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    How legal is a kit which can be set up to exceed 250W and 15.5mph.

    Legal to use on public roads. Also of interest: legal to resell as a sole trader dealing in used bicycles.
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    How legal is a kit which can be set up to exceed 250W and 15.5mph.

    It came fitted to a second hand trike. The manufacturer assures me it is 250W motor. My original question is generic. It could be any manufacturers unmarked motor.
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    How legal is a kit which can be set up to exceed 250W and 15.5mph.

    The manufacturer assures me that it is a 250 watt motor.
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    How legal is a kit which can be set up to exceed 250W and 15.5mph.

    Thanks for that. With regard to the bike in question: - The bike manufacturers name is on the trike frame. - The e-kit manufacturers name is on the battery pack along with a bar code which reveals it was made in 2014. It also states it is a 36V battery. - The motor is unmarked. The...
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    How legal is a kit which can be set up to exceed 250W and 15.5mph.

    There are no markings on the hub motor except a quality control sticker. I have asked the manufacturer what it is rated at.
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    How legal is a kit which can be set up to exceed 250W and 15.5mph.

    I have set up a kit to be street legal in the UK with appropriate settings in the controller but is it legal? When I started the display showed the motor getting nearly 500 watts. The control panel died after 10-20 minutes use but would reset by switching the battery off and on. Fortunately...
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    I have done a few conversions and serviced e-bikes

    Mostly Cytronex conversions, one Bafang (I am only going to ride it off road honest) and I have just finished setting up a used trike which had a Dillenger Street Legal kit fitted for a disabled client. I was Alresford Mobile Cycle Repairs for 8 years. Lovely time during the pandemic. Serviced...