Hi all ........ Picked up my first C5 on Bank holiday Monday, needs a bit of work doing, but not bad condition for 20 years old and looking forward to getting...
Hi all As far as cleaning the body goes... try green scratchys (on the back of sponges) and jif (now called cif) and lots of warm water jetwash etc. but be...
I now have Mr. Shorter's C5, and alas it is in a very sorry state! :- ( Pictures here: http://snipurl.com/C5Front http://snipurl.com/C5Back Good bits: It has...
I knew there would be more bit's needed.... Left hand side pedal crank cover thingy The white bit's that hold the pod on Cheers. ... state! :- ... health, ... ...
Thanks for the encouraging comments seems a friendly lot on here, looking forward to getting it working, the wife thinks i've gone mad ! Thanks again to...
Tim Oh what a sorry state... Ok If you are essentially keeping the c5 for yourself now, (which given your description of the old man) is understandable. I will...
Hi all With emmigration looming, and a lack of buyers for C5alive I am going to be closing it in the next month or so. Basically I was asking what I thought...
Chris Good luck with the emigration plans- They are a lot bigger than C5ALIVE! Thanks for your friendly manner and spares/tech support and enthusiasm over the...
Hi Chris...I will take any parts you can offer, many thanks for your help! p.s I really really need a rear brake drum side wheel too (otherwise this C5 isn't...
As Chris said, Cif + scouring pads (Don't use those non-stick ones, they're useless on plastic) + a lot of elbow grease is the only way. Boot locks show up on...
Ive been converting my c5 over to 24 volt, trying diiferent types of motors etc. My best efforts yet seem to be with the old motor with a speed controller and...
I am so glad to give you all the notice that C5alive will be carrying on in the spirit that i started it by a completely mental enthusiast Mark Smith Presently...
The simple 24V conversion certainly spices things up, legality issues included. Like you, the lack of brakes are terrifying. Options seem to be:- 1) Mountain...
Hi Everyone, I have just bought my first C5 and am happily restoring it. The original serial number plate is missing, is the serial number printed anywhere...
Hi Everyone, The chain tensioner is missing from my C5. Does anyone know where I can purchase one. Im thinking of using a standard bike tensioner if one is not...
Hi Everyone, I Do have a problem with the electronics after 4 minutes everything falls off and then I have to disconnect the battery for a split-second than we...
What sort of battery do you have? Also when did you last clean the connections to the battery and inside the black box? chrisc ... From: "edwinkuppens"...
Hi Jason, There are loads of places to get parts,Ebay,C5alive,Adam Harper on the Sinclair website under spares stocks every item. Best of luck, MarkK ... From:...
hi chris I use a 35 amp car battery And I had the controlebox open for repare 2 weeks ago Someone made a wrong battery conection So there was a burnout on the...
I had a brief stint with 24v and all was great (26mph) until the gearbox and motor melted! The reason for the motor overheating was that my home made speed...
Assuming the battery contacts are good, it sounds like it's either a broken solder joint in the Control Box (resolder all the solder contacts) or the +5v...
I have a Adam Harper 24 volt,it utilises the standard gearbox/belt,it has a blower forcing air through the motor,it has a two stage switch replacing the old...
Do you have license plates on A C5 for the public road In the Netherlands is this cone by A nieuw low 01/01/2007 all motorist vehicles must have a license...
Replace car battery with leisure battery, car battery will die very quickly on a C5. Check soldering of components in control box for bad joints best I can do...
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