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Reposting my 2014 Zero DS paint, with matching helmet and leathers. Hoping to to encourage others to share their electric creations!

I posted these photos 5 years ago, of my bathypelagic angler viperfish and gas plasma lure fish-fairing. The seat is ostrich leather by a local auto seat upholsterer. There is a SoundRacer system with twin 40w speakers and a shelby cobra profile! I installed the plasma generators and black-anodized most silver mechanical parts, and it's totally cool at night!

I wear a shark modular helmet painted as a deep sea diver hardhat, and my leathers have patches I designed, of angler wrangler demolition company, founded the first year of electric motorcycle patent in 1895.

http://www.motorcycle.com/features/the-customized-zero-ds-thats-perfectly-at-home-in-the-ocean.html

I posted these photos 18 months ago, and someone that saw my posting in the loud pipes thread suggested I repost a few photos of my bathypelagic angler viper fish and gas plasma lure. Daneen, of Custom Air Brush, http://www.customairbrush.com/ ,  in San Jose air-brushed the fairing, tank, and tailpiece. The seat is ostrich leather by a local auto seat upholsterer. There is a SoundRacer system with twin 40w speakers and a shelby cobra profile ! No longer available , and I installed the plasma generators and black-anodized most silver mechanical parts.

My wife and I have enjoyed riding our 2014 DS bikes through the redwood forests on the southern San Francisco peninsula. She has an 11.4 DS and I have the powertank 14.2 DS. Mine has the sporty windscreen and the "torque" 25T drive sprocket, all that add drag, weight, and moving the motor into the less efficient part of the power-torque-rpm curve.

My wife and her bike weigh approximately 485-500 lbs. My bike and I weigh approximately 585-600 lbs, approximately 20% more than my wife.

She has ridden approximately 200 miles and her app indicates a power usage of 84 watts/mi. I have ridden 1300 miles, approximately 6-10% at freeway speeds of 70mph, with the rest in the same conditions as her riding and my app usage indicates 106 watts/mi.

So, under these conditions (terrain, speed, weight, bike mods), it appears that power usage closely tracks weight with ~20% more weight translating to ~20% more power requirements. A moderate component associated with the powertank weight would indicate the powertank provides ~20% more power, or just enough to offset the additional weight increase, of which ~40% is powertank related.

The Angler Wranglers, "Darwinian crusaders", have arrived by ship and their custom 2014 Zero DS. Photos of the group on their research vessel, an Angler-Mermaid variant, and the eBike are shown below.

www.AnglerWranglers.com

I've seen a few really nice paintings on the fairing, tank, and helmets of Zero and other electric bike owners. The references are scattered across a few postings, so I thought to start a new posting for my rider protection system. I really like the carbon fiber paint job here: http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=1272.msg3261#msg3261

I'm a high-time scuba-diver and I enhanced my riding suit and helmet as that of a hardhat diver, and in recognition of the Jules Verne novels (and "Wild Wild West" movie), the basis for SteamPunk "Victorian Futurism". I've attached a few images of the helmet below. The date is that of the first American electric motorcycle patent (1895), with the bike produced a year later. It is a Shark evoline helmet that is certified open or closed and the design shifts to accommodate both positions.

Yes, that is corrosion on the rivets, both zinc and green cuprous oxide, and there are water droplets on the top and back side, where they are being blown off in the wind. Also a few "dings" and scratches are included. I also have a Sena intercom system installed and not shown.

Has anyone replaced the stock seat on a DS/S/SR?

My 2014 DS seat was quite uncomfortable on moderately-rough mountain roads in the Santa Cruz mountains. Not many miles, around 80/trip, but a few hours of time encouraged me to replace my seat. I found good reviews of an antique/classic/high-end sports car seat upholstery business on the SF Peninsula, and the owner is an avid touring bike rider.

Required 2 weeks of shop time for 2 days of work time, but the quality is very nice. I selected black Buffalo side seat leather and tan ostrich top seat area leather. It was laid over an additional 1/2" - 2" of the pink foam used for final seat comfort and flexibility. It's also 4" wider and flatter with a corresponding lower weight/area loading factor. I like it,  and now have no complaints. I've painted the bike blue

Has anyone else replaced/upgraded the seat?