Ciao, Chris! The 7th new 2017 Ego sold in the US (according to the dealer) and the 1st one in Texas, is being delivered to me on Tuesday, 6 February 2018. I bought it from CalMoto without ever seeing it in the flesh. As a longtime Alfa Romeo owner (5 since 1973 - with an '83 GTV6 purchased new showing 469k (s)miles on the clock still in my scudderia), Needless to say, I'm attracted to Italian products. I'm in Far West Texas with a weekday commute on a lightly traveled highway through very scenic territory. I've been granted an exception on the warranty, so a local mechanic can provide me service, yet Energica has yet to agree to provide a service manual or any remote training to my mechanic. I will be commuting about 1,000 miles a month, so regular service is an imperative (~56 miles a weekday, round-trip). My electricity is 100% green, so no petroleum, coal or nukes will be used by the bike, except for the required quarts of synthetic Dextron to cool the batteries. I think I bought the last black screw set, which I will be installing on the bike next weekend, to complete the "black-out" of this gorgeous motorcycle. I will be trying to get articles published in area newspapers about the Ego, and maybe even one in Texas Monthly magazine, if it is of interest to the editors. I've only been riding since 2011, but have logged over 70k miles on a pair of 2006 Ninja 650Rs, mostly on the commute. Grazie!!
