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Shimano motor

Thread starter robert
Start date Sep 27, 2019

robert

Member

Sep 27, 2019

I’m thinking about deristricting, can I buy a new Shimano motor if anything goes wrong with my current one or does Shimano need the old motor back before they sell you a new one like Bosch do ?