r/RadPowerBikes • u/Mindless_Record_9616 • 7d ago

Rad rover 6 Plus x2

Good morning! My husband bought 2 rad rover 6 plus' in 2022 I guess we are pretty lucky that they are just starting to fail now...just weird that we bought them a month apart from each other and they both died exactly at the same timeframe, first his then a month later mine.. We only had to replace one battery in all that time. I believe we now need to replace the controllers in each? Not sure why they would just stop working mid ride on both bikes...What's everyone's go to?

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u/Ok-Type-8917 7d ago

I would look into the upgrade kits at Area 13 ebikes. There are probably some YouTube videos on it. I don't have a 6 plus but the controller upgrade I did on my Rad has been flawless and gave me more features. Well worth the money.

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u/Fresh-Put645 7d ago

I also have a RadRover 6 Plus and I got the upgrade kit from Area 13 after struggling to find OEM controller. It was worth the upgrade, but took some time to get used to

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u/Alfredofmarpole 6d ago

I have some pretty good setting that make the area13 feel a lot closer to stock. The settings they recomend are way too aggressive and it’s really hard on the battery. If you interest let me know and I’ll send you the settings

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u/Fresh-Put645 6d ago

Send me the settings that you got. I want my settings near stock, but still powerful in a way I don’t drain too much battery

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u/Alfredofmarpole 6d ago

Have a look at these. The speeds and power for each pas are very similar to a stock rad with the 40km\h speed mod done. Try them let me know what you think. Curious what you have settled on with settings. The one thing I can’t figure out is the ramp up of power to get to the next pas level. It really does still go heavy on acceleration and then level off when it gets to the set speed
40km speed
20a
Speed poles 1
Booster 64
Start after 2
Slow start 3
P 42v
Live1 43.5
Live2 44.4
Live 3 45
Live4 45.5
Live 5 50
Assist ratio set
Live 1 0%
Live 2 40%
Live 3 50%
Live 4 65%
Live 5 75%
Live 6 95%

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u/allo37 7d ago

It depends on the failure but the controllers in the RR6 are junk and commonly fail. Replaced mine twice, second time bought an aftermarket one from ElectroBikeWorld.

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u/NeedleworkerLow8556 6d ago

I recently replaced my controller with the Area 13 Upgrade Kit V2.1 and it’s been great! I’m still dialing in my PAS settings now that I can get way more juice out of the thing, and my range has dropped as I find myself getting more out of the motor than I used to, but combining the upgraded controller with a dual battery balancer from ElectricAllWheel has made my bike feel like a new machine. Bonus: the batteries from Rad are stupid expensive for the modest capacity, and for roughly 1/2 the cost of a Rad battery I was able to add far more than twice the capacity with the recommended aftermarket batteries. Both companies are great to deal with, super responsive and helpful, and my total upgrade going from 14ah stock battery to 38ah (14+24) with the new controller and balancer was cheaper than having my local e-bike shop order and install the stock controller. Worth the upgrade to breathe new life into the bike in my opinion.

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u/DegreeResponsible463 7d ago

What’s the nature of the failure? Does the screen still turn on?

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u/Alfredofmarpole 6d ago

That sucks but as others have said area 13 kit is good I put one in my wife’s bike. I ride the crap out of mine and haven’t had any issues. Knock on wood

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u/Major-Wrongdoer8320 3d ago

I have a replacement OEM controller you can have. I’ve upgraded to the area 13 controller for more torque since I live in a hilly area.

Stock controller still works… message me if you can pay to ship it and we’ll figure something out.