Statorwerk · motor identification

Which Specialized Turbo motor do you have?

Paste the motor serial, get the generation. The decoder runs against a known-ranges table for both Turbo Levo and Turbo Kenevo — Gen 1 ↔ Gen 2 ↔ Gen 3, with the year-model overlap windows surfaced in plain language.

Use this page before the intake form on the home page. The decoder doesn’t save anything — the result card hands off directly into a ticket with the model already selected, so the bench gets a clean S/N from the start.

Decoder

Paste your motor serial

We compare the S/N against known Specialized production runs for both Levo and Kenevo. No data leaves your browser.

Where to find it

The S/N is on the motor, not the frame.
  1. 1Drop the chainstay side cover (one T25 screw on most Levo / Kenevo frames).
  2. 2The S/N is printed on a white sticker on the spine of the motor, not on the frame decal — usually 9–12 characters.
  3. 3Paste it exactly as printed, including the prefix (TQ, BT, CW, SW for Levo; KBT, KCW, KSW for Kenevo).

Knowledge base

Teach yourself to ID the motor

The decoder is the most reliable path, but visual clues from the frame markings help when the S/N sticker has rubbed off.

Each Specialized generation ships a slightly different drive unit. The outline of the motor shell and the etching on the drive-side cover are reliable even when the sticker is gone.

Turbo Levo · Gen 1

Brose 1.2 / TQ HPR 120S

Rounder, taller motor shell. Logo either reads "TQ" on 2016 frames or "Brose" on 2017–2019. Drive cover exposes a single-stage sprocket.

Turbo Levo · Gen 2

Brose 1.3

Slimmer shell with a more compact clutch housing. "Brose" laser-etched on the drive-side cover. Two-stage sprocket visible behind the skid plate.

Turbo Levo · Gen 3

S-Mag / TF mag

Streamlined magnesium-alloy housing. No external clutch cover — the unit sits recessed into the down tube with a one-piece skid plate.

Turbo Kenevo · Gen 1

Brose 1.2

Same Brose 1.2 shell as the Levo Gen 1, but the swingarm is wider to clear the 180mm rotor. Drive cover exposes the single-stage sprocket.

Turbo Kenevo · Gen 2

Brose 1.3

Brose 1.3 shell as used on the Levo Gen 2, mounted to the longer-travel Kenevo chassis. Two-stage sprocket sits behind the skid plate.

Turbo Kenevo · Gen 3

S-Mag

S-Mag on the Gen 3 Kenevo frame — same magnesium housing as the Levo Gen 3, including the recessed-into-downtube mounting.