Urban Electric Falcon User manual
Falcon
owner’s Manual
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our ebike can provide years of use as long as you take care of it. The most common
issues you will face will be battery care and small hardware adjustments.
The most important thing is to ensure you ride safely. You bike will have parts that wear,
you may ride in trafc, and encounter other dangerous situations that could kill you while
riding. Ride safely, wear a helmet and plan the safest travel routes possible.
Obey trafc rules. Many cyclist will consider you a motorcycle, many vehicles will treat
you like a cyclist. You need to watch where you ride and wear bright colors. You may be
stopped by law enforcement. Ebikes are a new concept and many people are not familiar
with the laws, including law enforcement ofcers. Laws are continually changing and it’s
your responsibility as a rider to stay current.
It’s our responsibility to show society that ebikes add benets and have a place in our
changing world.
This manual is for reference only. Some repairs and maintenance may need to be
performed by a professional. Some bicycle shops and many motorcycle shops will be
willing to work on your bike. Some components such as tires, brakes handles and mirrors
are not propriety and may be replaced with universal parts.
Please contact via uebikes.com for further questions
Daily Use ...................................................................................................... 3
Battery .......................................................................................................... 4
Key Fob ........................................................................................................ 5
Operation .................................................................................................... 6
Tires .............................................................................................................. 7
Brakes ........................................................................................................... 8
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Every ride look over the bike and ensure
nuts, bolts, and hardware are properly
tightened and adjusted. Monitor
tire pressure. Check lights. It’s your
responsibility to ensure that you and those
you ride around are both safe. Wear safety
glasses while riding or working on your
bike. Test brakes each ride before riding.
Charging the bike frequently will maximize
battery lifespan. You do not need to let
the battery charge to 100% before riding.
As much as possible, keep the battery
above 50% and do not let the battery sit
discharged.
When you rst power on the machine
it will show a voltage reading, usually
between 60 and 88 volts. It will display
voltage for a few seconds followed by your
total kilometer count. Once the machine
is below 65 volts you will need to soon
charge the bike. See image 3.1.
There is no set charging time to each bike.
It will charge according to the battery level.
It may charge in as little as a few minutes
(if you’re maintaining charge while stored),
or around 7 hours if the battery is near full
depletion.
The bike frame serial number is located on
the vertical pillar that leads to the handle
bars. See image 3.2. If you want to lock the
steering bars to the left, park and turn key
to the “off” position. Turn handle bars all
the way to the left, then push key in and
turn key to the left. Remove key. This will
lock the handle bars in the left position.
The seat has a locking mechanism
located on the left hand side, under the
passenger seat area. Insert key, turn right,
the seat should release. You may need to
periodically check seat alignment to ensure
a snug t that keeps the seat rmly in place.
See image 3.3
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›› Daily Use
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The battery system is a 72 volt, 20aH. The
battery cells are a 6-dmz-20. Many online
retailers provide quality replacement cells.
There are 6 cells total, each providing 12
volts at 20 aH. They are wired in series
providing the total of 72 volts. See
image 4.1.
The batteries are located under the foot
panel. See image 4.2. You need to remove
the top 10 screws that hold the metal
decorative plates in place. Then remove
the main 4 screws to exposed the cells.
Any time you work on the battery or bike
you need to turn off the main power switch
located under the seat. Replacement
should be done by professionals as
you could be exposed to high levels of
electricity, and could potentially damage
your bike. The battery system is a very
stable, safe system when maintained and
installed correctly.
›› Battery
Charging: It is better to keep your bike
charged all the time. The cells are a SLA
(sealed lead acid). They can be turned on
their sides and will not leak, provided they
are not damaged. To maximize life of SLA
batteries you should keep the batteries
above 50% and keep them from freezing. If
maintained they can provide THOUSANDS
of miles a year and last several years
(this is from personal riding experience
here at Urban Electric, not some battery
advertisement).
If SLA batteries are stored with low voltage
the lead plates begin to experience
sulfation, and will cause the batteries
to become resistant to charging and
discharging. If you are storing your battery,
charge it fully. Recharge when possible.
Each time you charge the battery, unplug
the wall end and battery end until the
light on the charger goes out (usually 2
seconds). Then plug into the wall and
battery. When the light is green it is fully
charged.
You should see around 40-60 Kilometers
per charge (provided you rode to a near
full depletion of battery). This is roughly 25
to 40 miles. 1 Kilometer=0.62 miles. Riding
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in soft terrain like sand, snow or soft dirt
will reduce the mileage. Also, riding in cold
conditions will reduce ride time per charge.
We have seen 20-40% loss in ride distance
in cold/freezing weather per charge. This is
normal and is similar to loss in MPG when
using gasoline engines in similar weather.
Once you resume riding in non-freezing
conditions, your ride time per charge will
increase.
Switching to Lithium: This should only be
done by professionals. Urban Electric offers
no after purchase support in regards to
lithium battery conversions. It is possible
and would provide lighter bike weight and
possibly further ride distances (if equipped
with higher aH).
Charging port is located directly down from
front of seat. It is protected by a ip cover.
See image 5.1.
Main power switch: Located under the seat.
Turn off anytime working on electrical system.
See image 5.2.
IMAGE 5.1
IMAGE 5.2
›› Key Fob
To lock and alarm the bike, press the top
left button once. The bike will sound an
alarm and lock rear wheel if rolled while in
lock mode.
To unlock the bike, press the top right
button once.
The center button with an alarm bell icon
will sound the alarm when pressed.
Pressing the button with an electric bolt
icon twice will turn the bike on in keyless
mode. It will run and operate without the
key in the ignition.
Pressing the unlock/lock button will turn
the bike off.
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Turn the key to the on position. The bike
display should be lit blue. Once turned to
the “on” position it is ON. Be careful as it
will go with the twist of the throttle. Right
brake handle is the front brake, left handle
is rear brake. See image 6.1.
Turn signal is not automatic switch off, you
need to manually turn off after each turn.
Light switch is located on the right grip,
and turning to position 1 will turn on tail
light, position 2 will turn on head light and
tail light. There is a high-low beam switch
on the left handlebar, pushing the switch
forward will turn the beam to “high”. See
image 6.2.
›› Operation
Brakes lights are operational with the key
on, regardless the light switch position.
The horn will sound with either side orange
button located on the handlebars. See
image 6.3.
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Front and rear tire are identical, both a
3.00-10 tire. 10 inch diameter inside, by 3
inch wide. There are many options of tread
pattern and style that you need consider if
replacing your tire. Contact Urban Electric
for suggestions and possible replacement.
You can decide to run tube or tubeless.
Tire removal is done by removing the wheel
main bolt and nut(s). Take care to stabilize
the bike when working on tires. Carefully
removing axle bolt and pull wheel free from
bike. The rear has two nuts to ensure the
bolt does not come free by accident. Along
with removing the bolt, you will set the
power cable aside to pull wheel free.
›› Tires
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The front brake will self adjust as it is a
hydraulic disc. Ensure brake uid level
is sufcient in reservoir. See image
8.1. Please contact Urban Electric for
replacement parts.
›› Brakes
The rear brake is easy to adjust. See
image 8.2. Clear area, put bike on double
kickstand that allows the entire rear tire to
be off the ground. Turn bike on, twist the
throttle for 1 second and release. While
wheel is spinning twist adjustment nut
below brake unit in until you hear a slight
scraping sound. This usually requires 1 or
2 turns each time. It should not need very
much adjustment.
The braking system on the Falcon is
regenerative. As you use the front brake
handle it will initially engage the rear motor
to put a slight charge back to the battery.
It will double as a slight brake function,
slowing the bike down. As you increase
your pull on the front brake handle
it will fully engage the front disc and
should bring you to a stop. Utilizing the
regenerative brake system will increase the
life of your brake hardware.
IMAGE 8.2
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Electric Bike Model: Falcon
Version 1.1, Feb 2018
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