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[NoiseBoy]

Its much easier Richard to upload your photos to an image host like photobucket or picasa etc. and then link the images into the post.

You can then have higher quality images and I find they load much faster.  It also means that Skadamo doesn't have to pay as much for storage and bandwidth.

[Richard230]

Its much easier Richard to upload your photos to an image host like photobucket or picasa etc. and then link the images into the post.

You can then have higher quality images and I find they load much faster.  It also means that Skadamo doesn't have to pay as much for storage and bandwidth.

One more thing that I don't know how to do.  It took me a couple of years before I discovered how to attach photos to these forums.  I don't know how to do anything in the "cloud" other than use my email system (on which I delete all of my messages after reading them).  I didn't know that there was a charge for storing photos on the forum.  I am one of those people who has a cell phone but hasn't figured out how to make a telephone call with it yet, unless someone else pre-programs in their number and all I have to do is hit the green button.  I was fortunate that I had a friend give me their old smartphone, was able create a Google Play Store account for me, download the Zero app, pair the phone with the bike and show me how to move between screens.     But I do know how to take photos with my camera now, which I bought after I ran out of color film and processing locations for my old film camera.   

[WindRider]

Hi Richard,

If you are wanting to find a host for images on forums I like PhotoBucket at photobucket.com

Just upload your photos there and then it is really easy to link them to forum posts with a few clicks.

[NoiseBoy]

Amazing how such a technophobe would buy such a high tech motorbike!

[Richard230]

Amazing how such a technophobe would buy such a high tech motorbike!

 

I ride an electric motorcycle not because it is high tech or that I am anything remotely like a "geek" (my last computer class in college used an IBM mainframe, running FORTRAN, that you programed with punch cards), but for practical reasons.  I like the lack of vibration. The fact that you don't have to warm it up before taking off.  I have no love of getting gasoline splashed on me and my bike, nor do I like to pay for it.  I like the quiet operation and the fact that you can ride short distances without having to worry about acids building up in the oil. After owning over 40 motorcycles, I want to ride something new and different than the usual IC vehicle.  And I am getting tired of paying between $600 and $800 to have a motorcycle dealer service my bikes, because they require special tools, knowledge and proprietary computer systems to do so.

Also, I have always been interested in the history of motorcycle development and I have an entire library of old motorcycle books, including a 24-volume motorcycle encyclopedia and period road tests that go back to 1930.  While I can't go back to that earlier time when even large motorcycles had pedals and were rapidly being developed and experimented on by some 300 companies in the U.S., I can get in on that sort of innovation though the current early development of electric motorcycles.  I particularly, enjoy keeping up with the trials and tribulations of the various companies that are attempting to develop, manufacture and market electric vehicles.

Plus, while I know very little about computers and computer programs and how to use them, I do know a lot about motorcycles, how to maintain their chassis parts and how to ride them.

[NoiseBoy]

Thanks for the insight Richard. Alot of people here have a technical and electronics background but really the Zero should have just as much appeal to people who really cant stand fiddling with things to make them work.  I certainly don't miss the hours spent each month maintaining my ICE bikes.

Perhaps Zero should make more of an effort to target the fairer sex?

[Richard230]

I agree.  I think the Zero is a perfect motorcycle for any lady to ride.  They are easy to learn on; very clean; you don't get your hands dirty at a gas station or end up smelling stinky because you got a drop of gas on your sleeve; the throttle response is very slow and even with no drama when riding off from a stop; there is no clutch or gearshift to learn how to use; you don't have to oil or clean a messy chain or perform other maintenance that many women tend to forget because they have other things on their minds; Zeros are quiet and environmentally much cleaner than IC vehicles; and they are kind of cute.

All of these factors and more should appeal to women and I agree that Zero should target that market.  The only real negative thing is that the buy-in price is very high and most women are not willing to put that much money into a two-track vehicle, which does not seem as practical as a 4-wheel, fully enclosed automobile.  Still, marketing to women should be well worth the effort and I would encourage Zero to give it a try. 

[trikester]

Hmmm......how about electric trikes for them?

Trikester

[protomech]

If anything, I think electrics represent an opportunity to perform a reset on how bikes are marketed.

Think about the first Honda Super Cub: "You meet the nicest people on a Honda".

Honda hit a home run by stepping back from machismo.