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The stock charger on my 2015 SR is dying a slow, cruel death...
Started with a flashing dash and a max SOC of 98% and over the course of a couple of months can now only bring the battery to 54%.

This is actually a replacement charger after the original failed about 6 months into life.

I have been trying to procure a diginow charger as a replacement but due to a huge backlog (wishing Brandon a quick recovery!) and import restrictions, I still find myself with a bike that has a slowly decaying 60 km range...

Which brings me to my request for help, I have access to a 2013 OEM charger and would like to use this as a bridge charger until I can get a diginow. The 2013 charger (A stack of 4 Meanwell HLG-320H-54As) was originally designed to work in conjunction with the CCU. I am planning to re-purpose the charger to be used as an Aux charger through the back of the battery by installing the SBS-75x connector to the C+ and C- lines coming out of the charger. There is no signaling available.

I plan to still use the stock charger to initiate the charge cycle and close the contactor then plug in the aux charger to supplement the charge hopefully allowing me to increase my dismal SOCs.

Is there anything that I need to watch out for? I'm a little worried that without any signaling the meanwells could go rogue especially with the malfunctioning on-board charger. Would it be better to just key on the bike (I charge in my garage so I can leave the bike on during charging) and not plug in the stock charger?

I've been toying around with my Kinect sensor and some SW for some projects that I've been working on (to be posted in subsequent threads) and did a scan of my partially disassembled bike. It's a bit rough around the edges but it allows me to make the measurement I need to fit some parts that I am trying make for the bike.

Attached is pic of what the scan looks like, it can be visualized and manipulated using a free software called Meshlab (http://meshlab.sourceforge.net/).

For those interested in accessing the scan I put it in my public dropbox, you're welcome to PM me for the link to download.

I converted the blinkers on my 2015 SR to LEDs using the following components:

LED blinkers
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JK5XTBS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00

Relay
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BLZ9XQK?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00

With some modifications:
1) Had to switch the polarity of the connector for the original relay (located under the upper frame in the front of area where the PT goes)
2) Had to shorten the rubber sleeve (by about 1 cm) on the front blinkers to allow for enough thread to catch the nut on the opposite side

I've had them installed for a couple of months and so far so good, I like the way they look and you can't beat the price.

Still hasn't rained yet over here so don't know how waterproof the components are.

So I've had my bike for about two months and thought its a good time to update about my experiences thus far...

Some background, I live in Israel and pre-ordered my bike in October. I believe we were some of the first to receive their bikes outside the US. Our country is pretty small, so none of us are that far away from the importer/dealer, who is a real believer in this tech and is a value added supplier in that he really understands the bike and is fully committed.  These conditions are what allowed me to feel relatively comfortable buying into this new tech and knowingly ride on the bleeding edge.

So after receiving the bike and taking it for a spin near the dealership, I quickly returned to let them know that I have a pulsating front brake, the dealer put me in touch with his mechanic who initially thought that it maybe a bent front rotor even though there was evidence that the steering head was loose (a ripped o-ring and forward to backward movement). The dealer ordered the part and after a few days, went back to the shop to replace the rotor and it turned out not to be the rotor but that the steering head was not adequately tightened at the factory.

After about 2000 kms started experiencing problems with the charger which I described in the following to my dealer:

I have encountered a charging issue that occurred when charging my bike at work. I began charging with ~30% charge at 10 AM using the same socket I have used for the last 3 weeks. Upon finishing work at 6 PM, I went down to ride home to discover the bike with only a 52% charge and the LCD display showing 4 hours to full charge then 0 hours to full charge and back again. The green indicator light was not flashing. I disconnected from the outlet, turned on the bike, turned off the bike and plugged it in again. The bike commenced to charge showing the correct time to full charge and flashing green indicator only to continue the previously described problem only about 10 seconds later. I then drove home and with 17% battery I connected to my home electrical socket only to find the same problem.

It turned out to be a faulty charger which was diagnosed by disconnecting the Anderson connector coming from the charger and taking a look at the output voltage which was fluctuating between 116 and 30 volts. To allow me to keep riding, the dealer gave me a quick charger until he replaced the charger a few days later. I was very impressed by the way he handled the problem and took the initiative to allow me to keep riding and get it fixed quickly.

In addition, I was testing the acceleration of the bike on a flat isolated road by my house and couldn't get the 0-100 km/h times below 4.3 seconds (using a camera filming the speedometer). I'm about 80 kgs and all I had on was a helmet, Zero leather jacket (which I love BTW) and DS windscreen. Anybody try testing their times? What have been your results?

Overall, I love the bike. Range is not an issue, I have almost no maintenance costs (I charge at work) and love riding it. I feel like I got the whole "can't have your cake and eat it too" proverb beat with this thing!