Bafang E Bike Motor Review

Most e bikes i see are designed wrongly or they use under rated controllers as most of the first time e bike buyers only check motor power.

Bafang e bike motor review. It can peak around 1500w. I m looking to buy this bafang motor but still researching around 36v 500w or the 48v 750w. The bafang ultra max mid drive has the biggest motor you can buy in a factory turn key ebike right now. To give you an example if an e bike has 750 watt power e bike motor nominal and it uses a 48v controller with peak current of 12 amp then this motor can deliver only 48vx12 576 watt power.

This is not a job to be taken lightly. This mid drive motor is made by bafang and often distributed as an 8fun motor. The first was an ebike i built for commuting to and from work. They re the same thing.

It is labeled as a 1 000w drive but it is capable of much more. Since i still like some power i decided on the 750 w bafang bbshd motor for that build. The bbs01 and bbs02 are only available in the 68mm version. Not only that it has isis cranks and torque sensing so let s get started.

Bafang one of the leading manufacturers of e mobility components and complete e drive systems has been developing components and complete systems for electric vehicles since 2003. The second one was when i helped a friend build an electric mountain bike. As with all the bafang e bike kits there is the potential to install it on a full suspension or hardtail mountain bike that uses a pressfit bottom bracket although you will need to purchase the correct shim adaptor kit and motor stabiliser bar or if you know a good engineer you could get one fabricated. These electric bike conversion kits are available from various suppliers on.

In this review of the bafang hub motor i will be looking at the 36v 250w that can be legally used in the uk eu and australia and also the 48v 500w version i have also compiled a product table of all variants of the bafang hub motor from 36v 250w to 48v 750w available from aliexpress and various amazon locales. Your b twin mtb may i ask which model it is. The motor is a favorite of high performance e bike enthusiasts though its sheer power and torque can be tough on bicycle components. The bafang bbshd actually is the only mid drive motor that has a specific version for fat bikes.

The motor will peak at a higher wattage output when you hit the throttle. The bafang ultra is known for sending countless chains and. I have built two electric bikes with bafang motors before writing this bafang review. Great review i m pleased i read it and grateful to you for your detailed review.

I feel bad that the controller will give me issues now that you have mentioned it. So if you want to convert a fat bike the bbshd will be your only option in the bafang mid drive conversion kit line up. Be it as an individual e bike e scooter or for public bike sharing schemes.