miro13car said:
Six years? Looks like new. This motor must have run minimum 5000km.
Gears look like new to me.
What is your estimate milage on this motor?
Is noise really noticable, like on Merida bicycle?
MC
I clock 2,000 KM per year for the past 15 years, or whenever the cheap cycle computers started to sell for less than $30. I burn-out a cycle computer every three years and rack-up 6,000km everytime religously.
The pictures don't quite show the muddy grease in the small drive gear but after cleaning, it looked brand new except the gear faces were shiny, no burr nothing, many days here in the Okanagan it gets hot and i ride till my batteries die=couple hours. The motor would get so hot that i could not hold my hand on the housing, partly due to the blazing sun also.
I seldom jump curbs with electric bikes, but go trailriding often with dust as the main enemy. This particular motor is mounted to my only moutain bike. The rim in the picture was brand new the same day as motor was laced.
Notice the two guide pins in the motor housing to locate the gears perfectly, the whole constuction was built well, I'm amazed at how clean the motor area was, where the brushes are located.
The noise level (accelerating only) is somewhat annoying to older folks, but enjoyable to my younger relatives who grin with glee when they ride my heinzmann bike. Less noisy than Curry and more solid whine like 1940's transmissions in first gear.
It only goes 30 kph fresh off the charger, but was told to use 48 volts to get full potential, the electronics are rated at 30 amps, has thermister thing in batteries, cost $300 to replace batteries couple years ago. When batteies get near dead the controler pulsates the motor to save power or batteries too hot not sure.
You can try my bike if you ever get to Okanagan (8 hr drive from Calgary) I'm going to sell the kit once i get my recumbent going. Paid $1,200 for it new you can have it for $500 if you pick it up, incl. the wheel which is high quality unit.
