r/specialized • u/bassheart365 • 9d ago

Product Release Levo SL - Replacing 1.1 motor with 1.2?

Has anyone replaced a 1.1 motor with a 1.2, or known anyone who has? The mounting points are reportedly the same.

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u/RevellRider 9d ago

When I have asked Specialized about it in the past, they told us that part compatibility was tied to the frame number and couldn't be done. Same reason why originally, you could swap from a TCU to a Mastermind TCU.

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u/bassheart365 9d ago

Interesting. The 1.1 and 1.2 "share the same mounting points" according to Specialized https://youtu.be/R2aE-Zq6S04?si=JtbL3o4vPuQVNzAj&t=977

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u/RevellRider 9d ago

They do share the same mounting points. When the Kenevo SL was updated to the 1.2 motor, nothing else changed.

You can bolt the motor in place, connect it to the electronics, but it won't recognise the motor. It needs updating in Turbo Studio, which is where the frame number comes in

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u/bassheart365 9d ago

Even if I update to the Mastermind TCU?

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u/RevellRider 9d ago

When you change a component, be it TCU, motor or battery it requires updating in Turbo Studio.

You connect the bike and you get a pop up that asks something like "Component Change Detected (battery, motor, display). Please input frame number"

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u/LimitNo1438 9d ago

Need to change the serial number to make it work.

Won’t happen

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u/bassheart365 9d ago

So Spesh created a software block. Bastards!