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  1. knoxie

    Brammo Enertia on Ebay UK for £1,395

    Long time no post Spotted this, seems like a very good price for a Brammo Enertia, has a working pack but with issues, read the details. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brammo-Enertia-Electric-motorbike-motorcycle-similar-to-Zero-Vectrix-scooter-/322152700409?hash=item4b01cc19f9:g:Z5IAAOSwM4xXbVIo...
  2. knoxie

    Driving for no costs - Video of Solar Charging Nissan Leaf

    Hello One of the very useful things to do with your Leaf as many of you ebikers do already is charge them off of your home PV installation and it is of course the perfect response to the well you are charging off a coal fired power station anyway comeback you often get from the uninformed joe...
  3. knoxie

    Knoxie Tests The Nissan Leaf Electric Car

    Hello I have been considering a Nissan Leaf for a few months now and am waiting for the UK spec model to come out in the summer before I decide which way to go with it. My local Nissan dealer here in Banbury kindly lent me their test car for 3 days to try it out, I intended to try and use the...
  4. knoxie

    Motor Repair BMC or MAC in fact Any type ** FIXED **

    Hi My main BMC geared motor that I have been using for 7 years now (daily driver) started to play up a while back and as it was too cold outside to fix it I used one of my other bikes in the meantime. I got the bike back out and had a look, the symptoms sounded so much like the gears grinding...
  5. knoxie

    Interesting - The Queens Barge had Electric Backup

    Although the weather was terrible the queens Jubilee barge battled its way down the cold and blustery Thames hiding a hidden secret! http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=3511
  6. knoxie

    Why Use a 2 Stroke Bike as the pace bike at the olympics

    Meh :roll: Watching the olympics and dumfounded that they use a stinky old 2 stroke motorbike ( A Derny Bike) as the pace bike to lead out the riders? WTF in a closed velodrome OK I know on the scale of the place its not going to kill anyone but any on the builds on here would do the job? The...
  7. knoxie

    Random - My Trip to Teletubbie Land

    OK Bit random this and I am being lazy here so copying and pasting my youtube description here. On my way to Birmingham I promised my 2 year old I would get some pictures and video from his favourite show the Teletubbies, hard to believe this show is still so popular, anyway the location is...
  8. knoxie

    Robert Llewellyn the Zero, A2B and Vectrix

    Been waiting for Robert to cover electric bikes, Interesting that the vendor didnt mention to Robert about the current state of vectrix and a2b, still they quickly cover the new Zero road bike. It cracks me up as Robert seems impressed by the 250W road legal A to B, the vendor smiling saying...
  9. knoxie

    Crystalyte X5 Wheel Bearing Replacement

    Whilst my BMC geared motor is out of action http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38710 I have had to use my X5 5304 bike for work, after a day of use I noticed it was really rough and noisy although there wasnt any lateral play with the wheel. This morning I took the wheel out...
  10. knoxie

    BMC One way bearing failure * Best Supplier?

    Hi I think after many years of hard abuse that the one way bearing in the clutch plate is finally failing on one of my bikes, its not done bad to be honest as it has moved my hefty old self along well in those years, I don't know how many of you have experienced the one way bearings fail on the...
  11. knoxie

    Jumping Stealth Bomber UK style

    For those that dont sub to the bomber owners thread, little video from Toby in the UK hooning around on the Stealth Bomber, watch in HD for full effect kDCWmq0XVZw
  12. knoxie

    Top You Tube Video Blogger Svengali Dies in House Fire

    Was really sad to see this yesterday :( I have been following this guy on you tube for a couple of years, he has the second biggest motorcycle video blogging site on youtube and his videos were brilliant and very entertaining, he did product reviews on all manner of things including helmet cams...
  13. knoxie

    UK ebiker Red Light Jumping and stopped by the cops

    Yo Caught this on youtube, guys red light jumping on his ebike, copper isnt sure of the law on them and has to call it in? this is the last thing we need though, if you are going to ride an illegal ebike on the road dont go jumping red lights FFS! :evil: He was lucky, not sure if he got...
  14. knoxie

    Old Lipos Spring Back to Life?

    Hi Fellas I have had my first batch of Turnigy 25C 6S packs for about 18 months now, I use them everyday but have only ever charged the cells in them to 4.1V and never below 3.4V on discharge. After about 6 months of use the cells were all still OK but struggled to balance properly on my RC...
  15. knoxie

    Super Simple Cheap Battery Gauge

    I Know that Jeremy posted a nice simple battery meter project a while back but thought I would show you an even more simple one that works really well, is totally analogue and bullet proof and is dirt cheap 8) On my battery my pack capacity drops in direct proportion to the displayed voltage...
  16. knoxie

    BMC Motor Hill climb Off Road

    Hi Had a blast today, put a new full topeak rack on the bike now as the beam rack was proving a little weak off road, did a 25 mile trip on the bike, went to a killer hill near me, i crawl up this thing on a normal bike, BMC tears up it 8) flew back after a nice run out, the BMC is a great...
  17. knoxie

    GOPRO HD Chest Cam on and off road Video

    Hello Been having a lot of fun with the gopro, picked up the chest mount for it, nice piece of kit, mounted the camera upside down to help with the angle when hunched over the bike, shot a video off road on the BMC running 50V lipo, great fun and after a bit of adjustment got just enough sky in...
  18. knoxie

    Well Knoxie Got his Gopro!

    After a long while of deliberation but mainly oggling at the quality and usability for the wonderful little Gopro camera I stumped up the cash and got one, after a quick charge and a quick squint over the instructions I bolted it to the bike via the bike seat post mount kit that i got...
  19. knoxie

    Lycra Attack Video

    Figured I would take off with the camera and ride along with the time trial held here in the town every wed night, some of these riders male and female hold over 30mph for the whole course, its 13 miles long, I only have enough for about 3/4 of the trip, eating through 1ah a mile! ha ha. The...
  20. knoxie

    UK Road rage Ebiker?

    Hi Don't know if he is a member here? but I found a fellow ebiker not too far away from me here in the UK who has been posting his ebiking shenanigans on YouTube with quite a frequency, looks like he has now gone upmarket and got himself a Gopro too so you can watch him interact with the...
  21. knoxie

    The Hyena Buy a new Gopro Fund

    As some of you may or may not know our Jay (Hyena) smashed his Gopro camera whilst tearing about on his bike, as a thanks for all the amazing videos he has posted thus far we all thought that maybe fellow es types might want to chip in and help him out so that he can buy a new one. The funds...
  22. knoxie

    9C Motors and Climbing Hills?

    Whilst there is a tonne of footage of geared bike motors climbing hills there doesn't seem to be a whole bunch of direct drive video builds tackling hills? My X5304 is a pretty decent hill climber however per volt its not a patch on the BMC as the BMC is a geared motor. Digging around on...
  23. knoxie

    Bike Selling Promo Vids in the UK 250W Limit?

    I have noticed a few promo vids creeping on to youtube lately in fact a while back they were being totally spammed by them, just noticed this one from a UK ebike box shifter... I mean dealer, its quite a slick video I suppose you would say :? now here in the UK the limit is still 250W, on this...
  24. knoxie

    Super Homemade British Ebike - Scrap Heap Challenge

    something that rivals a few builds from old parts I have seen so far, real scrap heap challenge job, got to admire him for this!! quiet as well!! Dont know if he is a member? maybe we should invite him over!! eI8ttKZPA8w
  25. knoxie

    Gadget Show E bike test

    Another test of a couple of bikes on the gadget show, Brammo and another hub bike, worth watching the whole show however the e-bike bit is 28 mins in, the super fit lady Polly lives 1 mile from here :D swoon!! she is sooo pretty :mrgreen: EpSyv1KaP0w
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