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[emotofreak]

I can now vouch for about a 32 mile range at freeway speed on my new 6kWh DS...  And that it pushes MUCH easier than my 750 Magna...

A nice touch is the thing will pull its own weight for a couple of miles walking along side and twisting the "throttle" after the battery ceases to propel normally.

Nice meeting you, Dave; hope your "9" got you to your waypoint!!

Glad my commute is only 28 miles round-trip!  

Just a heads-up. A full tuck will reduce your energy consumption by 20% at freeway speeds. So if you think you're gonna cut it close, start tucking! Or you could go slower, but who wants to do that

[RickSteeb]

Trip to Mt Hamilton took 4.2 kWh to recharge the battery, per Kill-A-Watt reading; standby power consumption is showing about 5 watts.

When I got home from work yesterday, I decided to go for a ride, but the bike doesn't go.  BMS indicates a full charge.  Fault indicator on speedo goes away when kickstand is raised, comes back when the kill-switch is set to "go".  Faint motor phase noises are audible when rolling forward/backward, independent of kill-switch position.  ECO/sport switch position no help.

Will call tech support today to see if there is any over-the-phone remedy...

 

D'oh!!  The techie had a senior moment.  My addled brain had the kill-switch positions "memorized" backward.  No wonder the "fault" indicator was blinking!!

Oy,  Joy...  I'm gonna use the diamond lane today!!

 

[Richard230]

Rick, you got to the top of Mt. Hamilton from the bottom on 4.2 kWh?  If that is what you did, that is impressive. Going up Mt. Hamilton is a tough ride for any motorcycle (I have been riding up there and back down to Livermore since my first ride on a Vespa 125 motor scooter in 1962).  Of course, once you make it up there, it is all downhill.    Any idea how much of a charge you picked up on the way down?

[RickSteeb]

Mt Ham is much closer to San Jose than Livermore!  From there to Patterson is a fun run, not for E-bikes tho!

It took about half the charge to go up, and I had about 1/3 remaining at the bottom...

[later that day;] Trip to work & back [~14 miles] was mostly at or near top speed most of the way, with diamond lane going 70; that appears to be my top speed in "eco" mode.  Recharge at each end took about 2 1/4 kWh.  Nice ride, aside from a couple moments of rain-groove vs tire tread squirrelliness...

[oobflyer]

I rode to work and back today (about 25 miles each way) - it was a blast. Trucks no longer pass me on the freeway 

It took about 9 bars, or 3/4 of the 9kWh pack to go one way (25 miles ) - but I was riding at speeds between 70 and 75 MPH. Extrapolating - it should get about 33 miles at those speeds.

This is nearly half of the range that I got at speeds between 55 and 65 MPH (about 60 miles). Those extra 15 - 20 MPH really suck up the current.

I'm sure that riding around town at 30-40 MPH will see a much longer range.

A full tuck will reduce your energy consumption by 20% at freeway speeds.

I will try this next time