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Seeth,


I looked at that throttle lock too, but decided against it.
They can simply cut the brake lever and ride with it around the throttle until back in their dungeon.
But, if they don't have tools, it is a good deterrent for spontaneous roll offs.


The really good thing about the warning before th alarm goes off, the other day in the morning, I did forget about the lock and it gently tells you that you are an idiot without waking up the neighbors.
You also don't have to put the reminder cable around your bike every single time you are using the lock, or it gets expensive when you do forget it.


Oh, and yes, being able to mount it on the bike was a big selling point for convenience.
The issue with it not being convenient is that one will stop doing it and that is when it bites you.


Rider7

I hear you Justin,


but chaining isn't an option in 99% where I park (no anchor, no pole etc.) and it would literally spoil my experience of the freeedom this bike provid me with. Hopping on and off effortlessly, turn the key and zip away.
I only put the disc lock on when leaving it alone for more than an hour or so.


It does prevent professional opportunistic roll offs.


If a professional really wants a to get it in public, I agree, they most likely will get it, but that is why I have insurance too.


I appreciate the input though.


By the way, the chain isn't such a barrier either against a grinder and it doesn't alarm in most cases.


Unbolting the brake rotor, mhhh... ok, that is why I have the lock on the back wheel, they cannot get it out of the way completely so easily as by temporarily removing the front wheel.


The disclock simply eliminates the steering lock crackers and walk away guys.
The ones that don't come with tools.
The ones with tools will probably get it no matter what.


The alarm disc lock also prevents people from touching it.


Rider7

That is a handy little bracket. How did you have to use a belt sander?

Brian,


I missed taking a picture before I ground it into shape.
If you look at the straight edges of the part here on amazon, you can tell how I had to sand them to make room for the charge plug behind the frame.
Also, you have to shorten the bracket qhite a bit to make room for the motor mount.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BAVNCJ4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


I hope that clarifies it.
It is a bit of sanding, you might be able to do it with an angle grinder too.
Ideally, you would take an endmill on a mill to make the shapes perfect, but oh well.


I really love that I have this lock mounted on the bike now, no fishing in the backpack or anywayere else.
My luggage compartment is already full with tools 'n stuff.


Now some recommended the Xenia and to simply remove the alarm.
That doesn't make sense to me, since you are paying for the alarm, and you want the alarm, but end up having to take it off.
That is less deterrent then.


This Urban UR-10 is affordable, small, yet actually really heavy, and it acts like a full blown alarm which doesn't go off like a stupid dumb device when the user makes a mistake.


Like the pointless car alarm in the 90s


Sorry, I know that was more info than you asked for.


Rider7

Thanks Erasmo,


it's about time.


Interesting that Germany has PV although I remember, sun is not necessarily abundant in good old Germany.


I suppose the units are super efficient but also tons of them to make up for the lack of sunlight.


Ridwr7

My point, I read all about the Xenia false alarms and didn't want to deal with it.


You can use the Urban UR-14S 14MM bolt with double locking mechanism
https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Security-motorcycle-Resistant-Reminder/dp/B01N2UC3R3/ref=pd_sbs_263_5?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01N2UC3R3&pd_rd_r=PZTSGVW2B2DM42ZGQ7ET&pd_rd_w=Y1oab&pd_rd_wg=FsBYU&psc=1&refRID=PZTSGVW2B2DM42ZGQ7ET


or the


Artago 32S 15MM with double locking
https://www.amazon.com/Artago-Motorcycle-Bike-Alarm-Disc/dp/B00HLOPZY4/ref=pd_sbs_263_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00HLOPZY4&pd_rd_r=PZTSGVW2B2DM42ZGQ7ET&pd_rd_w=Y1oab&pd_rd_wg=FsBYU&psc=1&refRID=PZTSGVW2B2DM42ZGQ7ET


Both are from the same company just marketed as a different line.  They are a bit big for the zeros and expensive.


They claim zero false alarms.


So far, my bike has been parked outside of my workplace in heavy Texas winds and had no fals alarms.




I also love the fact that I don't have to stuff it in a bag with that holder.


I will be adding a u-lock that is sending a text and is registered in a database.
It has a lot of good features


http://www.relock.io/




I wanted to by the large ABUS the detector, it's supposed to be false alarm safe,  it the initial warning is always followed by the actual alarm.
How annoying.




Rider7

Hah.... cool picture.


Where is that?


I was born in Düsseldorf. Moved around all over Germany and rode everyday since I was 18.


I haven't been back to Germany for almost 20 years, but I have read that Germany is one of the leaders in renewables in Europe.


Do you have a lot of chargeing stations ?


Rider7

Follow up:


The mirrors
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY5HROM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For $20.88


Have proven out to be awesome.


They are small, but I see everything behind me, the whole street from each mirror.
I see the cops too really well, when they are struggling to keep up with me... hahahaha...


Keep in mind, to fit those, you need smaller inserts, which you can get for $9.99 off of these:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GTKAHQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


And turned over the grips like I did, they are not adding to the handlebar width at all.


Angled up just a bit, and your hands never touch them accidentally either when grabbing back the handle bar after a super man backwards flip at the X-Games.


 


rider7

Hey all,

I missed my first inspection at the zero dealer by a whopping 700 miles.
Oh well... it is a simple encoder alignment (Timing) of the electrical angle kind and a couple of firmware updates.

But, oh boy, a 30 min job turned into a 2.5 hour job.

The computer crashed during the procedure and the tech had to do it manually.

But here is the good news, Brent from AF-1 racing knows these bikes really well and was able to get the alignment (timing) adjusted by hand, which is a pain in the butt according to his description of the procedure.

And here is the best part, instead of simply having to succumb to the system not working correctly and kind of being stranded, he knew how to do it manually and then or while, contacted Zero and reported back the issue to them and in real time received the report and can work out a solution.

Initially I was gettin g a bit mad since I was simply stranded in the shop, but Brent took the time later on to explain the technical details and that really turned it around for me.
In the meantime I was entertained by Kate their curtious front desk manager.
Thank you Kate  

Also, they were just about to put me on one of their zero demos to get me back to work.
And that is classy and gives me the fuzzy that we want from our dealers.

It gave me the good feeling that I am in good hands, that this shop knows what they are doing and that they have a direct line of communication with the Zero team.

Good feeling, good job AF-1.

I'll be back for more bikes, maybe even an ICE one day (still want a tank like adventure bike for long, long rides). Guzzi or BMW because of the shaft drive.
Or a BMW R9-T custom just because they look so good and there is no maintenance on the drive train. (Almost none)

Anyway, this was a full sucess and I am happy to have bought at AF-1 racing.

Thanks team at AF-1 Racing