Chris Nolte
Well-Known Member
Based on my experience the majority of the issues with Bosch Motor bearings come after pressure washing. This issue has been mitigated with the bearing seal kit which wasn’t present on the original gen 2 motors in Europe and the UK and this is why you’ll hear about more problems there. Especially in the UK where it’s quire common to ride in the mud and tuning is common place due to the marketing of some major retailers.
We’ve sold thousands of bikes with the Bosch motor and I can count the mechanical motor issues we’ve experienced on my one hand. A few were from incorrect crank arm at the factory causing the c clip on the drive spindle to break. I know this sounds crazy, but even if we’ve missed something with some of our remote customers that might of worked at a local shop. This is one of the reason that the large majority of our catalog is Bosch powered bikes.
I know many want to believe that Yamaha or Brose is a better system but the reality is their market penetration is significantly less than Bosch but based on our experience at our shop the failures have been dramatic. Especially with Brose, last year we had nearly a 50% failure rate on the Brose TF motor.
If you watch the market you’ll see certain brands like Raleigh switching to Bosch on several of there top models. I assure you it’s not because they’re getting a better deal. I generally don’t find the need to defend Bosch system, but there is common misinformation based on speculation and I want to help dispel that.
The reality is that this is a very new industry and there is little reliable information out there. It’s also difficult for any motor manufacture to truley predict the real service life of their parts in an international market with such varied conditions. I think it’s good that Bosch is offering this though and from my side it shows that they have listening to the market and following its needs. I am also sure that they are working to continual improve on previous iterations. I continue to be excited about what the future of this industry brings.
I hope this is helpful.
We’ve sold thousands of bikes with the Bosch motor and I can count the mechanical motor issues we’ve experienced on my one hand. A few were from incorrect crank arm at the factory causing the c clip on the drive spindle to break. I know this sounds crazy, but even if we’ve missed something with some of our remote customers that might of worked at a local shop. This is one of the reason that the large majority of our catalog is Bosch powered bikes.
I know many want to believe that Yamaha or Brose is a better system but the reality is their market penetration is significantly less than Bosch but based on our experience at our shop the failures have been dramatic. Especially with Brose, last year we had nearly a 50% failure rate on the Brose TF motor.
If you watch the market you’ll see certain brands like Raleigh switching to Bosch on several of there top models. I assure you it’s not because they’re getting a better deal. I generally don’t find the need to defend Bosch system, but there is common misinformation based on speculation and I want to help dispel that.
The reality is that this is a very new industry and there is little reliable information out there. It’s also difficult for any motor manufacture to truley predict the real service life of their parts in an international market with such varied conditions. I think it’s good that Bosch is offering this though and from my side it shows that they have listening to the market and following its needs. I am also sure that they are working to continual improve on previous iterations. I continue to be excited about what the future of this industry brings.
I hope this is helpful.