Interesting Electric bike

[vfr400]

I saw this when I was out shopping today. Plenty of gaffa tape to make it truly authentic. It has plenty of switches for indicators and the many lights. It has two throttles - one for each motor, and to think that some people are worried about using one throttle. I didn't notice at the time, but when I look at the photo, there seems to be an interesting modification to the bottom of the forks. I also didn't think to check whether it has a number plate.

What do you think?

 

[Andy-Mat]

I saw this when I was out shopping today. Plenty of duck tape to make it truly authentic. It has plenty of switches for indicators and the many lights. It has two throttles - one for each motor, and to think that some people are worried about using one throttle. I didn't notice at the time, but when i look at the photo, there seems to ne an interesting modification to the bottom of the forks. I also didn't think to check whether it has a number plate.

What do you think?

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Interesting indeed, thanks for sharing!

Andy

 

[Deleted member 25121]

A Heath-Robinson special, and why not .....

 

[wheeliepete]

Love it!Utility at it's best, the owner must have an awesome shed to have spawned such a creation and that's one of the busiest pair of handlebars I've ever seen. Those forks do look a bit strange as does the rear caliper mount.

 

[RichB]

When I think of homemade e-bike, thats what I see!

 

[flecc]

Brilliant complexity!

At last someone else has a proper rear of wheel ball joint trailer coupling, I'm not the only one any more. And inboard trailer wheels too, another thing he must have copied from me.

I wonder what the bike weighs.
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[KirstinS]

The dropout extender modification thingy is intersting. Looks like it makes the dropout lower and forwards so that the chunky motor doesn't foul the forks?

Never seen that before

 

[BazP]

Nice trailing link looking fork but at my age I’d never remember what all of the switches were for.

 

[Deus]

Are 2 250w motors legal on one bike ?

 

[KirstinS]

Are 2 250w motors legal on one bike ?

No but it is possible the original rear motor failed and the person simply added a front motor system wired to the same battery rather than swap out the rear wheel. Maybe

 

[RossG]

I wonder what's in that trailer ? could be a pneumatic drill & compressor.

 

[Deleted member 25121]

Are 2 250w motors legal on one bike ?

Are they 250W motors?

 

[wheeliepete]

Are they 250W motors?

Depends what the sticker on them says.

 

[vfr400]

It was parked near the German market thing. I don't think it was being used as a diverstity barrier, so probably is used by a trader as transport.

 

[RossG]

German market... Emm say no more ! That trailer was probably stuffed full to bursting with Knackwurst.

 

[Nealh]

Are 2 250w motors legal on one bike ?

No nor are the two 500w or 1kw Voilamart D/D hubs he's using, all that power and towing on crappy cables discs. And that must be some Wh's in that rear rack bag, wouldn't surprise me if there's 2k Wh in their.

Cwah own up is this you ?

 

[Nealh]

It's certainly a work horse, a Cyclamatic made to last ….

A great find VFR I reckon who ever it is has read or seen some of your old threads dave, esp with the rear rack. It reminds me of some of your early work and thoughts of keeping the rack low and as far forward as poss.

 

[Nealh]

The White front light looks like and old Eveready one, I though they went out of vogue on bikes many years ago.

 

[vfr400]

It could be legal if registered. He has indicators, lights, mirrors, a horn, brake levers with balls on the end and a stand, so maybe he at least thought about registering it, though I would expect to see at least a bracket for the number plate on the back of the bike, even if later he moved it to the trailer. Maybe he registered it some time ago before adding the second motor and battery.

 

[RossG]

Trying to count the locks on it, any advance on three ?