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So for today, we are running in the rain.
I decided to run the track in the rain, because. well, wtf not?  I paid for the day, why piss away 180 bucks?
Actually, it's good to KNOW how to do something, the more you know, the more you are able to perform when it is demanded from you, rather than you volunteering to do it.

id rather learn how to run in the rain, on my own, by MY choice, and know how to work the bike, and stay safe, so that if I find myself getting CAUGHT in the rain unwanted (cough cough, I live in florida, what do you think THOSE odds are? ) I can continue to run safe.

It wasn't that bad really, seriously.  For those who are skittish, give it a shot, it's really NOT that bad.
Do I need to do 128 mph on the back side, umm no, probably 105 is plenty, back your pace down, go easier into the turns, but otherwise, run your race the way you normally do, you'll know if you are getting close to edges of boundries.

The bike weighs 600 Lbs, it's going to get decent traction, I am sure the weight helps there a bit.
Is it going to slide and fling and hydroplane all over the place,. well.   not unless you are running slicks.
Who's going to run slicks in the rain?  NOBODY is that much of an idiot... I hope.

Just regular DOT tires,  the Continental Attack 2's I want to say ///they are front and back, did the trick nicely.  I hit some corners under speed, YES you CAN hear the tires gripping in the rain!!  you can hear the water, .. for lack of a better word,  tearing when you are running a wet track and tire shear is going on.

The take away here is, the bike performed superbly in the rain, in fact, I was slammin it!!!  The adrenaline rush was on, and I was hammering it and the bike was my faithful partner.....

then the lightning started hitting everywhere and they called the rest of the day off.   $#^%&^%^%

Ok, back to the point, if you have decent tires on your bike and it's raining out, don't be afraid,  the Energica's are designed to perform extremely well in adverse conditions.  If you are on a street bike, you have Traction Control which will be working overtime to save your ass.  My race bike does not have TC so that's on ME, and even though I was hitting it a bit hot every now and then, it's not like the bike just jumped and went crazily out of control, it was VERY well mannered in less than nice road conditions.

There were some standing puddles.  One of the instructors made a comment, don't worry about puddles, I hit them all the time, it's no big deal.

Now I don't swerve out of the way of puddles, doing that on a track is a HUGE no no !!! but I generally do alter my track line slightly to avoid them, I mean, why purposely go thru  an area you know is less than ideal?  SAFETY!!  However after hearing the instructor say no big deal, Ok, I want to try it now,  ramp it up, see how much of a 'no big deal' it really is.

If the puddle is 3 inches deep, NO you probably do NOT want to go thru that, especially at 80 MPH, that's an accident waiting to happen, especially if there is any lean in there.  But if it's just a bit of standing water,  guess what... it's no big deal... your 600 LB bike will slug right thru that like it was nothing.  I hit the patch of standing water several times at increasing aggressiveness to see what my limits were on water sports 

The bike really didn't seem to notice much.  This is a well designed bike, and if your tires are not bald, it'll bring you thru nice and safe.

Don't be afraid of rain, it's amazing how many people ARE afraid of it !!!  We DO have an advantage though, our regen is stupid good awesome, engine braking, it'll stop you very nicely in rain / on wet roads.  you got the EB  use it, it will make life a LOT easier for you.  You will be amazed how quick a high setting EB can stop you on wet pavement along with a gentle braking and do so safely and sanely.

in a way it's kind of sad, how badly, Regen is Under - Understood on Electric bikes on how valuable a tool it really is and can be.  Everyone focus' on the power saving aspect of it, which in reality is kind of bullshit, and totally ignores the  handling capabilities it now gives you.  I wonder why the manu's don't go down this route as a selling item?



Well, tomorrow will be the last day for a while at Jennings, so ill be working on the trailer, getting it all spiffied up, and the possibly hitting other tracks and continuing to report how the bike is running.  Let's hope it don't rain too much, however. I almost wish I had a set of rain tires, Id be really interested to see how well the bike performs on those .vs. just the regular dot's.  I don't think there will be a lot of diff for most people unless you are just really in a swamp.

Aaron

TBH is them not having something new a bad thing.
Everything went from Oh BOY ELECTRIC will save the universe  to meh, it's ok, maybe, it's a scam, whatever...
The market pretty much fell out of the bottom of everything electric, look how many auto makers have shuttered e car projects or pushed expectations years back.

The demand isn't there, the stuff they . they being pretty much every e vehicle company, is not selling too much anymore, so do they really need new stuff, that won't sell well, to sit next to their old stuff, that's not selling too well?

I  DO hope any problems they may have had is only transient, as not being able to get parts when stuff breaks, is just as bad as a crappy vehicle as far as being able to tank a company.  Aprilla is going thru that now, many dealers are very disgusted with them, because of lack of parts and support.  Also remember, sometimes parts, rely on parts from outside sources too, and if I can't get a kanuten flapper to build you a new whurlygitzer, then your item is going to be backordered, and it's NOT really my fault.

Aaron

Sadly the time stamp does indeed line up with the time i lost power.
Now it also happens when i just turn on the bike without driving 

I havent noticed the Bmvolts and Cmvolts yet till you mentioned it just now! I will look into that a bit more,

I waited forever for some parts last year but the dealer had just not called me back to say the parts were in so I dunno whose fault that is (the part did have to come direct from Italy). The last conversation I had with Energica UK left me with the impression the company is still laser focused on getting finished Experias out the door after a stronger than expected order book and more issues ramping up production than expected.

I really hope that's eased up as they didn't announce anything new in 2023 for the first time in several years.

I just didn't spec keyless because I'm an IT professional and it honestly just doesn't feel like a worthwhile option.

can someone ban that cunt muffin already?

Aaron

+1.  I continue to report this pest to the administrator, but it still does its thing. 

I've also gotten parts quickly - from Energica USA, the place in Texas, and from New England.  No complaints here.

It is also difficult in Europe.
I ordered some small things 10 weeks ago, no reply. 6 weeks ago left side claddig of my SS9 with the underliying bracket. On request after 4 weeks they promissed next week, but now it is already 6, nothing. I also asked what is the problem, no answer. As I have seen in German forums I am not the only one with such problems.

Uli

Curt that is the big thing is cracking down on where they can bring their stuff.
In florida they make it very difficult to recycle restricted materials.
on one hand it makes it a major pain in the ass for legit recyclers such as myself, especially when the piggy poo detective who gets assigned to follow that, wants to be a gaping asshole, just because he can.  But on the other hand, it makes the thieves work a lot harder for their money.  They can just take their stuff up the road to georgia who doesn't give a rats ass BUT they do watch the road and god help you get caught going across state lines with stolen goods, especially with the intent of selling them.

ENFORCING the law will stop most the theft.  Ca is an area typically where theft is ignored, hence the out of control problems.
Get caught in Florida sawing on someone's car and you'll be shot on sight.   Just saying.
Aaron

I believe Stefano is racing the water cooled one now.

The keyfob one, I am thinking the fob itself is causing a lot of the grief.  Ive been watching it closely and find that putting a piece of tin foil, paper towel etc in on top of the battery to press it down a tiny bit harder to make sure it KEEPS contact in there, helps reduce the alarms probably about 90 percent.  The battery gets loose IMO and loses contact, meaning the fob no longer talks to the bike so the not in range error.

Aaron