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I agree with VFR about the throttle although mine are on old 2011 rear hub bikes they are very useful in many ways not least getting motor assistance straight away when starting from a standstill. Very useful on an incline or if you are in the wrong gear or your pedal is in the wrong position...

Godalming to The Devils Punchbowl and back via Thursley Common Bent tree adjacent to forked pond View over The Devils Punchbowl Single track traverse with view A quick 18 mile ride, setting off from my house in Godalming at just after 2:30pm, getting to The Punchbowl at 3:00pm with...

I have a lot of sympathy for you as for me being able to test ride different bikes was a crucial factor in getting a bike that suited me well. I still ride the first ebike I bought in 2011 a lot.

Rear Hanger When checked at home after my indexing went out on my ride to work described above I had bent the rear hanger again! Fortunately it could be carefully bent back to get everything properly aligned again, so a pretty easy fix. I have been told that some rear hangers have a bit of...

A good bike shop will change your front chain ring to lower your gearing. Bosch probably offer chain rings in different sizes, although any quality chain ring of the right type will be fine. For a bike shop taking a link out of a chain is simple. Getting the right gearing for your area and...

A more normal Autumnal cross country ride to work and road ride home but with a sting in the tail. The lovely lake I skirt around. Autumnal colours Avenue of trees Crooksbury I managed to throw out my gear indexing getting something caught in the rear mech. This was my first ride on my...

Leisure Ride exploring Puttenham Common and traversing the Hog's Back, returning to Godalming along the River Wey View from North Downs Path at Puttenham common towards The Hog's Back Load of Old Bull from across The River Wey View up the River Keeping an eye on the ladies The Hog's...

I did a leisure ride (I usually only use it to ride to work and back) yesterday and was aiming to explore an area about 10 miles from my home and do a big circle with about 3/4 off road. I used my 2015 Haibike and have found it very nice to ride with no assistance on level ground and that of...

I checked online quite recently using the reg and it was still on the road. In respect of the handling, at the time I thought it handled well, I even thought the single disk front brake was good as I could out brake my mates and other bikes of the time. I used to brace my elbows against my knees...

The bike I owned and was lucky to survive when I was 19 was a Yamaha RD400F, and even in today's traffic I am sure would have no trouble keeping up! I was offered an almost original one like mine a few years ago for £2,000 and should have snapped it up.

I might be very out of touch, and all my motorcycles are old, some very old, but I always thought that the sweet spot for a commuting motorcycle/scooter in terms of low running costs and performance was 125cc. Cheap tax, insurance and a reasonable turn of speed to be generally safer and able to...

You are of course right, although I do have a small obsession with having back up capability. I do however also mend stuff and just as importantly use them a lot. All the electric bikes I have bought (3) are in good working order. My first Oxygen is on its third motor, and the Haibike had a new...

As my own 2015 Yamaha hard tail Haibike will be 6 years old in March next year and I am still using the original battery I am seriously thinking of buying the latest version Haibike 4, for £2,249, as so many parts are easily interchangeable including the 500wH battery and charger that bought...

It was only a quick chat while collecting a part from the dealership. He was talking about motors not batteries. However I understand what you are saying and had my own well documented issues with my own Yamaha battery that I had to fix myself. None of the big manufacturer systems seem to be...

A bike mechanic I know who works at a large dealership that sells both Bosch and Yamaha powered bikes as well as others said that the Yamaha motor is much more reliable than the Bosch, ie they get a lot more motor problems with Bosch powered bikes compared to Yamaha powered ones, hardly...

Sorry to hear of your health issues and I hope you are feeling better soon.

I have ridden my electric bikes in all weathers including torrential rain on occasion as they are my ride to work and back transport. They are though stored at home in a garage and at work also inside while I work my shift. I ride to work for the fun and exercise and do also have a car and...

The light is now fitted and working well. Thanks very much VFR for the link. It came quickly from Europe (Holland I think), at a good price, certainly cheaper than amazon, with good communication from the company, and the wiring required was only to push the two connectors from the wires on the...

Hi, I have not used him but at the end of this thread I started about my own battery/charger connector issues there is a member called Cosas who has said he can fix Yamaha battery problems either with the connectors or the BMS by fitting his own designed BMS...

Hi, I have not used him but at the end of this thread I started about my own battery/charger connector issues there is a member called Cosas who has said he can fix Yamaha battery problems either with the connectors or the BMS by fitting his own designed BMS...