BAFANG Display for BBSHD: C965, 860C, 750C, C18 or 600C

The name people search for, 500C or 850C, is not in the set. Both are popular Bafang colour screens for these motors, but if one of those two is what you want, this family does not include it. The 500C and 850C go head to head in the display guide.

What each option brings, in broad terms:

Every option shares the same core readouts: average, maximum and real-time speed, odometer, trip distance, a clock and riding time. The standard configuration carries an IP65 rating, and the spec lists button control, so plan on buttons rather than touch.

Choose the model first, then confirm its plug and protocol match your motor. That is the step that decides whether the screen lights up on the first try.

The shared readouts cover what most riders check on a ride:

• Real-time speed for keeping to limits on shared paths.
• Average and maximum speed for comparing loaded and unloaded runs on the same route.
• ODO and trip for tracking range per charge, the best guide to how far the next ride can go.
• Clock and riding time so a commuter need not reach for a phone.

Colour screens make that reading easier. Assist level, speed and battery sit in different colours and sizes, and a glance is enough at speed on a rough descent. The mono C965 does the same job with plainer graphics and is easy to read in direct sun.

IP65 means the display is protected against dust and water jets from any direction. That covers rain and trail spray. It does not make a pressure washer safe; keep the jet off the screen and the plug.

The screen also reports faults from the motor, controller and sensors. Decode the common numbers with the error-code guide.

Before you fit it, check the one variable that trips people up: protocol. Bafang builds many of its colour screens in both UART and CAN-bus versions. A classic BBSHD with the 1T4 harness is UART, while newer CAN-bus kits need CAN screens. To tell which you have, check the plug types listed in the controller guide.

1. Switch the battery off and unplug the old display at the 1T4 junction.
2. Mount the new screen in the centre of the bar where you can read it without tipping your head.
3. Fit any button pad within thumb reach on the left grip, clear of the brake lever.
4. Connect the plug, lining up the arrow marks, and push until the halves seat.
5. Power on and set up wheel size, units and speed limit in the display menu.

Get the wheel size right, because everything else leans on it. The controller calculates speed from wheel turns, so a fat bike on 26 x 4.8 tyres needs its real size entered or the speed and the speed limit will both read wrong.

Display menus change a few settings, but they do not open the deeper controller values like current per assist level or throttle ramp. For those, take the USB cable route set out in the programming guide.

Leave a gentle loop in the display cable so the bars can turn fully without pulling on the plug.

A simple way to decide:

• C965 for a no-fuss mono screen that stays readable in bright sun.
• C18 for the standard compact colour option, a close relative of the DPC18.
• 860C for a colour layout controlled from a separate button pad, which keeps the screen itself clean.
• 750C if you want colour and like the idea of the Bluetooth-equipped version.
• 600C as another colour choice; compare its housing and mount with your cockpit before settling on it.

Settle three details at the bench: the protocol of the version you select, the plug on your 1T4 harness, and whether a separate button pad will fit next to your throttle and shifter. Screens with remotes free up space on the display itself but add one more part on the left grip.

Against the alternatives, the BAFANG DPC18 is a 3.5-inch colour screen with a 5V USB port and automatic backlight, and the Zeekpowa C961 is a 2.7-inch mono LCD that keeps the cockpit simple and light. The Forbestcy screen covers the 500C and 850C family that this one leaves out.