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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: 2017 Zero's announced!!
« on: November 10, 2016, 10:12:12 PM »
They keep improving, unlike a certain Leaf car :)

I wonder if I'll ever upgrade. This summer my bike was asleep for most of the time, I like to drive it but I also like to drive my Tesla now. I hope it won't degrade the battery too much, being at 100% all the time. I might consider selling it and maybe buy a new one in a few years.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Service intervals
« on: June 03, 2016, 08:56:01 PM »
Quote from: BrianTRice on June 03, 2016, 11:00:34 AM
I'm not sure that anything changed in 2016, but they might have seen enough quality issues in that vein to recommend it. Maybe IPM motors require better calibration than before! It sounds analogous to valve alignment on a gas engine.

Mine require motor calibration maybe twice a year, but I only did it once in 2014. The consequence is that the speed at constant speed is not stable, it tends to accelerate lightly and slow down lightly, really lightly, but enough to be perceived.

I would really love to do this calibration myself, I saw the technician do it, he was not an engineer, he was just following the procedure with the bike on a stand.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Service intervals
« on: June 03, 2016, 08:52:14 PM »
Quote from: MrDude_1 on June 03, 2016, 08:52:42 AM
My 7 week old daughter, full time job, and side business agree... it sucks how I take time to fix and maintain things. Really eats into the staring at phone and tv time.

Yep, and I'm switching all to electric because of that !! What a shame, my father spent time with me to train the mechanical maintenance !

My motocross gas bike was replaced by the Zero, my Prius is close to being replaced fully by an EV and I have a leased Nissan Leaf. I replaced my LEHR propane trimmer by an EGO 56V (really powerful BTW) trimmer, only the Grasshopper tractor is left.

Once everything is replaced, there will be almost no maintenance to do, more time with family and fun. Only disk brakes on the car will require maintenance, and if I can get my hand on a Tesla, no more body greasing to do.

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General Discussion / P90DL prize awarded to the winner
« on: March 28, 2016, 08:35:29 PM »
http://blog.evandmore.com/video-winning-a-fully-loaded-model-s-a-dream-come-true/

Yep, he is from Quebec.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries used in Zero Motorcyles - all you need to know
« on: February 01, 2016, 07:22:58 PM »
You could buy a 12VDC - 100 or 200 VAC (not sure about your standards). There is a 12V DC converter in the bike.

Of course there will be losses. It would be better a 100VDC to 100 or 200 VAC converter directly.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Commuting to London on a Zero
« on: January 29, 2016, 05:47:24 PM »
Quote from: BrianTRice on January 21, 2016, 11:09:54 PM
Ride safe! Be careful with Sport Mode if there's a chance of ice or patchy oily pavement. If the wheel slips, you'll hear the motor spin up a bit; just ease off the throttle if it happens and it should recover. [I've experienced this in Seattle.]

I like that they kept the crash bars on the bike for you. They're a good safety feature and you can mount lighting or such to them.

Regarding cold, maybe we'll see people making "cozies" for the controller or battery to keep the range up.
I bought a heated blanket for mine, works great

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Lithium Ion (Li-ion) Batteries used in Zero Motorcyles - all you need to know
« on: January 27, 2016, 07:42:10 AM »
Moving a bike upstairs seems easy for you :)

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Battery notes from a Farasis Engineer.
« on: December 14, 2015, 03:50:08 AM »
Hey Farfle I enjoyed reading your post. I don't have much free time because of my 2yo boy is taking most of it, so I only managed to drive 3000 km since November 2013. So my S is spending most of its time in a cool garage plugged in. Should I try to unplug it ?

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General Discussion / Re: Hello from a new Zero DSR 2016 Owner!
« on: December 08, 2015, 07:31:51 PM »
You're off the grid in your house?

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Other Electric Motorcycles / e-max scooter
« on: December 06, 2015, 02:23:34 AM »
I would have loved to have a scooter like that when I was 14.

http://www.e-max-scooter.com/products/e-max_120l.php#

Review (from french site I usually am):
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmenu-principal-forums-aveq.1097349.n5.nabble.com%2FVmoto-e-max-120L-un-scooter-electrique-genial-td36669.html%23a37434&edit-text=&act=url

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: 2016 Zero Lineup Announcement at AIMEXPO
« on: October 15, 2015, 10:56:49 PM »
Small improvements but it's OK. Battery tech improvements is really exciting ! Like it was a few decades ago with computers ! Prices in Canada, OUCH!!!

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: 2016 Zero Lineup Announcement at AIMEXPO
« on: October 04, 2015, 06:04:28 AM »
Can't way to see what they have !

But I'm going to stick with my 2013 S, my money is currently focused on the house and on the Leaf.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: just another bad mark for zero
« on: October 04, 2015, 06:00:28 AM »
No luck for you flexydude, I've read most of your stories.

For me I will never have a power tank:
1- Risk of issues when installing.
2- More risk of battery management issues after that.
3- Center of gravity gets higher.
4- Slower 0-60 times.

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Other Electric Motorcycles / Re: Lito in 2014
« on: September 15, 2015, 04:44:54 PM »
http://affaires.lapresse.ca/portfolio/commerce-international/201509/14/01-4900248-comment-envahir-lallemagne-en-passant-par-le-californie.php

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Other Electric Motorcycles / Lito in 2014
« on: September 15, 2015, 02:59:31 AM »
They sold 15 bikes in 2014. I thought that it was 0.

Got the information from a local news web site.

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