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Check that the wires from the motor are not shorted together. That'll cause it to be tight. If you are missing an actual freewheel, you just use the one from the wheel you take off. Also, the motor will be stiffer to turn in the opposite direction of normal rotation. Are you sure you have it...

Have a look at the controller on your legal bike. It'll have a maximum output of about 14-15 amps. 42vx15a=630W. You can also measure it with a Watt Meter, which will back it up. Its not 'must only be capable of 250 w continuos'. The motor must be RATED no more that 250W'

Yes, I've seen that website it's appalling!

Point a) above is incorrect. Its a maximum _rated_ power of 250W for the motor. A legal pedelec will often pull 600W or so, which would be the maximum power. There's no law against carrying a booster battery. KirstinS has posted previously that he carries the booster battery to his off road...

Hmm, your post suggests that you have little concept of what is and is not legal, and what could be made legal.

Ouch! A good service on a half decent bike is really only about cleaning and adding some lube. Possibly pulling up a cable or two. On a really bad day you may have tweak a derailleur. I'd advise you to buy some tools and DIY. It's really not that hard.

Out of interest, how much will you have to pay for a service?

Salespeople rarely have a grasp on physics. Roughly speaking: Power = Speed x Torque. In other words, for a given amount of power you can climb hard, or go fast (depending on what gear you use). Same amount of power taken from your battery. The only place that one manufacturer can gain on...

I'm not sure you did. First bike c.1975 (Raleigh Budgie), first Electric built in 2011. (Maybe you're confusing me with someone else?) Anyway yes, I always leave it alone a for the first few hundred miles.

The other thing I've done in the past is added a ladder rack to the trailer. I then just strapped the bikes to it...

You can get a bike carrier that still allows use of the towbal: Example: http://www.towsure.com/clipper-2-bike-cycle-carrier-towbar-mounted

There are lots of good videos on Youtube. Here's what Sheldon Brown (a superb resource) has to say about lubing chains: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chains.html

As I said to the OP, you need to be careful what you say on these public forums, especially when you are considering increasing any criminal activity by modifying the bike after the accident. It looks like the OP is not being charged, but had he followed some of the advice given here he could...

A cheap watt meter will integrate the result for you (giving Wh reading) so no need to constantly monitor. Mine also records peak power and current, and lowest voltage. Same as this one: URL: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=221955203031&alt=web

...or a watt meter, which will tell you exactly what's happening.

Did you ever get these results?

Hmm, where start. The basic answer is no. It would be of more benefit if you tell us what you are looking to achieve. There's no such thing as 'better', only 'more suitable'.

Bike sold, kit going on EBay tonight. Battery may still be available if you pm me.

I thought that was a reasonable attempt. Your job as a native speaker is to be better at interpretation ;-) We bought a robot vacuum cleaner a few years back. The manual was very poorly translated. When describing the maintenance procedure for removing collected obstructions from the filter it...

That's a pretty accurate description of an Anderson Powerpole, which is what I suspect the OP is asking about. I'd stick with Anderson's if I were you.