Recent content by DeadParrot

Thanks for all of the advice so far. After doing some more reading I have decided on the hub drive. In terms of donor bike I'll go for the Specialized. The relaxed geometry, disc brakes and wider tyres make it more suitable. I very rarely get out on it these days so it will be good for it to...

Hi All I am going to be moving in the next year or so which will see my commute change from a fairly flat 7 mile ride to a 20 mile trip (each way) with some long hills. I've not done the exact route yet but I am familiar with the roads, the main hill on the way there is a 2 mile 8-10% climb and...

Thanks again for the information. Funnily enough while I thought I'd be just browsing and speccing parts for a long while I've just came across a 1999 Aprilia RS125 with a bad engine going for practically nothing so I am very tempted to go have a look. Looking on the forum there seems to have...

Really appreciate the direct experiece regarding the hub motor. I hope you don't mind but I'd like to pick your brains on a few specific points on your build. Looking at that Yamasaki it does look like an ideal donor bike, would you use that frame again and/or are there any other bikes I...

Thanks for the input, it's really appreciated. I did feel I was being overly ambitious regarding the budget. As I have a fair amount of time before I need to start the build I'll keep an eye out to see if I can pick up any of the components at a decent price. I contacted QS and got a very...

Hi All I am at the very early stages of planning an e-motorbike build as I am going to be moving in the next year of two which will see me having a 20 mile commute. I have spent the past few days researching and reading through as many threads as I can to get a good grasp of what will be...