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I've found some scatterings in here on this and gleaned some excellent information, but still have a few questions. If I missed the thread or link, I'd appreciate a hotlink. (Perhaps these threads deserve stickying?)
Please do not respond with "Just ride it, enjoy yourself, and it will last you long enough." I tend to develop emotional attachments to my steeds over time and usually get 100K+ out of them, and do not trade them in every 1.5-2 years. I perform my own oil changes, valve adjustments, replace my own chains, and keep a detailed maintenance log, which only exacerbates this irrational attachment (I prefer to call it Mechanical Empathy.)   To my questions:

~Does the temperature gauge on my '18 Zero SR with EV charge tank show the battery temp or the motor temp?

~To maximize battery life, what's a good ceiling temp?  Sometimes I ride sustained freeway speeds (80+mph here in CA) and the temp gets above 160F. I've seen NewZeroland's footage when he started having trouble when his temp got above 215.

~If the temp is hot from a freeway jaunt, would it be beneficial to let it cool before plugging it in?

~Will torque launches (presumably faster, hotter discharges) shorten useful battery life?

And for those who are searching, like me, I found this thread most illuminating:  Slow charging vs. Fast Charging.  Turns out keeping it charged to 100% and always ready is worse for the battery life than temps.

Many thanks for sharing your knowledge! Safe riding out there.

When plugging in the charge tank, should the dash respond the same as it does when you plug into a standard household outlet?

Do you have to download a Volta app or something?

The free Volta EV charging station across the street didn't work when I plugged it into my chargetank.

Sorry if this has been covered in another thread, but our search function will not let me search for "volta" alone--shows everything with "voltage" as well.

Am going to be irresponsible again tonight and take her for a spin on the coast.

Wouldn't it make more sense to provide the Zero line with a J1772 charge where the current charge port is? And then provide an external adapter with the bike that can be plugged into that?

I'm still waiting on my 2018 SR with both the standard charger, and with the tank charger, which seems silly to carry around, wasting energy to accelerate, carry, and decelerate. I'm no electrical engineer, and am new 'round these parts.  ELI5 = Explain Like I'm 5 years old.

I'm still keeping my ICE bikes when my SR comes in next week. Who else still has em and what have you got?

'15 BMW F800GT. Got it mostly for my GF. She's been on two multi-day trips with me up to the Sierras, and had a tip-over on Caliente-Bodfish Road, just north of Tehachapi.


'02 Kawasaki ZX9R. Last of the carbureted bikes. Still doesn't burn a drop of oil and gets ~45mpg despite having 88,000 miles on the clock. Was in my early 30s when I got this bike, and I'm nearly 50 now. Have ridden it from San Diego to Philadelphia and back.

Zed's big day finally arrived.


'00 W650. Bike was about as popular in the US as carbonated milk when they were introduced here, but I liked it ever better than Triumph's Bonneville, and still dearly love this bike.

In the Zero SR app, is it possible to disable the Sport and Custom modes? I have a dirt-biking nephew and it might create friction in the family if I tell him flat-out no to letting him take it for a spin, and I'd prefer he thinks the bike is a wimp to him cartwheeling the bike (and perhaps also himself) down the road.

Sorry if this is old hat, but has anyone tried Zero's higher speed gearing option?

Not looking to go faster than 102, but I wouldn't mind trading a little torque for some range. I upgeared my beloved '02 ZX9R and the bike still pulls like a peach, and can get nearly 50mpg on road trips, and it actually made the speedometer more accurate as well.

I notice they're offering it for the S & DS models. Is there a reason it's not offered for the SR? Since the platform is identical, it should still bolt directly on, yes?