1. On which side (on your scooter type e-bikes) is your back brake lever installed?

I bought a Switch 100 from Daymak and I think only the physical cables are reversed on the brakes.
I'm used to bicycles with the back brake lever on the right (throttle side).
I don't even know if this bike has regen. braking, but I swear, if I use the front brake (right lever) both
wheels are braking. This might be the case if I'm easing the front brake cable while the electronics think
I'm half applying the rear brake, if you see what I mean.

2. Silly as it seems, I think the factory installed the front axle nut backwards, or perhaps it doesn't matter.

I had some noise and shuddering on the front brake, so I took the wheel and brake drum off and reinstalled it. After pushing it through the fork, then spacer/wheel/fork, I realised that I had installed the bolt backwards to how I had removed it.
Noise and shuddering gone.
So, does it matter which way the bolt goes through?
As of now, the castle nut is on the brake side of the front wheel.

The universal standard in North America is rear brakes, right side. Although on my ebike, the one in my picture also has them reversed. My theory is that for saftey reasons of some sort they put the rear controls (brake and throttle) on opposite sides. Maybe someone can shed some more light this one as I'm curious about it myself.

-Vic

I considered that it was reversed because of the throttle, but my wifes Daymak Vienna has the back brake on the standard (to me) right side.
I don't know about the bicycles you rode Vic, but all the ones I ever rode/built in Canada had the rear brake handle on the right side.

Cheers

Yep, to make sure I wasn't crazy in my old age, I just checked my mountain bike and 10 speed.
Rear brake: Right side.
Motorcycles have them reversed so that the clutch is not with the throttle, and the front brake therefore
has to go on the right.

I made a mistake Phil, it's correct now. Right side is rear brakes.

I made a mistake Phil, it's correct now. Right side is rear brakes.

Cheers, thanks for checking.
I'm pretty sure the piece work guys in China mixed up the physical cables, but not the electrical ones.
Any other suggestions from the board regarding this, or the front axle bolt question?

TIA

Phil

Bicycles are usually right = rear, motorcycles are left = rear, and it seems most of the scooter style e-bikes are set up like motorcycles, left = rear.

good to know.
i always assumed that motorcycles had a brake system(front and back split) off one handle (right side) and the left was the clutch.
i should really learn all that stuff if i'm gonna get my M-class in the spring.