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Just to update this problem, the trike could not be made to hold a steady speed in SPORT mode (PAS 3?) even by holding the throttle absolutely still the speed surged from wide open to idle about once or twice per second. I don't know if it was this behavior or the bad differential but Lectric...

Now the trike has to go back to Lectric. I got the email today. They will supply a box and shipping. I need to repack it and wait for a replacement. My plans to use it over the holidays just got nuked. Bad differential (and controller too I think) prompted replacement... I doubt if it has 20...

Update today: At Lectric's request I took the trike to the nearest local bike shop for inspection under warranty which I thought was good of them. Still having problems with the throttle: at level 3 (SPORT) can't hold a steady speed. Motor surges significantly between what seems like wide open...

Well, chicken one day, feathers the next... Lectric said to take the trike with the front chain problem to a local bike shop for an inspection under warranty so that's scheduled for Monday. Then checking the other trike revealed its front chain is OK, but the rear chain goes from about 1"...

I received a reply from Lectric about the trike2 750 chain adjustment. Here's a quote: ... I've listed some steps below on the idler pulley adjustment. I did this for the front chains on both trikes. They are longer than the motor chains and easier to get to. On one trike it seemed to work...

stompandgo, Thank you! Interestingly, the sprockets are less than a foot apart for both the pedal chains and the motor chains so I suspect the amount of sag will probably want to be a bit less than 1/4" (maybe 1/8" to 3/16"?) Your suggestion of finger tightening and tapping for the tensioner...

Two (or maybe three counting both chains on each trike) problems. New Lectric Trike2 750 (two of them) with the following so far: 1) Both chains on each trike were so tight they were rigid. Couldn't flex them at all with heavy thumb pressure. Easy fix I hope, but since I don't have any...

PCeBiker, Thank you for another possibility for fixing this design flaw! I did a preliminary internet search; it seems "interesting" to try to find a KT model number that will work specifically with the Lectric 750 trike2. Perhaps I'll be able to find a source for that if I keep looking... Tom

stompandgo, Good list of things to look into. Alas, I'm in NE FL and there's no Lectric dealer nearby so I'll try as best I can to see if those settings will help. Tom

Jeremy, Sure sounds like something to try - thank you.

Faulty design is certainly something they can control. Other bikes/trikes do not exhibit this dangerous behavior.

We just received two Lectric Trike2 750s. They seemed fine until we tried to ride them using the throttle to move from a dead stop. The throttles on each bike turn about 10 degrees (or about 1/4") before anything at all happens. Then the trike suddenly lurches and lunges forward. Is this...