fixedfixer
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Smirks, must be the home bike builder trait. Chop, Hack, Weld, Ride it like you stole it kind of thing? I should really have grown out of it. 
first electric recumbent trike.
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Drago
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Absolutely. What the OP has at present is a moped.
billym0404
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so my second build KMX cobra is turning into a right pain in the bum. i bought it second hand and its not been maintained in a while. first the rear brake, changed the cable still crap, changed the caliper still crap, in the end it was a lever. cant see what wrong with it but once changed it was great. so next the back wheel. i put a 26 inch with a big Tyre and no matter what it caught the mudguard. in the end i cut 3 inches of the end and its ok now. i changed the front crank to a new single 42t i had. which was a big help and the front derailleur was crap. the steering felt really tight. i checked the tracking and it was a mile out. did that still not great. so i stripped the front end and greased everything. feels better now. now just the chain and gears to sort. i put a 9 speed cog on the back and i think because its an 8 speed chain that's very warn and only an 8 speed shiftier, it causing a lot of jumping and the gears arnt right. so ive ordered some new chains and a new 9 speed shifter and hopefully that's gonna finish it. i have just done 10 miles on it (500w rear) and it was fun still lol
voyager
E- tadpole Triker
Technically and legally its 15 mph +/- 10% therefore IF you can calibrate to 16.45mph its still LEGAL.
regards emma
regards emma
voyager
E- tadpole Triker
Smirks, must be the home bike builder trait. Chop, Hack, Weld, Ride it like you stole it kind of thing? I should really have grown out of it.
WHY ?
..... The only motor we had when we were younger was a fag card in the spokes and a peg.Later morning trike ride
complete , 
and dinner 
over ......Now for afternoon tea on the patio. .....
.... 
... regards emma
Drago
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It must be calibrated to 15.5. The 10% threshold is a performance allowance to account for variances in accuracy of the systems.
The legislation does not permit the user to deliberately calibrate to 10% higher to exploit that threshold. It is not a calibration allowance.
voyager
E- tadpole Triker
my only comment:-
Volkswagen
Later's emma
Volkswagen
Later's emma
404 Not Found Anywhere
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Do you have a link to the relevant section? All I could find was a vague reference to power output. The reason I ask is I'm thinking of putting an electric motor in a Kettwiesel which has no brake on the front wheel; I could add a hub brake to the front but then there would be non room for a motor. I do see that the current Kettwiesels from Hase now do have a front disk brake if they have e-assist.
voyager
E- tadpole Triker
http://www.cyclinguk.org/cyclists-library/regulations/construction-use
note this is not completely up to date
emma
note this is not completely up to date
emma
billym0404
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i almost finished my performer yesterday couple of little jobs left. took it for a run. 4 mile had a fag. decided to sine round with a fast 180 using the throttle on gravel. oops ended up on the floor looking a fool. grazed my arm but my carf must of hit the peddle or something as i have a bruise and a limp this morning. it did shift quite well, nothing like the one above but happily pops along at 20+ with little effort. now i'm going to end up with 5 conversions (lol) so i plan to keep 2 and sell the rest when fully tested and finished. to date i do like the KMX a bit better as it tends to handle the cycle tracks a bit better. ive good a 500w KMX to finish waiting for some new bits. also got a trice which i'm waiting for parts. im also picking up a TWBents today all being well. the last 2 are just going to be 250w. i'm fancying doing something more. i may have a look at fiting a trike back end and Turing one into a quad
voyager
E- tadpole Triker
converting to a quad you will have a few problems as you might find a lack of grip over rough ground and with swd even more problems with traction .
Been there done that and wore the tee shirt , (quadem )
later's Emma
Been there done that and wore the tee shirt , (quadem )
later's Emma
billym0404
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i was out on the KMX 500 the other day. went up a really steep graverly hill, and i had theat problem back wheel couldnt get traction. ended up having to push it pat way.
