Yup thats about the size of it, and with know way to test the motors roadside combined with the many many many different size and shape motors they electrics cant be '
pigeon holed' like a 47cc HT is, every cop will know a HT is illeagal just by looking at the motor...not the same with an electric AND hehee this is the sneaky part, its simple as custard to have a hideen current limiting switch set too allow only enough current to the motor to ouput 200watt...My throttle interface has one built in, the box is about the size of a pack of smokes and is hidden in the enclosed case on my bike ...Dunno how i will explain crusing down the highway at 65km/hr on 200watt pullin my wheelchair behind me though still working on that hehehe...
KiM
p.s 200watt e-bike might not be fun i can assure you a 1000watt is hanging to find out what a 6500watt will be like, i envisage keeping the front wheel on the ground will be the only issue i will have ...only days away of finding out too
p.s.s my two arms would weight 50kilo Steve LOL you light weight have a feed man HAVE A FEEEED!!!
First, just checked out the pic of the 650W. Wild.
Any details about what's in the cocoon?
ie. Brushless, I assume, controller type, batts?.
Mine only has a 10Ah battery. (Lithium, so at least it weighs SFA.)
I would have gone up to 400W or 1000W, but range would be limited, so instead I opted for the HT to fill the gap for longer rides. If only I could make it reliable enough to trust for those longer rides.
I noticed today that my hub motor has a very clear printed label stating that it is 200W, 36V, so I don't have too much to worry about on that one. (Still, it really produces about 250W-275W and like yours, there's a pair of wires you connect if you want to
really limit power to 200W. It operates a current limiter in the controller. Needless to say, those wires aren't connected.)
Mine also had PAS, intelligent assist, but it was c r a p and powered the wheel occasionally when you didn't want it to, like when doing a tight u-ey, (u-turn). I'd back the throttle off and stop pedalling and the engine would stay powered for a second or two, at full throttle.
It's supposed to automatically assist when pedalling, but when you stop pedalling, it takes 2-3 seconds for the 'assist' to stop.
I disconnected the pedal sensor and it works great now - the motor is only powered when I twist the throttle.
Mate, you wouldn't believe how much I eat. Possibly more than you. I've always been unable to put on weight, no matter what I eat.
At my peak, I weighed about 60kg, but the last few years I've lost a bit.
Emphysema. No sympathy, please, I asked for it. Loved cigs and b o n gs.
Hence the powered pushbikes. I'm fine until I need to pedal or push.
There's a lesson there somewhere for the young smokers, (of both).
Wheelchair - a story?
... Steve
