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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ => Topic started by: Erasmo on December 11, 2015, 10:42:26 PM
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Good thing I fell on the good side ;D Today I signed the papers and made a deposit for a 2015 DS with top case for the price of €10.830. Estimated delivery is in week 51-52.
Now I just have to hope that the dealer is willing to divert the transport directly to my house, because of the following reason:
(http://i.imgur.com/aNHNagq.jpg)
-''Dear lord Erasmo, why didn't you get the bike at the dealer 20km from your house?''
Because the dealers in the Netherlands are ridiculously expensive, for example the nearest has a '15 FX for a whopping € 12.700 or a '14 DS for €12.490.
Now I just have to register it, install the powertank and Chademo inlet and it's ready to use for work.
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You're gonna love it...but you already know that!
Welcome to the club!
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Congrats!
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that is a very good price, Erasmo.
A 12.5 or 9.4 straight from the Importeur?
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Thanks.
that is a very good price, Erasmo.
A 12.5 or 9.4 straight from the Importeur?
It's a 12.5 demo. They actually had a cheaper one on display but that one got snatched before I could buy it.
But it seems that there are more demo models at the HQ right now. Too bad I had to go to another country to get one but if it saves me €2000 I'd be a fool not to.
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Congrats!
Now I just have to register it, install the powertank and Chademo inlet and it's ready to use for work.
Do you have a ChaDeMo option - or did you mean J1772?
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Now I just have to register it, install the powertank and Chademo inlet and it's ready to use for work.
There is no CHAdeMO inlet made by zero for 2015 bikes. Are you talking about an aftermarket CHAdeMO INLET?
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It is indeed an aftermarket installation, they couldn't fit the inlet in the place where Zero put it because it is normally used on cars so it has to go in a top case.
The plug itself is considerably cheaper than the one that Zero offered.
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It is indeed an aftermarket installation
I would love to have ChaDeMo charging on my bike - can you post some pictures when you get the ChaDeMo inlet installed and tell us more about it?
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Of course.
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Congrats Erasmo. That's an excellent price! We've still got no news on our bikes arriving yet, or the subsidy. I'll look forward to hearing your stories. [emoji4]
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Congrats Erasmo. That's an excellent price! We've still got no news on our bikes arriving yet, or the subsidy. I'll look forward to hearing your stories. [emoji4]
Mind you mine isn't a DSP but a normal demo DS.
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Just got an email from the dealer that is has arrived ;D
Bit of a silly question, can somebody measure the total length of the DS for me? I'm trying to find out if it will fit in a rental van but I can only find wheelbase lengths.
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I would imagine that pretty much any standard van with seats removed would work.
Might possibly be easier / cheaper with rental truck, unless you have friend with a van.
The wheel base of all seem to be 56.2", add another foot per wheel, include another
few inches for padding, and, you get around 80", or, right at 2 meters.
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In a large van it would fit of course but I'm hoping that it will fit in a Fiat Doblo cargo or something similar.
I can rent those without kilometer restriction and since I have to drive about 1000 km to pick it up that saves a lot.
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I just have measured my '15 DS for you.
Full length including license plate 215 cm.
Height without the mirrors (you can take them off) 110 cm.
Handlebar 85 cm, without the mirrors.
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Thanks, just too big for the van I had my eye on. Trailer it is.
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Also consider that you could transport the bike diagonally in a van, and with the front wheel turned to make the overall length shorter. You could even remove the front wheel to make it lower and shorter.
For the smallest Fiat Doblo Cargo(latest model?), with a cargo area of 1820mmx1518mm(the website says width is 1518-1714, so I assume the narrow width is between the wheel arches), the diagonal length is 2369mm, so a 2150mm long bike should fit. And if it's 1820mmx1714mm, the diagonal length is 2500mm.
I got the cargo dimensions from this page http://www.fiatprofessional.co.uk/Models/Doblo_Cargo (http://www.fiatprofessional.co.uk/Models/Doblo_Cargo)
I used this calculator to get the diagonal length http://ncalculators.com/area-volume/rectangle-calculator.htm (http://ncalculators.com/area-volume/rectangle-calculator.htm)
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A ds will fit easily in a 6.5 foot bed just slightly diagonal with the rear wheel, tailgate closed
I would think it would fit in any decent sized van, you can always pull the mirros off to get some height advantage
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Thanks for the calculation but I can loan a motortrailer and car. Saves me the money on renting a van.
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Thanks for the calculation but I can loan a motortrailer and car. Saves me the money on renting a van.
No worries; it sounded like you wanted to keep the kilometres off of your car.
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Actually I don't have a daily car any more since I got my motorcycle license, was immediately hooked and do everything on the bike nowadays.
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Lol, fair enough. That's pretty cool, but I'd hate to live without having a car too.
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Well it took 1200km through the German countryside but I finally got it ;D
(http://i.imgur.com/J29R7Dd.jpg?1)
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Glad you finally got it home!! You're gonna love it!
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Congratulations! Love the parking space!
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Well it took 1200km through the German countryside but I finally got it ;D
Congrats! Now, that wasn't so difficult, was it? ;) I feel your pain, I had to pick up my bike from a dealer more than 800kms from me. That was a long and boring drive, and I was nearly falling asleep at 3am, after about 9hrs driving, before pulling over at a planned stop, all just to save $150!
It's so nice to see a few of your electrical devices hanging around the power point together! :) My bikes sleep in the lounge room too.
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Congrats Erasmo. [emoji4]
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Congratulations! Love the parking space!
Ditto. Who can argue with parking your bike and then turning to grab a bottle of wine before crashing on the couch to relax!
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Thanks. Well it's only temporally until it's registered, after that it is has to spend the night in the shed.
Well it took 1200km through the German countryside but I finally got it ;D
Congrats! Now, that wasn't so difficult, was it? ;) I feel your pain, I had to pick up my bike from a dealer more than 800kms from me. That was a long and boring drive, and I was nearly falling asleep at 3am, after about 9hrs driving, before pulling over at a planned stop, all just to save $150!
It's so nice to see a few of your electrical devices hanging around the power point together! :) My bikes sleep in the lounge room too.
Well what made it a bit sour for me is that I live only 30km from a Zero dealer. Ah anyway for maintenance I don't have to go far at least.
A thing that did surprised me is that the charging cable came with an US-plug and an adapter instead of an Euro-plug.
Also one thing which I haven't found the answer to yet. Where does the information for the odometer come from, the rear wheel or the motor/controller?
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Also how cool is this charging point at the dealer:
(http://i.imgur.com/7O0uAde.jpg?1)
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Wednesday the bike will finally be registered. After that it will receive the power tank and the Chademo.
I'm curious how the bike holds up for its maiden voyage, since the inspection station is 66km away and the weather will be around 0°C so I expect a limited range. I might have grab a bite to eat while the bike charges a bit at the Ikea.
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Registry complete :D Because it is an import it had to be inspected at a station 66km away, so I was pushing it with the range. Due to the cold weather I couldn't make it on one charge so as expected I had to charge a bit at the on-route Ikea.
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