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    Opinions on reliability of Impulse 2 motor and Nexus gears

    An if anyone needs help they can send me a message. I will help them it is very easy to service. No reason to throw a way a perfect bike when the Fix is so inexpensive. you are 100% right. Either pride or ignorance prevented them from properly resolving this. And no the public should...
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    Opinions on reliability of Impulse 2 motor and Nexus gears

    Yes because they should have recalled all their motors and replaced the grease. I am not defending what clearly was a bad engineering choice. What I’m trying to do, is help people who own a bike with an Impulse 2.0 get back in the road. There’s no reason the Impulse 2.0 after lubricated...
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    Opinions on reliability of Impulse 2 motor and Nexus gears

    Now if I listened to you. I would have believed the Kalkhoff Clack is the end of the road. Because I am a man who does not quit or cry. I’m back on the trail 2 days later for a tube of grease. $20
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    Opinions on reliability of Impulse 2 motor and Nexus gears

    You guys can make up things until you are blue in the face it doesn’t change the facts. I know the fact is I have an $8000 Riese and Muller. With less than 2000 miles on it with a bad motor on my garage. Also have a Kalkhoff with what you guys say is the worst thing in the world impulse 2.0...
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    Opinions on reliability of Impulse 2 motor and Nexus gears

    whether you might find this ridiculous or not. It is however a fact. The Bosch motors are plastic and they will break. And they are expensive to repair. No Electric bike dealer in the UK went out if business because of warranty issues Of this motor. They were paid by kalkhoff. The point...
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    Opinions on reliability of Impulse 2 motor and Nexus gears

    Reason these are failing is because the factory used the wrong type of grease. Mine failed at 230 miles. I pulled the motor, cleaned and lubricated the bearing and the motor pawls. (not sure the correct word). Put it back together and it us like new. Of course that doesn’t help the people...
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    Opinions on reliability of Impulse 2 motor and Nexus gears

    My Impulse 2 Motor started making noise the other day. It appears that very little grease was put on a needle bearing. Infect a bearing was like gummy. additionally , the type of lubricant they put on these little metal parts, that allow you to backpedal with the motor on. Had a wrong type...
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    Opinions on reliability of Impulse 2 motor and Nexus gears

    I’m not saying nobody’s has had problems with these motors. Play some people bypass the safeties with chips and go faster than they should be. I can’t tell you a guy trust very well sold 25 bikes with this motor. out of 25 one had a bad motor. Blames. that one had a mechanic who didn’t...
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    Kalkhoff Agattu 36v 17AH battery - near Lincoln - HELP NEEDED

    I have a CX Gen 4 failed with 1700 miles on a $8000 Riese Muller. Much more expensive to replace and much more difficult to pull the motor. Bikes break best to become a DIY mechanic if you want to ride a lot of miles. impulse 2 are cheap to rebuild and easy to pull. Panasonic we’re...
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    Kalkhoff Agattu 36v 17AH battery - near Lincoln - HELP NEEDED

    Manny people have Daum motors with thousands of mile on the original motors. The rumors spread on these forums are wrong. And yes, Bosch motors also break. Ask me how I know.
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    Kalkhoff Agattu 36v 17AH battery - near Lincoln - HELP NEEDED

    In the USA these motors are rebuilt with no problem for $300 USD.
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    kalkhoff 2.0 motor swap question

    I purchased a Kalkhoff Agatta in the USA and it works great I love the bike. I know someone selling a in the box exact replacement motor for US $200. I also know a place that will rebuild them for $300 USD. I want to buy the spare so I can swap it and then send in the other one for rebuild...
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    honestly these things look way easier to rebuild and work on Bosch motors.
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    Funny is everybody’s acting like Bosch is a great motor. I have a Riese and Muller. first of all the enviolo the manual shifter has been a nightmare. Then The CX gen4 Motor broke at 1800 miles. I am in the United States and purchased it from someone who moved here from France. Bosch says...