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Rad Modifications / Re: Plug & Play Dual Battery Kit for Rad Rover 6+
« on: February 19, 2024, 07:18:52 AM »
It lets you connect both batteries and drains them both at the same time. It's not where it uses one fully and then switches to the other. It uses the both until they are both used up.

it just occurred to me - how does the stock Rad battery indicator on the handlebars work in conjunction with two batteries running together - essentially no different than if it's one battery?

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Rad Modifications / Re: Plug & Play Dual Battery Kit for Rad Rover 6+
« on: February 16, 2024, 09:27:09 AM »
You don't have to have RAD batteries because RAD didn't make the batteries.  They very similar to the Shark batteries if not a Shark battery.  The main thing you need to take into consideration is who makes the battery cells.  Stay with high quality cells like LG, Panasonic, and Samsung.  And if you are using batteries as you posted they do need to be the same 48v. 

Take a look at the following video if you want more power and speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By9bQH4eMdA

shit man, this aging punk rocker feels like the king of the world when cruising downhill at 30 mph. i'm not sure i can handle more power and speed. lol

that being said, once I figure out the battery part (electrical stuff is definitely not my forte), i might move in this direction. example of my rudimentaryness - if i get the aforementioned second battery connection, i'm presuming i need to find a battery with an XT60 connector, or is this a relatively easy thing to handle that doesn't need (or maybe it does) soldering?

this is actually one of the batteries i'm strongly considering - https://em3ev.com/shop/em3ev-48v-13s4p-super-shark-ebike-battery/ - ordering it with the XT60 on Discharge Cable, which is what I believe i need with the above adapter...


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Rad Modifications / Re: Plug & Play Dual Battery Kit for Rad Rover 6+
« on: February 15, 2024, 09:20:55 AM »
I have this on my Rad Rover 5 and on my Lectric Trike. It works great. I have 4 Rad batteries and 1 Lectric battery and I can put two of those at a time on either of my bikes.

and to confirm, you don't NEED to use the rad batteries on the rad bike, right? any 48V battery will do?

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Rad Modifications / Plug & Play Dual Battery Kit for Rad Rover 6+
« on: February 14, 2024, 01:39:02 PM »
although I once said I would be just as happy carrying an extra battery on my bike and just swapping it out, I decided that being forced into buying a rad-branded semi-integrated battery just to have this second battery goes against my core beliefs.

And then I saw this video https://youtu.be/jcXB6IhmAA4?si=5h2swvHD5MaUi8SW earlier in the week, and am now contemplating ordering this kit, as well as another battery from a reputable company that I might actually also be able to use on non-Rad bikes.

Installing seems relatively easy and straight forward, and certainly easier than changing on a flat on the bike tire of my RR6+.

Has anyone had experience with this? thoughts?


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General Chat / Re: Helmet
« on: February 14, 2024, 01:33:49 PM »
curious as to where you live - many cities require kids to wear helmets on bikes, even if they don't require adults to do the same.

Alpharetta Georgia.

state law in GA mandates that "no person under the age of 16 years shall operate or be a passenger on a bicycle on a highway, bicycle path, bicycle lane, or sidewalk under the jurisdiction or control of this state or any local political subdivision thereof without wearing a bicycle helmet."

So yea, y'all do have laws in place for this. there's no test to become a parent, and there are a lot of dumb ones out there.

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General Chat / Re: Helmet
« on: February 12, 2024, 02:57:39 PM »
curious as to where you live - many cities require kids to wear helmets on bikes, even if they don't require adults to do the same.

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General Chat / Re: Stolen Rad Power Bike
« on: February 03, 2024, 09:24:55 AM »
similarly, i went with this - https://www.juicedbikes.com/products/juiced-bikes-horn it's loud, and every time my wife bumps the bike in the garage, it goes off and she curses at it.
Since it's in your garage, why not just turn off the bike alarm? Get a separate alarm for the garage as a whole, if you're still worried about that.

Garages are an easy target for bike thieves - it's a lot easier to have an alarm on the bike than to rig one up on the garage.

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Rad Modifications / Re: RR Power Bike
« on: February 03, 2024, 09:20:17 AM »
I live in Port Aransas, Texas. 

I've created an electric power bike for the beach / from a stock 2023 radrover 6 plus stepthru.

I've removed all the stock 'pedal power' components & installed MC style footpegs w/ a thumb throttle.

It's for sliding back & forth down the beach / flat track style @ 25mph. 

I'd like to add a center mount kick stand for better stability when loading/unloading my gear. 

Any recommendations?  8)   

would love to see pics of the bike!

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General Chat / Re: Throttle Ebikes covered by homeowner's insurance?
« on: December 16, 2023, 11:12:20 AM »
I called my USAA insurance agent when I purchased my two Radrover ebikes back in 2016.  The USAA agent said my ebikes are covered under my homeowner's policy.  They considered my ebike like a regular pedal bike because it doesn't require registration like other types of motorized vehicles. My homeowner's also covers my ebikes instead of my USAA auto policy if I'm driving out of state with my ebikes.  I called because the wife and I decided to take our ebikes to Grand Canyon and Sedona, AZ, from New Mexico back then. 

It is just a quick phone call to your agent to find out for sure if you are automatically covered, if you need to purchase additional coverage, any limitations, or provide additional documentation at claim time.  I haven't double-check since then to find out if USAA had a change in their policy coverage.

and when i bought mine in 2020, my USAA agent said ebikes aren't covered under my homeowner's policy, regardless of class.

ebike insurance is cheap. i pay 15 bucks a month with velosurance.

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General Chat / Re: Stolen Rad Power Bike
« on: November 05, 2023, 07:24:06 AM »
In your circumstance, parked outside a restaurant on a busy road, an alarm like this might have been a deterrent:

https://amzn.to/3RnqRXC

I was pleasantly surprised to find that it's much better made than you'd think for the price, and after two years on the bike it's still doing fine.  I have it strapped under the rear basket just above the rear fender, where it's invisible to potential thieves.  Great range on the remote and is quite sensitive - nobody moves my bike even a little bit without first a warning blurt, then an ear-splitting siren if they're dumb enough to proceed.  It's also possible to manually blurt it with the remote if you have eyes-on and don't want people too close.  You can adjust the volume, sensitivity and the type of alarm sound, as I recall.

The only downside is that the batteries in the alarm itself only last one riding season.  They're easy and cheap to replace in the spring, but I have to cut and then reinstall zipties - not a huge deal.  The remote takes a bit of getting used to, as you arm/disarm with two separate buttons.

I use this alarm in addition to my Abus folding and/or U-lock when parking it out of my sight.  Recommended, even if belatedly in your case.

similarly, i went with this - https://www.juicedbikes.com/products/juiced-bikes-horn it's loud, and every time my wife bumps the bike in the garage, it goes off and she curses at it.


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General Chat / Re: Buyer's Remorse
« on: November 05, 2023, 07:22:00 AM »
love my RR6+

no actual regrets, but the longer i've had it, the more i realize i ride almost exclusively on pavement, and don't really need fat knobby tires. i've since gone to lower profile tires, but can't do much about the fat part except maybe shave a 1/2 inch off.

and perhaps the weight. the next one may be something like like a 'Lectric foldable, but i do really wish battery technology would step it up so we could get greater range without having to pay a fortune.

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Rad Modifications / Re: Rover 6+ saddle upgrade > Corbin Commuter
« on: October 23, 2023, 10:50:16 AM »
thanks for posting this.  i'm definitely intrigued.....

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General Chat / Re: Rad
« on: October 23, 2023, 09:37:14 AM »
blanket statements are the worst.

two years in my RR6+.
I am not mechanically inclined. I've changed out my flats a few times, but that's it.

Other than having bought it at peak price, i couldn't be happier with my bike, and it's giving me about 4,000 miles of joy. Probably be more if it wasn't 105+ degrees every day this summer.

Also, if you want prices of any other ebike, yea, they usually supply those prices free of charge, and can easily be found on a website.

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Rad Power Bikes Classifieds / Re: 2022 Rad Rover Plus for Sale
« on: October 15, 2023, 11:47:56 AM »
as tempting as this is, pretty sure my wife would murder me if i brought home a second RR6....

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