just built my first ebike

1000w 48v ebay kit
72v10ah battery from bms battery
72v 1500w hua tong controller




still needs tidying up a bit, better waterproofing, going to take the controller apart and remove the extra wires, connect ebreaks, and need a rear break cable because i converted it to disk too (already has a front disk)

but i figured it was enough to have a quick go in the back garden.... in the rain... in the dark... bad move

started out ok, was great, gave it full power to see what it's like... was awesome...

then i realised how fast i was going... (it's a long garden)

then... suddenly out of the dark... there's a wheel barrow infront of me... too late... can't miss it... no room to stop... I hit the front break anyway... came straight off... slid about 20 feet... wrecked my right arm and knee.... but was ok at first... just limping a bit...

but then my right arm started to hurt... a lot... and I can normally ignore pain.. figured it must be broken...

7hours in A+E.. its not broken... but I'm torn/messed up most of the tendons/ligaments in it.... can't move it at all without the pain making me want to pass out or puke...


but on the upside the bike was awesome.... really need a rear break and a helmet tho!!!

Awesome post, nice work on the bike. With all that weight over the front wheel you didn't stand a chance using the front brake.

Hope the arm heals up quickly and you can get it out on the open road.

Bike sounds awesome, accident not so much. Did put a picture in my head of some kind of sitcom calamity though. Maybe "Johnny English Reborn" with the electric wheel chair scene.

no ideas how many rpm... should apparently be good for 60mph...


and just to keep my luck going in the same direction.... another radiologist saw my xrays and wants me to go back tomorrow morning for more xrays

Hope its not bad news for you tomorrow. I should have bought you a copy of Dragon Dictate for your birthday.

Good to hear its not broken at least, hopefully you will be much better by next month.

So is it a hairline fracture then? And why are they just leaving it good old NHS!

screwed if i know..... i was that sick of waiting I was ready to go home and made myself a paper mache plaster



I was pretty much told... you've put up with it for half a week now... so keep doing that

No..Motorcrossers need to got BRrrrrrrrrrrrrrapaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaappppp