Electric Bikes - ElecTrec throttle issues?

Does anyone else have an ElecTrec? If yes, have any of you had issues with a quirky throttle? Mine has started to get weird. Sometimes it dies when I want to pull away from a stop (hit the throttle, nothing happens...), and sometimes it stays on when I let go of the throttle. The brake cut-out still works, so if I'm stopped at a light, I just hold the brake and the bike never tries to take off, but still, it needs to be fixed, sooner rather than later.

I have noticed something odd about the wiring bridle that goes to the motor on the left rear fork (wrapped with a piece of neoprene that velcos on) that makes me think its a short or loose connection. If that bundle of wires (the power cable/throttle and lines from both brakes) gets bumped, I can (sometimes) make the bike do its strange things.

As anyone else run into this, and is there an common site of the problem? Am I going to have to get the multitester out and start tracing circuits?

-Keith

I have the ElecTrec for a year and haven't had that problem, yet

Does anyone else have an ElecTrec? If yes, have any of you had issues with a quirky throttle? Mine has started to get weird. Sometimes it dies when I want to pull away from a stop (hit the throttle, nothing happens...), and sometimes it stays on when I let go of the throttle. The brake cut-out still works, so if I'm stopped at a light, I just hold the brake and the bike never tries to take off, but still, it needs to be fixed, sooner rather than later.

I have noticed something odd about the wiring bridle that goes to the motor on the left rear fork (wrapped with a piece of neoprene that velcos on) that makes me think its a short or loose connection. If that bundle of wires (the power cable/throttle and lines from both brakes) gets bumped, I can (sometimes) make the bike do its strange things.

As anyone else run into this, and is there an common site of the problem? Am I going to have to get the multitester out and start tracing circuits?

-Keith

I'd break out the multitester before an accident happens. The last thing you need is a full on stuck throttle...:eek:

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Called Electrik-Motion to ask about a rack (they have one thats custom for the ElecTrec) and asked Eddie about the weird throttle thing. He says he's seen it before - its caused by corrosion on some of the contacts. He recommends everyone with an ElecTrec wrap the connections with electrical tape - Look under the neoprene wrap on the left rear fork - there are several connectors there. He also recommended wrapping the connector from the battery, but I take my battery off every day, so thats not feasible. I'm looking for some silicone tubing that I can roll back or something.
-Keith

Thanks for the information