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[manlytom]

yes, more reviews pls ! Harlan, pls make it compulsory for your customers to join this forum and write a review 

[trikester]

I'll have my FX in the desert for the first time later this week. I won't get to do much dirt riding, however, because this is a big annual antique motorcycle ride meet in Borrego Springs and I'll be spending a lot of my time with that event (riding my 1954 AJS - 18CS).

I will report back here on my impressions from the desert riding I do get on the FX. One good test, that won't take a lot of time, is the technical single track that winds around my 11.2 acres. I've ridden it enough on my DS to get a feel for the comparison and I could even do both bikes one after the other to compare.

BTW - The penalty for a fall on my trail is cholla cactus (the "jumping" cactus) and teddy bear cholla, lots of both lining the trail.

Trikester

[BSDThw]

Hi Flar,

Thanks for your answer, I would really like to test ride an Empulse once.

...my understanding that Zero did originally have sharper response on their earlier models...

There was a brushed DC motor in use, there the voltage ~ rotation dependency is different. But I can live with the lower acceleration if I have a brushless (maintain free) motor.

[EastSider]

yes, more reviews pls ! Harlan, pls make it compulsory for your customers to join this forum and write a review 

It hardly seems fair, but Harlan sold me the first 2013 DS they were shipped, and it is my first moto, electric or ICE, and it is an amazing machine! As a new rider, I don't have other bikes to compare to, (other than the Honda 250 I used in an MSF class last weekend-to which there is really no comparison) but for a novice it has PLENTY of torque, especially when humming uphill on mountain roads. I REALLY like the 70% regen brake affect with the throttle forward, but I can see decreasing that in the future. The acceleration is very smooth, linear, and the bike gives great Throttle Therapy! It is heavy for a novice, but sturdy, balanced, and I think I can get used to the weight

EastSider

[trikester]

The motorcycle mechanic next door to my shop keeps those Honda 250's and other similar bikes running for the MSF classes in SoCal. He may buy my 2010 DS to commute from his home to his business. If that happens, he will work on ICE bikes all day and then ride home on a Zero electric.

Is this a changing world?

Trikester

[EastSider]

That's great, very telling. Should be a good promo for Zero too!

EastSider