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[kcoplan]

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

[Justin Andrews]

Yeah, my wife has been giving it some vague consideration.
If she did it would be her first bike...

[benswing]

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!

[protomech]

Is the 2013 XU noticeably quicker to accelerate than the 2012 S?

[Olav]

That's awesome.

I love it when a plan comes together.

[kcoplan]

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

[Doctorbass]

Protomech, do you want to compare with the 2012 S SF9 or ZF6.. 50 pounds make a great diff

[kcoplan]

. . . and I have the ZF6, and love having 50 pounds less to carry around!

--Karl