Bosch Active Line 'clunk'

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My late wife's Motus ebike is now increasingly being used by me...yes its a ladies frame but a large one and im not fussy, despite being a circa 2020 model, its been well looked after and only regularly used for a couple years max.
Personally I dont like mid drive, no sense or feel of the power kicking in etc but when I stop pedalling theres a mildly annoying clunk, backlash somewhere?
Checked the cranks, no play.
Normal or abnormal ?
 
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My late wife's Motus ebike is now increasingly being used by me...yes its a ladies frame but a large one and im not fussy, despite being a circa 2020 model, its been well looked after and only regularly used for a couple years max.
Personally I dont like mid drive, no sense or feel of the power kicking in etc but when I stop pedalling theres a mildly annoying clunk, backlash somewhere?
Checked the cranks, no play.
Normal or abnormal ?

Abnormal - that is the same vintage as mine and there is no clunk

Mine is the lowest version - crossbar and smallest battery - but I think the drive chain is the same
and I would notice a clunk

does it happen more when you are putting more power on the pedals or less?
when mine had loose bolts then the noises only happened when I was putting more power in myself
which did encourage me to learn to ride at higher pedal revs - but it shouldn't happen
 
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Abnormal - that is the same vintage as mine and there is no clunk

Mine is the lowest version - crossbar and smallest battery - but I think the drive chain is the same
and I would notice a clunk

does it happen more when you are putting more power on the pedals or less?
when mine had loose bolts then the noises only happened when I was putting more power in myself
which did encourage me to learn to ride at higher pedal revs - but it shouldn't happen

Yes, more force from legs results in a more noticeable clunk when stopping pedalling. Light force from legs, often no clunk at all.
Which bolts were loose on yours ?
 
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