one day after my catastrophic rim failure, TW560 arrives at möckli elektrofahrzeuge. thomas mails me a few pictures and lets me know that this time repairs will not come cheap! let’s have a quick look, shall we? one of the first things to be subjected to abrasion is the battery bay. TW560’s battery bay wasn’t in a good shape in the first place: first rim failure and … obviously my 3 weeks in india. furthermore, a very expensive part of TW560 has had enough: the plexi hood. they are not being produced anymore and replacing it will mean sourcing some […]
water & dirt everywhere
does your TWIKE suddenly take on massive amounts of water? is the foot well carpet always wet? …i might have a hint for you 🙂 first of all: take out the carpet! then, have a look around! aha! the culprit! an emergency stop pushed back the front wheel suspension as far as to crack the front assembly panel. all the water coming off the wheel went directly into the interior! the solution: silicone! clean out the dirt, hang up the carpets to dry and get your trusted and seasoned co-pilot to visit you and help with the repairs! being able […]
under the hood #2: water + batteries > combine at your own risk!
i’ve had problems charging the TWIKE recently. after driving in wet conditions, charging led to FI failures. i was, however, always able to charge using the two external onboard chargers i added to TW560 for fast charging. charging on normal fuses was no problem and since i normally charge the TWIKE during the night on a 6A non-FI secured line, it took some time to discover the problem… the problem had to be with the internal charger and internal electronics. thomas from moeckli elektrofahrzeuge agreed to have a look and this blog entry documents what we found… TW560 was one […]
better change tyres earlier
just a quick update. driving from berne to zurich on the A1 motorway, cruising at 95kph behind a larger truck, the TWIKE suddenly starts to roll precariously. for a quick moment it feels like strong sidewinds hitting the TWIKE. but then, normally, sidewinds make the front part of the vehicle move like this, not the back. seconds later things get *much* worse and i decide to pull over and check what the problem is. well, even for the untrained eye the problem is very obvious. a flat tyre! i had scheduled an appointment for the following week with my local […]
Road-side repair course
although i am fairly familiar with most components of the TWIKE, i have always left repairs to thomas möckli from möckli elektrofahrzeuge in marthalen. he has been able to accommodate most of my special modification requests – be it a better distribution of breaking power between front and back wheels, or my bluetooth sound streaming to the TWIKE or everyday tasks such as changing the tyres > thomas makes it happen. since the announcement of TW560’s taking part at the WAVE in india on www.twikeklub.ch, the usual suspects related to TWIKE vehicles have been in touch and have offered their […]