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I'm interested in seeing how others have mounted their Supercharger v2 outside of the tank area.  If you have mounted it somewhere else, like near the passenger seat, please share photos.  Cheers!

It's summertime which means I am on the road riding my 2016 Zero SR all over the place.  After completing riding through the lower 48 I am taking a nice short ride from Maine to Florida this year.  I'm currently on the Blue Ridge Parkway heading to Blacksburg VA for the night before continuing down to Asheville.

Follow my adventures on Facebook by searching for Ben Rich - Electric Biker or wait for the videos to come out on YouTube under my username benswing.  (FYI, I also teach and perform swing dancing.)

Cheers!

Hey all, here is an article based on an interview with their CEO recently.  Enjoy!

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1110448_san-francisco-to-la-on-one-charge-lightning-motorcycles-to-give-it-a-go

Hey!  My trip was just featured on the What Drives Us podcast where we recapped my latest summer adventure. 

Check it out!
http://whatdrives.us/202-8640-miles-w-ben-rich/

4:20 - The interview starts
7:20 - The secret behind the trip involving Terry Hershner
9:25 - The importance of discussing charging w/ RV Parks
20:00 - Did I run out of power at any point (Yes-ish)
22:40 - Biggest Challenge of the trip
30:00 - San Francisco Test Rides (Alta & Energica)
37:30 - Where are the best and worst roads
39:15 - Can groups of electric motorcycles travel?  Terry & my trip from San Fran to LA
44:15 - What is next?
47:30 - Are electric motorcycles safe?  Specifically about deer.
49:20 - Are Zeros ready for road trips?

Here is video of my test ride on the Energica Eva on July 14, 2016.  Davide took me on a tour slicing through traffic all the way down to Alice's Restaurant.  He definitely did not abide by the guidelines of lane splitting that I am familiar with (below 50mph and within 15mph of surrounding traffic), but I got the bike up to 115mph and got a good feel for it in the canyons near Alice's.



For a few more details of this epic 6-hour test ride (and the full story that people on this forum will be interested in) check out this video at the 9:45 mark.

Video, article and photos of Alta Motors factory and bikes.

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Article
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/15/a-first-look-at-alta-motors-all-electric-motorcycle-factory/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=FaceBook

My question is: In the video Alta claims they have 80% higher battery density than "Any other battery in the motorcycle space."

The Alta Motors battery has a density of 193Wh/kg (5800Wh/30kg)
The Zero FX has a battery density of 174Wh/kg (3300/19kg)

This is an 11% improvement.  Am I missing something or is this an inaccurate stat?
But the Zero FX has a battery density of

Thanks to a reader comment on Zero's Facebook page I would like to introduce an informal challenge for electric bikers.  Now that more people are getting fast charging systems (digiNow and dual Elcons), there will be more people who can accomplish this feat.

The Lithium Butt Challenge is to ride 500 miles in 24 hours on an electric motorcycle. 

So far Terry Hershner has done it, I have done it, and possibly Brandon Nozaki-Miller did it during his 1,000 mile weekend (but that may have been 3 days). 

Please list the date on which you completed the challenge.

WARNING: This is a difficult challenge both physically and mentally.  Always ride under safe conditions and do not put yourself in danger.  Even with the fastest charging equipment, this ride will take approximately 18 hours under ideal conditions.  That is a long day and fatigue can seriously affect your riding abilities. 

Get a rundown of my trips riding through all 48 continental states on Zeros and ask any burning (shocking?) questions you have!

https://www.facebook.com/events/153716695035880/