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Definitely. If you need to ride at speeds over 20mph without pedalling then why not just buy an electric moped that's already road approved, then you're road legal and don't have to worry about accidents or what speed you're doing near police etc (within the legal limits of course!).

For sure, ignorance of the law is never a defence in any situation. Bikes used to be sold with these off-road switches fitted in the early days (like Whispers) but then they stopped doing it, and supplied them as optional extras to fit yourself (no doubt to remove any liability over to the...

Well getting your bike certified as legally compliant is possible, but it's a complicated procedure and expensive..you have to take it to a test centre (there's very few can do it) and pay a fee and they will make sure it complies with the law and issue you a certificate.. but as flecc has...

I don't see no reason why not, providing you're able to put the right voltage into that kit, it should work fine shouldn't it?

I think such gadgets do exist on eBay and it's been covered on the forum before with some widgets being posted.. If you're inclined, you can also take a DIY approach and buy very cheap DC-to-DC converter boards on eBay (< £2) which will step down 40V DC to any voltage you need with a trimmer...

Squirrels and rats although both rodents are not related species, rats belong to the Muroidea family and grey squirrels belong to the Sciuridae family. I'm not aware of grey squirrels carrying any contagious diseases (to humans). I've certainly never heard of any diseases being passed from...

I don't mind the squirrels, I usually feed them as well as the birds and some become semi-tame.. but they can be a nuisance when they get in the loft.. I blocked off the entrance hole but this one seems to have found another way in! I had one in my flat 2 summers ago..it had babies in the loft...

I'm not a car driver so don't know how it works, but surely, if they want 20mph limits can't they just put speed bumps on the road and/or just paint some pedestrian crossings in those areas, and that would discourage drivers putting their foot down?

A little squirrel that has been feeding off my bird table has decided to escape the snow and has taken up residence in my loft heh. I wouldn't mind, except the little ****** keeps running up and down and scratching/chewing things. I hope he's not the power cables!

Heh that's true. I saw a news report the other day that police camera and CCTV technology is being beaten by criminals using those pocket keyring laser pointer things.. the police are saying it's a growing problem in many areas and if someone points one of those pocket laser pointers at the...

I think in my case, if the police did stop me they would probably be able to just use their common sense and lift the back wheel off the road and open the throttle and see just by looking it's not going to do 20mph.

I doubt the police can or will be bothered to practically enforce these 20mph limits..they already come out and said as much...the police federation etc.. that they don't have the manpower or resources to police those limits and don't intend to do it. So that means the local authorities will...

My bike is one of those which is borderline I think.. the controller makes the bike road legal and restricts motor to 250W and the speed to 15.5mph etc, but the motor has a 350W label on it and as the law stands, a bike can't be on the road with a 350W rated motor fitted to it? This is a topic...

True enough.

Yes legally speaking, but I mean from a practical point of view... the police are still not fully clued on e-bikes in many areas it seems and some will stop you as a matter of routine...if they're out with speed guns and someone whizzes past on an electric bike (clearly under power) and going...

True, I've had a look at the latest catalogue/info pdf which does give a lot of info.. unfortunately my bike can't take the Big Apple's else I would have gone for those as a lack of suspension compensation.. they say that higher pressure tyres are less prone to punctures and wear on the sides of...

Yeah you're right. How are we to know what speed we're doing else eh? It's just impossible to know if you're breaking the law or not unless you just pedalled much slower/reduced power when you see 20mph signs. But if the speed limit does not apply as Garry said, then we're ok, but I'd just be...

That pedalling furiously thing, I think that's what I meant by riding without care or attention or riding recklessly.. that's probably the offence they would apply if you were going too fast. I've heard of people being done for this. The problem is, an e-bike is a different category than...

Well if the speed limit is enforced by local authority/police, then surely it would be apply to cyclists as well as motorists, since all of the highway code applies to cyclists when riding on the road. However I imagine there would be some leeway with cyclists, if you didn't have any speedometer...

On another note, I managed to break the original gear shift :( while trying to wrench it off. The metal bracket part that fixes over the handlebar has snapped clean in two places. I've bought some Stick2 superglue and hoping this will be strong enough to fix it as I plan to re-fit the original...