I wanted to provide my experience with CAB Recon. I purchased the Recon with 63AH battery & headlight kit in 2021, and I've had a terrible experience with the bike on so many levels. First of all, the $12k bike is made from cheap chinese-made Alibaba components. The steel frame is not sturdy and flexes and creaks quite a bit under normal usage conditions (and this thing is 120lbs and goes 60MPH! unsafe!). Also, the electronics of the bike are POORLY ENGINEERED! The BAC8000 controller is mounted under the seat in such a way that there is ZERO heat transfer to cool it down. The metal cooling plate of the BAC is sandwiched between a foam seat and a FDM 3D-printed box such that it is perfectly insulated from any airflow. In fact, I burnt up my controller and it was totally ruined from overheating. CAB motorworks did replace the controller free-of-charge, but denied the poor design and claimed a manufacturing defect on the BAC. I had to buy a heat sink and redesign the controller mount to properly design the bike.
Another problem: my Recon came with a pinched tube in the rear tire, which I had to replace. Then, my rear rim was not TRUE, and spokes started SNAPPING OFF at the hub. So I had to buy a new RIM & SPOKES, and REBUILD my rear wheel at the cost of $500 and 4+ hours of my time. (this is a $12000 bike!)
The disc breaks are poor quality and squeak like crazy. They are barely strong enough to slow the bike down.
CABs policy is NO RETURNS. Once you buy the bike ITS YOURS!
My HUB motor OVERHEATS all the time, and the battery is WAY TOO BIG to actually be useful considering the low duty cycle of the controller and motor. I'm honestly scared that this bike is going to spontaneously combust in my garage and burn my house down. But there is no way I can resell it for even a fraction of what I paid for it.
You can buy an entire stealth bomber bike (identical frame & motor) for $2k from alibaba. Or you can buy a Zero FRS for ~$13k and get a real electric motorcycle, not some janky homemade one under the guise of a professional company. Or buy a sur ron which would be more reliable than this RECON junk.
Also, this bike is illegal everywhere in public spaces, and has no serial number, so you can't legally register it or have any route to legally riding it on the street.
Please reconsider buying anything from CAB motorworks, and they are hiding bad reviews as well. There are multiple instances of bad reviews being hidden on other forums, youtube, etc.