Why I love Bafang motors on Custom Electric Bikes

Just finished my BBSHD kit install today and all I can say is WOW! Thanks Johnny the install went flawlessly and now my fat tire bike has wings.

I just picked up a lightly used BBS02 kit for my project. Even with a new bike I should be able to get on the road for about $1100. Considering that new factory made mid-drive eBikes start at $2000 minimum and go up from there, it's a great deal. An advantage the Bafang kits have over factory eBikes is that the factory ones generally have the frame designed around a specific (usually expensive) motor, and if it breaks and a replacement is unavailable, the frame becomes useless. When you use a standard bike frame it is always upgradeable, or you can even return it to pedal power only if you want.

Johnny nerdout is one of the big advantages to living in Salt Lake. Pretty fortunate to have this fellow living 5 miles from me

Same here been nerding over these all week since being told I can't drive due to medical reasons just waiting for the parts to be delivered now. The thing I'm most excited about is my bike has a lot of upgraded components done over the last year the motor will be the icing on the cake.

Thanks heaps Johnny. I've been watching a bunch of your videos recently and I appreciate everything you have taught and in such an friendly and approachable way. I've gone from considering a 3.2k giant to then a 2k bafang kit which is programmed and sold locally to now having the confidence to order my own kit and programing cable and saving about 800 bucks. Thanks man, I'm a sub for good

I 'm running a Bafang HD and I just got my interface cable. The main thing I want to do is soften the motor start to eliminate the initial jolt on my drivetrain when I start to pedal. I am absolutely loving this thing! Like you, I'm an electronics nerd and this stuff lands right in my wheelhouse.

Found your content recently when searching for ebike parts. Love the channel

Been following your videos for many months, Johnny Nerd's good value .Im in the process building my own Bafange powered ebike from an old manual (pedal-pedal power) Discovery, made in NZ 5-6 yrs ago. An ok push bike 4 keeping fit! The programmable Bafange option looks like a winner , especially for this old-bugger, that's having trouble keeping up. Currently running a KTM Bosch... which is ok for ladies!

Thank you, bought an E-Bike with a Bafang motor for the power to go up hills at 750 Watts for the maximum my state allows before having to get a license plate to use it... appreciate this video for the programming aspect of the Bafang motor.... have a great day.

I took your advice and choose the bafang hd conversion kit. I live in the UK Lake District and 1 in 4 hills are the norm here. I brought a titanium frame bike with high quality components for £850 on ebay then a 1000ah battery and bafang hd kit total £1700. The bike is wonderful, uses 1100 Watts on those 1 in 4 hills. We can only buy poor spec'd bikes for £4500 here. Glad I took your advice. For £4500 you get a very under powered 250 watt bosch motor and 500ah battery. I checked the bafang standard configuration using a configuration lead with a view to change some of the settings, but having covered 200 miles I am finding the standard configuration pretty good and see no need to change them.

100% agree with you. My BBS01b has been bomb proof ..lov it..it’s only 250w but I’ve altered the firmware and now it performs really well..thanks Johnny for good honest info..when people ask me now about the bafang unit I send them to your you tube channel..

Ive used the bafang g06 fatbike hub and the bbshd. They have both been faultless under severe conditions. I cooked the g06 up huge climbs over rocks at 45amps, melted a few phase wires, but the motors and gears have never let me down.

Many thanks for another insightful e-bike video. Hoping to have the time this summer to convert my Townie Elektra. 😁

Can't believe I never seen your channel before. Good stuff! 👍Cheers

I have a 500w Hub motor on my first ekit conversion on a commuter, but also because of your videos, I've just ordered a BBS02 750w for my Trek Slash 8 MTB. and I'll get another one for the commuter when the Hub motor dies. Cheers for all the info.

Thank you so much for your invaluable information, highly appreciate it.

Agreed! First I don't do hub motors, not interested(I live in a hilly area). I have 2 bikes with Bafang Motors and one with a Tongsheng. The Tongsheng isn't a bad motor and if it had been my first mid drive motor I would probably have been happy with it. Also if I could have changed the settings like i can with the Bafang's I might enjoy it more. I live in the UK so being a good law abiding senior citizen I bought the Bafang BBS01B a 250 watt motor, and immediately found the 15.5 mph cut off(legal requirement) was right on my normal pace, so it would constantly see-saw off and on, really annoying, so that got moved to 17 mph, I checked and that was within the allowed tolerance's, and with the cable and program you mentioned I tuned it to my liking. and even a little 250 watt motor makes a huge difference when hill climbing even the steepest of hills, its not nearly enough watts, but you learn how to get the best out of it and stay legal. Eventually I said fcuk it and bought the Tongsheng which is a 350 watt motor(naughty, naughty) and honestly it's not as powerful as the 100 watt less Bafang and is very limited in what you can program so doesn't get much use. I am into stealth, I prefer it if people don't know that my bike is electrically assisted, I removed the throttle on all of my bikes and i have no desire to rush around, I have a full license so if i wanted speed I could buy a big Honda, BUT at my age and being a little overweight there is no way I could manage without my Ebikes, I have never been stopped by plod whilst on any of my bikes, so I am seriously looking at the Bafang BBS02B 750 watt and getting a bike trailer so i can do the occasional overnight wild camp. If i had been a lot younger, like you I would have started a small business on the side, converting bicycles to ebikes, I mean some of these E-mountain bikes go for would you believe £12,500 (S-Works Turbo Levo SL) and even £5000 is needed for a half decent E-mountain bike. Unbelievable!

Ware I live it is mainly all flat, for like 20 miles, I have a hub motor, and it works fine. But i agree with your liking the mid drive for the power.

It’s such a shame I didn’t come across your channel before I bought my 1000w 48v bike. It’s a rear hub but retains the 8 Shimano gears. All I want now is a Bafang 1000w. Aarrgghh!

Been preaching this for years. The BBSHD 750w can even be upgraded to 1500w or 3000w by replacing the controller. I knew nothing about ebikes and built my custom cruiser from scratch. Plus I know everything about my bike for repairs.