Toronto Electric Riders Association Message Board › E-bike Experiences › My E-Bike Review/Story
| Michael | |
|
|
|
| Ben Jamin | |
|
|
Hey, Michael, thanks for the well written article about your early e-bike experience. You can kill the the turn signal beeper, i am sure - mine had its own speaker - which i had removed - but there has to be a wire coming from the controller, even if it goes to a shared speaker, eh? Good looking machine. Stay safe and have fun.
Cheers |
| Michael | |
|
|
Hey, Michael, thanks for the well written article about your early e-bike experience. You can kill the the turn signal beeper, i am sure - mine had its own speaker - which i had removed - but there has to be a wire coming from the controller, even if it goes to a shared speaker, eh? Good looking machine. Stay safe and have fun. Hey Ben! Thanks for the reply! I tried to disconnect that beeper but it is wired in conjunction with the horn. I Tried to see which wire would just connect the turn signal to the horn but when i disconnected it, it disconnected the whole turn signal switch. |
| lOCk | |
|
|
Hi Michael
Sounds like the bike has a device separate from the horn watt makes the audible turning signal? Pretty sure this "beeper" must incorporate some sort of surface that vibrates like a speaker cone to create the sound waves? If ya can open up the beeper case and identify the "cone" I'd just drop some glue etc right on the cone to dampen it's vibration. Most electronic sound/beeper devices are pretty tiny, and maybe not really open up-able, but must have a hole/holes for the sound, and perhaps the hole could be glued over? Good luck Lock |
| Tom | |
|
|
Great review and congrats on the new bike mate...
I too have a new Shiny 500 w bike also, mine from EMMO, with plans to do a same review SOON! Cheers Happy Riding! |
| Michael | |
|
|
Hi Michael On mine the Beeper and horn all come for the same speaker. As for opening up the speaker, I can't because it is welded shut. Thanks for the advice anyhow! |
| Lubo_Mechanic | |
|
|
In case when the turn beeper is separate small beeper with a small hole in the middle, a small screw can be selftapped in that hole until it touches the diafragm. That let me to gradually adjust the loudness of that nasty beeping to my liking on my first bike. Complete silencing of the beeper is not advisable, because despite blinking turning light on the dashboard it's pretty easy to forget to turn off the turning signal after completion of the turn since blinking isn't often that bright especially in the daylight.
|
| Fred | |
|
|
Complete silencing of the beeper is not advisable, because despite blinking turning light on the dashboard it's pretty easy to forget to turn off the turning signal after completion of the turn since blinking isn't often that bright especially in the daylight. I guess this is a matter of personal preference, but I agree with Lubo. I have seen many ebikes/scooters/motorcycles - gas and electric - riding for many blocks with a turn signal flashing that they forgot to turn off, potentially confusing other drivers. We already have enough safety "challenges" out there negotiating the streets of Toronto. In fact, my bike didn't come with beepers, so I bought a couple and installed them (Lubo - thanks for the tip on adjusting volume..I may just try that).. |
| Lubo_Mechanic | |
|
|
You're always welcome, Fred. Just don't kill your beeper screwing too deep into it's heart :-)
|
| Jay Dee | |
|
|
Hey Mike,
have you caught any flack from other users of the multi-trail you mentioned? We have a few multi-use trails here in Toronto, but scooter style ebikes seem to be the bane of their existence. They are definitely banned from usage on the Martin Goodman (waterfront) trail down here in T.O. |