E-BikeKit™ Installation

The E-BikeKit™ electric bicycle motor kit is supplied as a set of do-it-yourself (DIY) parts for the user to install on their bicycle. Each installation will be different and therefore it is the responsibility of the purchaser to determine the best way to install the kit on their particular bicycle. The following instructions should be considered as general guidelines only - your installation will be slightly different. If you do not have the mechanical ability to correctly and safely install this kit, you should obtain the services of a professional bicycle shop or other qualified technician.

IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE USING YOUR OWN BATTERY AND NOT ONE OF OURS.
There is a yellow wire on the controller to battery connector. The yellow wire is for the electronic key in the controller, you should connect this yellow wire to the positive pole on the battery along with the red wire.
**All of the batteries that we offer easily connect to the controller w/ a "plug and play" connector battery harness. Click the "Buy Batteries!" link above to see battery options.

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Important Rule: How to insert the wheel to ensure it will move forward and not backwards. When the bike is upright the wires should come out of the right side of the front forks.

Step 1
Make sure you have a suitable frame. Do not install a front wheel hub motor on a bike with an alloy fork. Alloy forks are not strong. With the torque produced by a hub motor they can break. If you are in doubt of your fork composite you can easily test the front fork and axle hanger with a magnet to be sure they are made of steel before doing the conversion. If the magnet is not attracted to both the hanger and the fork you will need to find a frame with a front fork made of steel. The rest of the frame can be alloy but not the forks.

Step 2
Turn the Bike upside-down and let the air out of the front tire. Then unhook brakes to allow for the wheel to come off the forks. The E-BikeKit™ comes with a brand new high quality tire and tube already on the rim but you may choose to use your existing tire so you can remove that and put it onto the E-BikeKit™ rim. If your old tire is worn, cracked or damaged in any way we suggest using the new tire that is supplied with your E-BikeKit™.

Step 3
Take the E-BikeKit™ rim and hub and place it between the forks to make sure it will fit correctly. Important Rule: How to insert the wheel to ensure it will move forward and not backwards. When the bike is upright the wires should come out of the right side of the front forks. After making sure it fits you can secure the rim in place. Make sure you tighten the bolts very tight and use the brackets to keep the motor from spinning while in the fork. If the motor spins inside the fork because it is not tight enough then you will have problem when the spinning hub motor eats and chews up the wiring. Inflate the tire, secure the brakes and flip the bike back over.

Step 4
Next you will need to remove the grips from the handle bars and then remove the existing front brake handle. After removing the existing front brake handle you must take it apart and put on the E-BikeKit™ brake handle with electric switch. Once you have done this you can replace the left bike grip. For the right side handle you will now connect the throttle. If you have a twist throttle you will simply slide it onto you right side handlebar. If you have a thumb throttle then you will secure it to the handle and then slide your right handle grip back on.

Step 5
Next you will need to mount the bike rack behind the seat to hold the battery.

Step 6
Now you have to decide where you would like to mount the controller. Best places are behind the seat or on top of your battery bag. Do not mount in inside the battery bag because the controller needs ventilation.

Step 7
Then you must route all of the wires toward the back of the bike and secure the wires with zip ties. Make sure you have full range of motion with the handlebars when tying back the wires and leave some slack at each zip tie.

Step 8
Connect all of the wires to the controller. Almost all the wires are color coded to make the process simple. However, the brake connector cable in the kit has wires that are red and black.  The controller wire and connector that match are black and white.  Connect the red to the white and the black to the black for this connection of the brake wires to the controller.

IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE USING YOUR OWN BATTERY AND NOT ONE OF OURS.
There is a yellow wire on the controller to battery connector. The yellow wire is for the electronic key in the controller, you should connect this yellow wire to the positive pole on the battery along with the red wire.

When all connections are correctly and securely connected plug your battery into the controller.

Step 9
Finally, make sure the breaks are placed and tightened to your comfort level.

That's it! Now you are ready to ride. Be careful and get the feel for you new e-bike. It is recommend you ride a few miles and then come back to check everything over and give everything a good tightening one more time. You should check your kit and bike often to make sure all connections are secure, especially near the hub. You want to always keep those bolts around the front axle tight and secure.

A WORD OF CAUTION:
The Hall Effect Sensor wires inside the axle are thin, delicate wires that can be easily broken. The most common reason these wires get broken is because the nuts, which secure the hub motor/wheel on the front forks are not sufficiently tightened. If the nuts are loose, there is a possibility that the motor will spin within the forks, wrapping the cable into a ball, and severing the Hall Effects Sensor wires.

In many cases, you cannot visually see that the Hall Effects Sensor wires are broken. When these wires are severed, the motor will not fire properly, i.e., the motor will vibrate or "chatter", in much the same way that an automobile engine will run badly when one of its cylinders is not firing. Many people mistake the "chattering" for a bad wheel-center bearing, when it is really severed Hall Effects Sensor wires.

Again...You should check your kit and bike often to make sure all connections are secure, especially the nuts that secure the wheel to the front axle.