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[styxlord]

Picked up my SR this morning 

Things I wish I knew ...
* The wrench needed to adjust the rear preload. I had an old Sachs wrench, but no dice. Googling ...

First things I did ...
* Drain the battery by max accelerating from every light between the dealer and my house
* Remove the SR designation ... it looks so much cleaner

Things I'm in the process of doing ...
* Swapping the red panels for black ones from an S. A set of panels from the factory are $100 and should be here next week.
* Getting a longer power cord and a timer to charge off peak

Things I'm pondering ...
* Rizoma grips/mirrors and brake reservoirs ... wondering how to disassemble that plastic throttle
* Whether to remove the storage container and throw it away ... the dealer mentioned that there could be a hard "tank case" coming ...
* Top case or not ... sticking with a backpack on the commute for now which should work given that it never rains here (in SoCal)

Things I'm thankful for ...
* The bike is made in America, but it still uses metric fasteners
* Getting a great deal on a demo bike that had 58 miles on it 

[PhreaK]

How did you go about getting those black fairings? Was planning to plastidip mine, but at that price its going to be cheaper just to swap them.

[GambitDash]

Just put a deposit down on my SR - was also thinking about a custom paint job for the panels. Wonder how much it would cost...

Cheers
--G

[oregonrider89]

I wish I had known how fun it was to ride because I would have bought it sooner!

[KrazyEd]

Bodywork is pretty minimal compared to an ICE bike, so, should be fairly reasonable ( comparatively speaking )
I have been thinking of filling the recesses on my FX with a bright green to offset the brushed grey.
Should be MUCH easier to R and R the pieces. Plus, you can still ride the bike while work is being done.
Hard to do on an ICE bike while tank is being painted.

[styxlord]

How did you go about getting those black fairings? Was planning to plastidip mine, but at that price its going to be cheaper just to swap them.

I asked the dealer before purchasing the bike and he ordered them from the factory as part of the purchase.
Admittedly, I don't have them in my hands yet, will update next week

[oobflyer]

does anybody know if your brake lights go on during regenerative slowing?

The brake lights do not turn on with regen braking.

I also added an accelerometer to my bike so that people will know when I'm slowing down. I copied the idea from nigezero:

http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=4327.0


If you find that you can't see behind you - this is what I did to my bike (both of my Zeros actually):

http://electricmotorcycleforum.com/boards/index.php?topic=4580.msg30273#msg30273

[oobflyer]

The one thing that I personally feel everyone should know before buying an EV is what to expect regarding the actual range vs. the manufacturers' range claims. Electric vehicle manufacturers should include 'best-case scenario range' and  'real-world range' estimates.

Chelsea Sexton (EV advocate) recommends calculating 'real-world range' at about 70% of the range-claims of the manufacturers, but I think 50% is the best.

By 'real-world range' I mean driving/riding like you would any other vehicle... accelerating up to freeway speeds on the onramp... accelerating to pass when necessary... traveling with the flow of traffic, even it is 5-10 MPH over the posted speed-limit, etc.

Why 50%? Because that's the range that you can count on. If you get more than that - then great - consider it a bonus.

This is not unique to Zero - I've had four EVs now - I plan on 50% for all travel.

[Erasmo]

Things I'm thankful for ...
* The bike is made in America, but it still uses metric fasteners
* Getting a great deal on a demo bike that had 58 miles on it 

It's nice to see that more and more companies finally are switching over to metric.