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  1. mechaniker

    Damaged Bafang Fun8 does this sound like your motor?

    Hello Gurnard, I agree with you that the failure is made in the first place at BMS with the stupid packing but the question is how to deal with it now because I don´t belief they will send you a new Motor. I just told you how I´ve dealt once with a similar problem. Even you complain about them...
  2. mechaniker

    Damaged Bafang Fun8 does this sound like your motor?

    Hello Gurnard, I guess that bend back is the only choise you have because I dont belief that BMS take the motor back and if they doe so it will take a long time and you must spend again money to send back the package (40-50GBP shipping-fee) and then waiting 4-5weeks waiting before it arrive in...
  3. mechaniker

    Heinzmann Direct Drive Kit

    The Heinzmann motor is very powerfull and have not so much heat-problems as the bionx. I would prefer Heinzmann much more as bionx Quite, Powerfull, runs up to 38km/h with unlocked controller or up to 50km/h depending on the typ of motor in 28" wheel The spare-parts are "cheap", in compare to...
  4. mechaniker

    Kettwiesel Trike Conversion

    maybe you forgot how to do a little math? ;) it´s on a 20" Wheel approx. 32km/h depending on the tire-size regards frank
  5. mechaniker

    bafang bbs for coaster-brake

    yeab this description is correct and for this I don´t like the motor. Sorry I couldn´t describe with my littel english;-( Of course it works for coaster-brake but it is just a cheap chinese solution for a coaster-brake bike but not a good one. Thats also the reason why I say you must setup 9...
  6. mechaniker

    Bafang hydraulic sensor

    I found it here in chinese taobao: http://world.taobao.com/item/520804566957.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.r1GNm2#detail but can´t say anything about quality but looking is good best wishes frank
  7. mechaniker

    Bafang hydraulic sensor

    I don´t think it is necessary but I would not go for magnets melted to the Brakelever and so on, I would use a ready set like this one for bbs Motors
  8. mechaniker

    bafang bbs for coaster-brake

    Hello shemozzle, the Ring is just a pas magnetic fields inside like the pas at the normal BBS only that here is two rings for a maybe faster reaction or one ring is for the forward pedal and the other one for reward use the coaster-brake because the electronic need for this a signal If you...
  9. mechaniker

    Heinzmann DD-Motor

    I´ve no idea whether the Heinzmann direct-drive is popular in UK but maybe some people have interest in it. I´m a fan of Heinzmann DD-Motor because very powerfull and silent and have not so much heat-trouble as the bionx on step hills. I have a prerelease version of the new Heinzmann Software...
  10. mechaniker

    bafang bbs for coaster-brake

    Hi shemozzle, bafang bbs hasn´t torque-sensor only max-drive is with torque-sensor Throttle connector depends on the controller, which version the retailer order at the factory, in germany usualy is no throttle connector because the user don´t like it but in Uk or US throttle is popular so I...
  11. mechaniker

    bafang bbs for coaster-brake

    Hello I have a get a new toy I like to share, a bafang bbs coaster-brake motor I´m not a fan of coaster-brakes but apperently a lot of people waiting for a coaster-brake middrive conversion-kit as always on my website you can fínd more details for this motor, from outside it look like a...
  12. mechaniker

    Fat Bike Kit

    as promised, so now I have the 190er Fatbike-hub motor of Bafang installed and tested. I have to say the motor is very good and has a high torque. This engine convinces me until now and without any ifs and buts. Frankly, I would always buy me compared to the mid-engine the hub motor, much...
  13. mechaniker

    Fat Bike Kit

    Hi tezdread, on my Motorset you don´t need to make thread´s to the motor, I was considering this way how Doug made it but I come to the conclusion "to complicated". That´s the reason why I chose the way with welding, nobody need a expencive tool (thread-cutter) for only one time using. So I...
  14. mechaniker

    Fat Bike Kit

    160front and 180rear? I assume that your measurement isn´t correct standard for fatbike is 150mm front and 190mm rear. Before the standard was 135mm front and 170mm rear. Bafang have two hub-motors for Fatbike one is for 170mm dropout and the other is for 190mm dropout´s 250watt -->500Watt you...
  15. mechaniker

    Fat Bike Kit

    there are several different motor´s for fatbike´s For my self I´m hoping to receive my 190mm Fatbike-hub from Bafang within the next days and then I´ll post as always what I think about. Also wíll say some words about the hub-motor in compare with the bafang-bbs for fatbike
  16. mechaniker

    Bionx-SL Change the electronic

    hi folks, some people in germany asked me whether it is possible to run a bionx-SL with a replacement controller like a cheap sensorless controller or even a sine-wave controller from china. Reason is the Bionx-SL is now mostly out of warranty and often brocken, specialy at the torque-sensor...
  17. mechaniker

    Fatbike with Bafang bbs for 100mm bottom bracket

    Hi Eddie, I guess we have that in common but I sell the bafang bbs 100mm bottom-bracket conversion kit and I thought it would be a good idea to know more about fatbike and not just sell the kit without knowing about ;) But I must admit that I had a lot of fun on riding across the forrest with...
  18. mechaniker

    Fatbike with Bafang bbs for 100mm bottom bracket

    you are right but I just want go on the road after install the motor and for my weigth of 130kg I thought put some psi extra to the tire but in between I let some pressure out of the tire because I took a ride in the forrest and my ass gave the signal of to high airpressure in the tire ;)
  19. mechaniker

    China Suprise

    In fact the pedelec law come from japan and the european-union just copy most part of the japan rules. In the big city´s of china like shenzhen and guangzhou there is any pedelec forbidden because the government argue that to many crash´s by them and to much thief use the noiseless motors came...
  20. mechaniker

    Fatbike with Bafang bbs for 100mm bottom bracket

    Hello to the Fatbike Group, as probably some of you know I provide technical support for www.fatbike-motor.com in China but I have a distance to fatbike´s where I doubting the sense ...... but after a tour I have to say it's been fun and the views of the other´s are guaranteed ( I guess they...