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Thanks for your input. I'm a little confused however, you're right that the motor rating doesn't matter if the controller isn't able to supply the rated wattage (I assume this is what you mean) and therefore it may be wise to increase the current to the motor. I'd be hesitant to increase both...

Thanks for all of the responses so far. I've found used converted bike online, looks to be in good condition from the pics. Price isn't too bad either at £550 for the bike, meaning I'd have money to spend on a new battery, controller, spares and so on. Has an AKM350 kit on it, 36V, 350W geared...

While I can agree with the sentiment of liability being an issue, the idea that something with a 1500 watt electric motor is a moped just comes off as silly to me. I'm sure it comes off as silly to many forum members too, especially if you start running calculations. For example, 1 British...

Jokes are funny the first time you tell them. ;) This is excellent advice. I really appreciate these recommendations. Looks like a geared hub motor is the right way to go. I'll get to looking and seeing what I can get which is PAS+throttle, or can easily (swapping the ESC and some other...

About 96 kilos/15 stone, 6'1". Not a light as I used to be and still overweight for my height. Though I was 125-130 (19-20 stone) at one point, not eating terrible food and 30 mins exercising every day knocked that weight off, though I'd have probably stalled out a motorbike in first gear when I...

I've calculated the grade myself, they start at around 16 degrees up to 25 at the steepest. I live near a lot of mountainous terrain. Not super high mountains, but mountains. Some of the hills are steep enough that I had no problem keeping up with and overtaking cars on them when I used to...

Thanks for further explanation on the regs, I was wondering why there were no 72V kits here. Have seen videos of them in other countries. However, surely a motor rated for 250W is not going to be at all happy with the additional current being run through the stator windings. You'd need some...

Thanks for recommending alternates. As for building a kit myself, I've worked on bikes before, both motorcycles and pushbikes. Changed cassettes, chains, derailleurs. Nothing overly difficult like pulling a bottom bracket out which looks a bit more technical, but most of the kits, for hub...

FIrst off, I'll state that the highest I'll go is £1700, maybe £2k if it was an absolute bargain bike down from more than double that. Though I'd rather stay under 1.5k Reason I'm looking for an ebike is because I need to build up strength in my legs, I live in a fairly hilly area >20 degree...