A close friend to our family had this Rad Wagon Cargo eBike stolen from them a few months ago. They replaced it and then the Oceanside PD recovered it in a bike theft sting operation. It was returned to them but vandalized. They were able to get coverage on from their insurance and gifted it to my family.

This is exactly what my wife and I have been talking about for her to use to take my daughter to school next year, so I have through the summer to get it fixed up and running again.

Looks to be missing the Battery holder, Battery, basket bolts and a chain. All the cables need to be replaced or at least adjusted, and I plan to sand and refinish the wood steps and the bottom of the basket.

I have no idea what they used to try and paint the bike black.... I can only assume whomever stole it was trying to change the color so it would not be recognized?

I will try some solvents to see if I can just restore the white, and then possibly get a nice decal kit for it. If I cannot get it cleaned up I will strip it all the way down, sand it and get it painted.

Tires are in good shape and I am hoping the hub motor still works.

As I work on it I will post updates here. Just picked it up last night and I am not sure when I will be able to start working on it, but I am really excited for this rebuild.

The previous owners had the serial number transferred to my name with Rad Power Bikes, so I can order parts from them.

Any suggestions or places to start with testing the motor? I have rebuilt a number of regular bikes over the years, but never an eBike, so the electronics will be new for me. Any advice or suggestions on other online resources are appreciated.

This is my first post here, so I will be digging around on this site as well for more info.