Just a quick post, I am getting new steel(chromoly) rigid forks fitted, [oxford cheap(ish) make £40 but look really nice in person] to save the LBS some hassle I removed my motor and brakes etc. Upon inspection of my long motor cable I came across two areas of wear one inside the axle near to the outer part of which I could not get a good picture, then further up this... Any suggestion on splicing if any one needs it (maybe me in the near future) I hear Chinese ports are backed up, I do not know if this would effect Shenzhen as I believe this is the main ebike manufacturing district and if any of this would have a knock on effect to UK/EU ebike motor warehousing but it's food for thought as I intended, if the need arose to order direct from China if I could not source from a local warehouse. A motor is not something I could have as spare, just in case. It appears this is wear from the frame caused by steering, this motor is 5 -6 years old.