My mate is selling this for 800 quid

[Chargeride]

Its immaculate, but got quite a lot of charges, still I think its a bargain, hes a perfectionist on servicing and maintenance

 

[Stefan Mikes]

If you can afford a new battery or are ready to risk the battery fire then... Go on

 

[fooferdoggie]

it's a bosch battery and you can get a crap ton of charges on one. I bet I have over 15,000 miles on one battery.

 

[Chargeride]

Been to see it, its so immaculate he admitted there was a slight crack in the battery voltage test button, which you could only detect with a fingernail.
He has all the original receipts and servicing, spare keys, still in the original wallet.
Rides perfect, though hes fitted 4.8s.
Picking it up Monday.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Picking it up Monday.

It has no throttle.

 

[Chargeride]

Oh jeez, forget it then

 

[Chargeride]

Picked it up, had to chop the seat post, the seller was inly 5'8' and had it that high.
Now Im in a new world of proprietry battery tech and one off data signalling .hey ho...you can buy a copy battery for 200 quid off alibaba fireworks dept

 

[EMGX]

I see that another member posted above that it is a Bosch battery but it looks like my Yamaha battery. Do you know which it is? In the past I couldn't find aftermarket replacement batteries for my BH Gravel X with Yamaha PW-SE motor but now they seem to be widely available including on Amazon for as low as ~$300 to ~$400 USD for a 17ah/612wh battery. A couple years ago I bought a 500wh Yamaha battery for $400 from a bike mechanic selling inventory so I don't need another but the 17ah aftermarket battery sounds interesting, not UL listed but neither is the Yamaha battery.

 

[Chargeride]

Its the Yamaha motor and battery, I'd be happy purchasing the cheaper batteries, just open up the case to inspect the build quality.
I'm not buying a 600 quid battery for a 800 quid bike.
The part numbers line up in the description, but it has to talk to the controller I think.
Worse case scenario would be ending up with a spare battery for my bafang drive.
I wouls stick with the 13ah for the reduced weight

 

[EMGX]

The battery and controller definitely have to communicate for it to work. A few years ago I built an Arduino board based on a design posted by somebody on a European pedelecs forum but he shortly revised the design and programming several times and I never trusted to use it. So the Yamaha code has been long since cracked and it appears that working aftermarket batteries are now available. When I bought my overstock Yamaha battery for $400 the going rate was `$1000 for 500wh Yamaha.

 

[Chargeride]

Splendid

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Been to see it, its so immaculate he admitted there was a slight crack in the battery voltage test button, which you could only detect with a fingernail.
He has all the original receipts and servicing, spare keys, still in the original wallet.
Rides perfect, though hes fitted 4.8s.
Picking it up Monday.

How many miles on the odometer?