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[NoiseBoy]

I should have paid off my ZF9 by mid 2015, which means I'll be on the hunt for a new one (something lika an SR or an S with power tank)
Not sure what I'll do with the ZF9, part-ex is an option, but selling a high quality 9Kw battery pack seems a shame when something of that size is so useful...

Would your dealer do a PX? I very much doubt mine would, they can't sell the bikes they have let alone second hand stock.

[Justin Andrews]

They have indicated they would (but thats only their word on the matter), They even said that if Zero are not back in the country by then, that they'd be able to still get me one.

They are a very good dealer. 

[Richard230]

Ready or not, my 2014 Zero has arrived (minus the power tank) at my dealer's showroom.  They will keep it in the showroom until the power tank arrives - or I crack and pick it up before that happens.  Photo attached.

[Richard230]

Here is a photo of the front of the bike showing the price tag.

[Mike Werner]

Ready or not, my 2014 Zero has arrived (minus the power tank) at my dealer's showroom.  They will keep it in the showroom until the power tank arrives - or I crack and pick it up before that happens.  Photo attached.

I would be leaving a smoking trail on the path to the dealer to pick it up. Power tank can wait....

[Blotman]

Any idea what it takes to remove and reinstall a Power Tank? Gotta enjoy the bike in its trimmed down configuration every now and then 

[BSDThw]

Having the warm weather you mentioned in a thread - I would jump on that bike.
I think the installation is not a lot of work to do (but later )!

Congratulation to your new achievement!

[Richard230]

Having the warm weather you mentioned in a thread - I would jump on that bike.
I think the installation is not a lot of work to do (but later )!

Congratulation to your new achievement!

The two reasons that I am waiting to pick up the bike are that I am dealing with a recent family event that sucked up a chunk of my savings and I need to get my 2012 bike's firmware upgraded before I give it to my daughter.  Both of those issues should be resolved by next month and then I will be able to better deal with adding an expensive new motorcycle to my collection - and have more time to ride it.

[dc5dd]

I agreed with that having worked in a factory.  Here's hoping the learning curve is short/low on 2014 I'm getting ready to buy a 2014 SR (very nice).

Richard,

Good for you I'm trying to get the SR I figure just get all the trimmings  .  On you being an early diopter of the 2014, my thought was that the 2013 and 2014 were pretty much the same except the power tank, new display and new custom mode configuration.  Whatever bugs there were should be worked out in the 2013 model???

Danny

I agree and that is why I was going for the 2014 model.  But with any revised motorcycle model (even from the major manufacturers) there is always a production learning curve for the assembly line workers and sometimes it takes them a while to get everything assembled just right.  Having bought a lot of first off-the-production-line bikes before, the later models are almost always assembled better than the early bikes.

[dc5dd]

Wonder if painting the side fairing yellow would be nice

Ready or not, my 2014 Zero has arrived (minus the power tank) at my dealer's showroom.  They will keep it in the showroom until the power tank arrives - or I crack and pick it up before that happens.  Photo attached.

[oobflyer]

The new bikes are here! Time to start a new 'Makes and Models' category 

[zerotracer]

Hope soon to see some videos of the new Zero SR on youtube.
Excited to see how it runs and how fast it uses the battery, more power uses more energy 

[protomech]

The new bikes are here! Time to start a new 'Makes and Models' category 

2013 and 2014 are pretty similar, should probably stay together. Maybe just change the forum name to 2013-2014..

[Richard230]

I finally picked up my Zero S ZF14.2 today.  It was not cheap.  Shipping and set-up charges were $700 (distance to factory is about 90 miles, but I assume that is a flat-rate charge) and I was charged an additional $220 for the installation of the power tank.  So I guess the work took about 2 1/2 hours to perform.  That seems reasonable considering that it was not a drop-in, like the photo on Zero's website seems to suggest, showing someone placing the battery module into the storage area under the "tank" fairing.  The module is not removable by the owner and becomes a permanent addition to the bike.  See attached photo showing the "tank".  My feeling is that it could have been installed a lot easier and quicker (and less expensively) if the battery module was installed at the factory as the bike was constructed.

For my  purposes, the power, even in Eco mode, seems quite satisfactory.  When recharging after returning home, the charger maxed out at 1400 watts.  The suspension seems to provide a smoother ride than did my 2012 bike when new.  Perhaps that is the result of the 100 pounds additional weight.  You can feel the additional 42 pounds while riding slowly and pushing the bike around.  Unfortunately, the steering head bearings seem to have been overtightened at the factory, resulting in an irritating weave at slow speeds.  If the bearings don't loosen up by the first servicing at 600 miles (and I have no reason to think that they will), I will have to have them adjusted by the shop.

Now I have to contact my insurance company and email the CA EV rebaters to see if they will give me the full $900 rebate, or will nick me $300 for not keeping my 2012 bike at least three years.

[Richard230]

Here is a photo of the bike.  I think it looks pretty nice.  I have a windshield and a rear rack and top box on order and I will install them when they arrive.  I am not a big fan of the looks of the latest trend in the way of rear fender/license plate holders.