Hi Rider,
It may only feel like it's been raining in Munich for two months, but we're making progress in assembly. In April we delivered almost 50 bikes and in May we want to crack the 60 mark. And everyone who receives a Bonfire X from now on can look forward to a cool new update. We now have a delivery plan for the Swiss. And last but not least, I have a survey for you from my working students and we are giving away 3 x €50 vouchers for our store among all participants.
PS: Unfortunately I don't have time for videos at the moment. I'm currently helping to build mopeds and that simply has priority at the moment. I think it's also more important for you to get your moped as soon as possible ;)
Delivery times
First of all, we will not quite meet the delivery times as in the Trello Board. Now in May we will build all Bonfire X orders from May 2022, June 2022 and July 2023. However, we will only be able to partially start the orders from August 2022 and September 2022, but will complete them in June. The 4 public holidays plus bridging days set us back just under a week.
Swiss deliveries
Unfortunately, we have not yet heard anything from the Swiss authorities, and our importer has not yet received any feedback either. However, we will now simply export all motorcycles as individual licenses until final approval. We have 20 orders from Switzerland, which we will deliver on the following weekends:
May 27/28
June 17/18
June 24/25
July 8/9
July 15/16
I can't tell you exactly when, but I will call you beforehand and confirm the delivery date.
New Bonfire X engine
I have good news for all those who have had to wait a long time and will only receive their Bonfire soon. It was worth the wait, because all Bonfire Xs that will be delivered from now on are already fitted with a new engine. This engine remains cooler and has more torque. This means it accelerates faster and you can ride around for longer before the motor gets too hot and has to cool down. Range remains the same.
Here below on the screenshots you can see the Albaufstieg in Baden Württemberg. There is a 2 km long ascent with a 10% gradient. I drove up this once, then did a lap on the country road at 80 km/h at the top of the Swabian Alb, then drove down again and then tried to drive up the ascent again. All without a break. A total distance of over 20 km (30% battery consumption)
On the left you can see the old engine. Here you can see that the old engine did not make the second ascent, the engine was too hot. Overall, the engine managed an average speed of 60 km7h and a climb of 412 m.
The new motor managed the second ascent easily (but the speed dropped from 60 km/h to 40 km/h after the second third) and could theoretically have gone even further up the Alb. Overall, the motor also managed an average speed of 60 km/h, but a climb of 583 m with the potential to go further up. The new motor has therefore achieved an improvement of 50% and with the better torque, even steeper climbs should not be a problem.
The new motor also accelerates faster. Particularly in the 0 to 10 km/h range, where wheel hub motors are somewhat sluggish, the new motor accelerates much faster. Here is a short comparison video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Ogom5PwA0
If you received your Bonfire earlier than April 2023, it is very likely that you still have the old engine. We delivered the first new engines from April 2023. If you want to know whether you already have the new engine, simply send us your engine number, which you can find on the left-hand side of the engine.
For all those who have the old engine, we offer two options:
We can send you a Bluetooth Dingle so you can change your settings to keep the engine a little cooler and you can ride a few minutes longer.
Or you can order the new engine including tires via our website:https: //www.blackteamotorbikes.com/collections/spare-parts/products/hub-motor
We have instructions for replacing the motor online and you will also receive a Bluetooth adapter to adjust the settings for the new motor. You can send your old motor back to us. We can refund you a lump sum of €200 for this. You will receive the payment as soon as we receive your motor.
Survey
We really appreciate your loyalty to Black Tea Motorbikes and want to keep improving to give you the best experience. We have therefore created a short survey and would be delighted if you would take the time to participate. We will raffle 3 x 50 € vouchers for our store among all participants.
It only takes a few minutes. Simply click on the following link to access the survey:
https://forms.office.com/r/jF8e6w0UZn
The winners of the vouchers will be contacted by email on May 25.
