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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2012 and older => Topic started by: kcoplan on October 23, 2013, 09:12:17 PM
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My wife took delivery of a 2013 (Demo) XU this week -- that makes us a double Zero family!
Robin was riding my daughters Honda Rebel for two weeks in September while our daughter had the family car . . . when she started talking about buying a Rebel for herself I insisted she ride my '12 S to work just once, first. She was sold -- and we got one of the last '13 XUs for sale anywhere, from Carbon Negative, at a slight discount. Not having to worry about clutching, shifting, and turning at the same time helped close the deal (plus all the "green" pressure I put on her, of course).
The '13 XU has about the same range and top speed as the '12 S, so we can go riding together --- but Robin likes the lower seat height and lighter weight.
--Karl
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Yeah, my wife has been giving it some vague consideration.
If she did it would be her first bike...
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Great! Will get together for a ride soon. My fast chargers are up and running, so I can come up there and will have plenty of charge in no time to take a ride around Bear Mountain!
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Is the 2013 XU noticeably quicker to accelerate than the 2012 S?
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That's awesome.
I love it when a plan comes together.
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Is the 2013 XU noticeably quicker to accelerate than the 2012 S?
I dont know . . . Havent ridden it yet . . . and my wife is, shall we say, a little less aggressive on the throttle. I would guess acceleration is similar -- I think its a smaller power pack, but its the newer motor and a lighter weight.
--Karl
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Protomech, do you want to compare with the 2012 S SF9 or ZF6.. 50 pounds make a great diff ;)
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. . . and I have the ZF6, and love having 50 pounds less to carry around!
--Karl