Need to make my bike legal

You cannot legally use a 1000w motor and restrict it in any way to make it legal in Australia or Europe. The rule is very clear. The motor must have a maximum rated continuous power of no more than 250W. There is nothing that Em3ev or Justin has that can change that.

Any motor that's listed as 1000w is automatically out. It would have to be listed, labelled or catalogued as a 250w (or less) motor to be legal.

What you can get away with is different. Nobody seems to be checking and nobody seems to be bothered about what people are doing with their electric bikes; however, think about this incident. A guy was riding his fixie at 18 mph when a woman stepped out into the road without looking while texting on her mobile phone. They banged heads and she died. Today, he is in the Old Bailey defending a charge of causing death by wanton and furious riding because he had no front brake. In the UK, it's illegal to ride a fixie bike without a front brake. If found guilty, he'll go to jail. Also, I can imagine a massive lawsuit that will keep him in poverty for the rest of his life even if he doesn't go to jail.

Court 11. Notice that in the other courts all the defendants are charged with murder. That's how serious it is. this is the Old Bailey, not your local magistrates court:
https://old-bailey.com/old-bailey-cases-of-interest/

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/charlie-alliston-kim-briggs-trial-latest_uk_5995a251e4b0acc593e5ab3f
 
d8veh said:
Court 11. Notice that in the other courts all the defendants are charged with murder. That's how serious it is. this is the Old Bailey, not your local magistrates court:
https://old-bailey.com/old-bailey-cases-of-interest/

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/charlie-alliston-kim-briggs-trial-latest_uk_5995a251e4b0acc593e5ab3f
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The real world example is gratefully apreciated.
 
No comment on if the pedestrian was looking at the phone, texting or on the phone. Just that it was in her hand.
Why do people think Amazon Ear Loops are cool?
 
Not paying attention in public should not constitute a death sentence. If people can't control their vehicles when unexpected but reasonably foreseeable things happen, they're driving too fast for conditions. The burden should be placed where it belongs-- on the motorists who bring the hazard. Same as if it were a gun or an axe they were using irresponsibly and carelessly in public.
 
If the dead girl, Kim, stepped in the street in front of a speeding vehicle she should be held accountable for her actions. No fault should be laid on the vehicle who was minding his own business. The fact that the bike had no front brake is probably irrelevant. What if it did have a front brake and he hadn't used it? The result would be the same.

The site that lists this information, old-bailey.com, seems very biased. It talks about how Kim was a mother of two, (irrelevant) and how she was an executive. (very irrelevant) But says nothing about Charlie, the poor bicycle rider. Why doesn't it point out that Charlie is the only child of some poor immigrant mother? (I'm making that up, but he has to be someone's child) This kind of liberal bias is rampant everywhere.
 
Ouch Amazon Ear Loops found guilty, they got camera's everywhere in England so they must have had him on camera.
He might not go to jail at all, perhaps house arrest or probation depending on what the judge seems appropriate and how much press the case got. If the UK is anything like Canada, he might be able to get his slate wiped clean after he's done his sentence, which used to be 3 years (Summary) and 5 years (Indictment/Felony), but now its 5 years and 10 years. They can always still open it later on, its just sealed. He may also have a civil trial, for monetary payment.
 
d8veh said:
You cannot legally use a 1000w motor and restrict it in any way to make it legal in Australia or Europe. The rule is very clear. The motor must have a maximum rated continuous power of no more than 250W. There is nothing that Em3ev or Justin has that can change that.

Any motor that's listed as 1000w is automatically out. It would have to be listed, labelled or catalogued as a 250w (or less) motor to be legal.
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Is 250W the total on the bike or could you have 250W on both front and rear wheel and still be legal?

Edit: sorry did not see this was a very old topic :eek:
 
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