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Hay guys I sold my zero and am looking to get rid of some extra stuff, I have custom made side saddles, hydraulic bike stand with straps, a custom made fast charger that can charge a 2016 zero in 2 hours, a vozztech helmet with comms.

So my 2016 dsr finally had its first hiccup after 6 years of ownership and 60k KMs.

Had a good run, the onboard charger is dying, I need a replacement, I would like to have a direct replacement so I can still plug it into the wall from home, but would also like a faster option if it's available.

What are my options and where can I buy them?

I've had my Zero DSR 2016 for 4 years, instead of using my car I've been using my bike, rain or cold weather never stopped me, I've only had to replace my tyres twice and replace the belt once, if I was still using my old V8 Toyota soarer, I'd be using $100 in fuel a week, 52X$100 =$5200 a year X4 years is $20,800.

I took out a personal loan to get the bike at $26,000 which to a poor ass like me was more money then I ever saw in my life, I am extremely happy that over the last 4 years I've saved so much in fuel and maintenance costs that my bike has almost paid for itself in the money that it has saved me in fuel alone.

That being said a regular 250cc bike only uses $9 in fuel each week, will save you a tonne of money and can run you $2000 to buy one, but maintenance costs will run much higher.

all in all an electric motorcycle basically has the lowest footprint of any conventional modern vehicle, only costs me $4 to refuel it from the power point and nothing if I charge it at my workplace or from a solar array.

every year that passes makes me that little bit happier with my purchase and even though the buy-in cost is high, it's always going to be worth it if you are in it for the long haul like I am.

I'd love to hear other peoples thoughts and how much they have saved by going electric.

Just wanted to know if the bike is capable of charging using the onboard and quick charging ports while your riding it?
was thinking about making a lithium UPS system to increase my range without having to buy extra batteries from zero.

What's the minimum and maximum charging voltage for a stock 2016 zero DSR?

I got a SAE to USB accessory from eBay and need to install it, can someone please provide the details as to where the SAE connector is located and what I need to take off to get to it? Pictures would help out a lot if you have them.

I was looking at velomobiles today to discover that they regenerate electric motor power through peddling and got to thinking if it were possible to connect interconnectable peddles to a vehicle like the zero, so if you ran out of juice you could charge the battery by peddling for a while?
initially I thought of the 150kg weight of the bike being too heavy to peddle uphill, but also thought of making lift to raise the back tire off the ground and charge the bike like your on some sort of exercise bike...
its all just hearsay but its still a very interesting concept to talk about.
I know trying this would quite possibly take a full day or more to charge something like a zero, perhaps someone more technically minded with a bit of engineering experience can enlighten me to how hard it would be to try to pedal a 150kg motorcycle.