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Trevor, that's really useful to know. Does your insurer cover your bike(s) for theft away from the home or just from your home? Also, did you have to add them as "specified items" (i.e. give a detailed description of them at quotation stage)? Thanks Gavin

Hi Greg- you've opened the eternal debate with this question! Just to build on what @Woosh has said, mid-drives work the drive train a lot harder, because the power of the motor goes through the chain in addition to the power of your legs. This means that the life-span of the drive train will...

Hi Isla A picture tells a thousand words....

Interesting. Based on post #23 I suspect the OP is looking at PSW Power for the kit. That's where I got mine and it's def not legal...

Blimey, they'd rattle yer fillings out...

Apologies for the thread-jack... @peter.c are both batteries mounted/ wired on you bike or do you just carry the spare battery in a pannier and swap them over?

190KG....yowzers! My motorbike weighs less than that! As you've said that speed isn't important (and also considering the weight you're lugging) maybe consider a smaller chainring to reduce the gearing. This gives you the double win of a slower bike and less load on the motor (and your legs)...

That's the motor I've got and it suits me perfectly. It's reasonably powerful, but the torque-sensing makes you work for it. TS isn't for everyone though. If you haven't already done so, try and get a test ride of a torque-sensing motor and also a cadence-sensing one- the difference is really...

Well done for building the beast Rob. Now it's time to show off your handiwork with some pictures.... With regards motor speed, once you get used to it you'll get a feel for what the motor likes (a bit like a car engine) and what gear you need to be in. If your legs are telling you that you're...

Yowzers, you could get a proper Triumph for that- I'll get the kettle on!

She's a beauty. And anything with Triumph written on it can't be bad! However I think we might all need a cup of tea after they announce the price...

Yes, they can definitely be spendy. With that in mind, you could wait a few months. Many of these lockdown impulse purchases will be on ebay come winter time, and then it'll be a buyers market...

Hi Charlotte- welcome I can't help much with the choice but I can lend a word of pragmatism. It might be less a case of "which one to buy" and more a case of "which ones are available". Very much a sellers market at the moment due to huge demand during lockdown...

Fair point Pedro. John- search my posts (there aren't many)...

Hi John, welcome. My tale of woe is in another thread somewhere- I'll try and find it for you. It used to have solid forks- I fitted the Marzocchi's

Aaah, total loss oil pumps....you're not a proper biker unless you've got oily boots (and an oily back tyre, garage floor etc)!

Another motorbike manufacturer going down the "brand diversification" route. A triumph (get it?!) of styling over substance! Hopefully they'll sell loads of them, and plough the profits back into developing a genuine electric motorcycle- that's what the market really wants...

Thanks. Complicated build but good fun. The TSDZ is great- being a torque sense, it still gives you a good workout but you go quicker. I'm mustering up the courage to do the firmware upgrade (this was one of the reasons I bought the TSDZ) but it looks a bit scary. I see what you mean about...

I'm guessing you've come to the world of conversions because you're a tinkerer. If that's the case then buy a couple of different sized chainrings and maybe a new rear cassette/ freehub and play around until it works for you...