Hi all :)

[C5-Ben]

Hi everybody,

I'm (29m) from Bavaria/Germany and bought 2-3weeks ago a basic C5 from northern germany.

I'm looking if more from my area (Bavaria) has also one? 

At the moment i do some repairs on my C5 and have some discussions regarding german law for driving on roads!

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Ben

[Umpa]

hi ben and welcome to the forum,

I hope you enjoy your C5.  What is the law regarding driving a C5 in Germany ?

Regards

Ian..

[radiomarty]

Good to hear from you Ben - keep us updated on the re-build.

Regards Radiomarty

[Karl]

a warm welcome to the forum mate 

[Retro Andy]

hi ben and welcome to the forum,

I hope you enjoy your C5.  What is the law regarding driving a C5 in Germany ?

Regards

Ian..

Hello Ben and welcome to the C5 Alive forum, i dont think you we break the law in a C5 when it comes to speeding in Germany 
Its great to hear from people from other places, its a shame we cant all meet for the biggest meeting of C5's.

Retro Andy

[Phil]

Hi Ben,

I'm Phil from south-west Germany.
The most important regulations concerning electric bicycles in Germany are:

• motor power max. 250W
• motor must shut off when exeeding 25km/h (about 16mph)
• motor only enabled while pedaling

This rules originate from EU regulations made sometime in the late 90ies.
BUT: The C5 is much older and since the regulations don't apply to previously build vehicles (as far as I know) my personal opinion is:

Just don't care about it.


Regards,
Phil

[Karl]

Same as over here, fortunately the rules do not apply retrospectively 

Numbers (2) and (3) are responsible for castrating the performance of the new generation of electric bicycles  , unless you can get hold of an American spec one (or can "de-restrict" it) they hardly seem worth having now 

[C5-Ben]

On Sunday I bought my second C5 from CH.
He had 3x C5's - one was sold a week before and I got the second from him.
INFO: One is left in CH/Winterthur if somebody want it

All 3 which he had where never used for driving, only in a showroom for mobile phones in the 90ies.
Last 10 years there where in a garage.
wheels are flat and need to be exchanged
also need a new paint, because looks unlikely (old white painted with Logo of Mobile NATEL-C)

These days I will go again to the german TÜV (=Association for Technical Inspection) regarding german LAW!

[Retro Andy]

You will have to post some pictures mate.

Retro Andy

[radiomarty]

Hi Ben - welcome to the '2 C5' owner's - sounds really good mate - I agree with Andy love to see some photo's (maybe before and after).

Regards Martin

[Karl]

...also need a new paint, because looks unlikely (old white painted with Logo of Mobile NATEL-C)

Can you not remove the paint and restore it to the original finish ?

Several C5's on here have been successfully cleaned up - although if you do fancy a different colour there is nothing wrong with painting it 

[C5-Ben]

I think I'll try to clean the second C5 next time I have time for that.
At first I'll make my first one ready to use 
Who can I put pic here?

[Karl]

I think I'll try to clean the second C5 next time I have time for that.
At first I'll make my first one ready to use 
Who can I put pic here?

I've had to disable the attachment feature on the forum due to lack of space, so you will need to use a "photobucket" account or something similar
http://photobucket.com/