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[KenMac]

I avoid freeways as much as possible and prefer to ride on frontage roads or secondary highways as much as possible.   

In general, do many of you find you're doing this sort of thing since switching to electric?  I don't have mine yet but I've already contemplated alternate routes to work that would avoid the highway completely.

[Doug S]

In general, do many of you find you're doing this sort of thing since switching to electric?  I don't have mine yet but I've already contemplated alternate routes to work that would avoid the highway completely.

For me, not in the slightest. Sure, you get more range the slower you go, but if a vehicle doesn't take you where you need to go, it's not serving your needs very well. I commute ~50 miles every day, and 90% of that is on the freeway.

For fun rides, of course I'm not generally looking for straight stretches of high-speed asphalt, I like the twisties just like we all do. But that's because they're more fun on a motorcycle, not because my motorcycle is electric.

[Justin Andrews]

In general, do many of you find you're doing this sort of thing since switching to electric?  I don't have mine yet but I've already contemplated alternate routes to work that would avoid the highway completely.

No for the most part I ride normally, one of my promises to myself is that I would not buy an electric motorbike if it meant altering my riding patterns / speed etc.

Obviously charging was the only real concession to that.

[oobflyer]

I still ride on the freeway I just go slow in the slow lane if I'm planning to ride a distance close to the max range of the bike. If I'm making a short run on the freeway I enjoy the speed and acceleration with reckless abandon ;-)

[Richard230]

I have never liked riding a motorcycle on the freeway.  I just like taking my time, enjoying the scenery and smells - while not worrying about what the surrounding vehicle traffic might do next.  I ride to get somewhere, but I just like riding and don't mind taking my time while doing it. That is why I enjoy riding my Zero more than my faster, noisier and more powerful IC motorcycles.   

[DynoMutt]

What I want to know is how you were able to plug both chargers into that outlet without tripping the circuit breaker.

It was a 20A circuit (you can tell by the type of outlet). Each charger draws about 7 Amps.


The onboard charger draws 12 amps.  You were on a razor's edge with the draw against a 20a breaker.  A spike could have tripped the breaker.

[benswing]

I still ride on the freeway I just go slow in the slow lane if I'm planning to ride a distance close to the max range of the bike. If I'm making a short run on the freeway I enjoy the speed and acceleration with reckless abandon ;-)

Ditto! 

One thing I'd like to note is that when I went on the cross country trip in 2013 I stayed on the frontage roads and side roads almost the whole way.  Gotta say it was a FAR MORE ENJOYABLE experience than riding on the freeway.  Especially on Route 66 when it was parallel to the highway.  On some stretches I wouldn't see a car for 30 minutes, but just a few hundred feet away there were semis blasting down the crowded highway.  It is totally worth it to take the time to enjoy the ride. 

With that being said, sometimes you just need to get somewhere, and I ride like anyone else when getting places.  However, as a result of that trip I highly value taking side roads for the experience, not just to increase range.

[Richard230]

If I need to get somewhere in a hurry - I just leave earlier.