...

So I am not used to needing to charge my battery when I get home, but at only 17% left it needed a charge, so I got my timer plug set it for an hour and got on with the rest of my day. This entailed riding the "Old Nag" on some errands, the chemist in a nearby village, the library, and a bit...

We have been finishing off my retirement cakes for about a week now, so I definitely needed the exercise!

Cake Box Range Test....... Now that I am not using my 2015 Yamaha Haibike to commute to work, I need to find other ways I can regularly use it to benefit from the exercise and fun of riding the bike. The excuse today was to return a cake box to a caterer who had supplied food for my retirement...

Looks just like the one on my old 2011 Oxygen. That old Oxygen also has a unrestricted throttle that is very useful. Maybe you can add an unrestricted throttle to yours. If so that is the only mod you need, as you can use the throttle to over ride any mode you are in. This control unit is...

Probably only to be used where a design flaw causes a bolt to keep coming undone, but on an old Norton motorbike I owned, I resorted to lock wire to ensure an exhaust manifold could not come undone, and that worked. I later rebuilt that bike and used a different type of exhaust manifold from a...

I have'nt read all the comments, but have both two rear hub drive bikes and a crank drive 2015 Haibike sduro hard seven with Yamaha motor and like them all. My Haibike is a nine speed and I use normal KMC 9 speed chains and have found them to be excellent. I did go through an acclimatisation...

Hi Chris, that sounds a very good idea as the original battery does all the hand shaking. I will look back in your threads to see how you did it.

Hi Tony1951, Play developed in the bearings. I am sure this was caused by water ingress, and also pretty sure that this was in turn caused by me washing the bike rather than riding it. Luckily for me it happened just as my two year warranty was ending and my bike shop replaced it free of...

The routes great, and to keep active I will probably head to Farnham to do a bit of shopping and then ride home again, however I don't think I will be able to charge the battery as I do at work and that journey is probably at the maximum of the range of the bike if I ride cross country there...

Ending of an Era Late on Tuesday the 12th of October I rode back from work for the last time, so my electrically assisted commuting to work and back days have finally come to an end. It nearly did not happen as I needed to replace the tyre on the back as it was time to change the tubeless...

I think fork lock outs on an electric bike are a bit of a gimmick and would just ride it with the fork fully open for the comfort.

On my cassette 3rd and 4th gear have 28 and 24 teeth respectively, which are much more resistant to wear than my top gear 12 tooth cog. I also use a single narrow wide 42 tooth chain ring and know that you use a double chain ring set up. I am jealous of all the riding you do in the Austrian...

The lazy approach to extending drive train service life on a crank drive bike.... I have managed to make my rear cassette last a year and 1,868 miles. I use my 2015 Haibike Yamaha to commute to work and back, generally 14 miles cross country to work and then 10 miles back home again. This...

A lot to be said for these old style bikes. I have two old Oxygen Emate Cities from around 2011. Both are rear hub bikes with pedal assist and an unrestricted throttle. They have mudguards, rudimentary lights, and unrestricted throttles. Mine are real work horses and a pleasure to ride. One I...