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4 for me unless it’s raining. It has more regen on fully closed throttle, but I feel like by not quite closing the throttle all of the way I can modulate the regen just fine and it feels better to be able to have more when I want.

Long story shorter.  Doug makes an incorrect statement about torque vs hp. Alan corrects the statement.  Doug Trumps Alans statement by saying so many irrelevant things you will get bored before you finish reading them and now feels he has proven he was right the whole time.

I love riding my bike to work every day, can turn a bad day good.  That said, Alta is apparently crap about getting back to their dealers, I have had the dealer I bought the bike from asking for pricing on a part for a week now (or so they say, either way, never had this experience before) and they just can’t get a call back from Alta.  Even knowing the range, it is more limiting than I thought.  I mean you can kill the battery in half an hour, yet need 8 hours to recharge.  They just absolutely need to address the recharge time issue.

But it’s not like there are other electric options for me.  The Zero’s just didn’t do it for me so it’s Alta or gas as I am not about to drop >40k on and Evo right now.

One thing I would watch out for is the range.  They had been saying 40-60 miles, depending on how you drive it.  I have found I get 40-42 miles depending on if I hit the highway or am city driving. The regen feels great (it’s adjustable depending on how far you close the throttle) but seems to do about nothing for range.

Loving mine.  No surprises, but before I would recommend it to most it needs fast charging support.  It’s a commuter or a toy, if you’re alright with that, then it’s super fun. 

But seriously, on the range, 40 miles is all you are getting.  Know of some twisty roads 20 miles away?  By the time you get to them you need to turn around and go home.  It’s not like you can take lunch and recharge, it needs 8 hours to recharge which pretty much means you have to make it to work or home within 40 miles or you’re having a bad day.  If you can find a way to have fun within those constraints then it is an absolute joy.  But when your friends invite your for a short 50 mile ride and you can’t go....make sure you’re ready for those days.

 I rode the Zero FXS and SR today.  Both much quieter than my Alta with the chain.  The belts did squeak a bit which wasn’t my favorite sound but it’s definitely a nice experience riding with that little sound.  Too bad they are so tame feeling.  I hope having Alta around with force Zero to add a little excitement to it’s bikes to compete with the fun factor of the Altas as I wouldn’t mind having something like an SR someday but I can’t see myself buying a bike that doesn’t loft the front wheel when I twist it to the stops.

My wife said those foot pegs look great but that she won't get on if I get the orange ones.  Looks like I'll need to wait a week or two before ordering a set

Oops, meant to include pictures but I messed it up.

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