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[skadamo]

@MUEV posted some pics of the Zero MX with a Baja Designs ds kit. I wonder if the Zero DS dualsport will be just that?

He also rode the Zero S and had some interesting things to say about it.

I was very timid twisting the throttle for the first time, not really knowing what to expect. I learned my lesson after a giant macho twist on my first ride with the PRM 132 on our X. The S was smooth as butter off the line. Not jumpy or twitchy at all, but probably a little harder to leave a patch on the road behind me.

I started to get a little more aggressive and quickly got a feel for the torque response and the potential with the bike. From a standstill it didn't have nearly the pop of the lighter X and MX models, due to the gearing and weight, but as the S passed 15 or 20 mph it seemed to find its groove and take off like a rocket; perfect for twisties or weaving through traffic.

More great pics and some great reading here...
http://gas-holes.blogspot.com/2009/07/zero-growth.html

[guity]

Thanks Skadamo.  That dual sport MX might be the way for me to go...the only  possible issue with I could have is the max speed...

[skadamo]

Yeah, I prefer more dirt orientation in a street legal dirt bike than street orientation. But the Zero S is still cool.

MUEV, at 13000 feet what jetting works bes... never mind.

[MUEV]

Thanks for the plug skadamo!  It was a fun trip.

Guity- sorry for any marketing speak in the blog, I can't help it sometimes 

[MUEV]

Oh yeah, the dual sport is based off the S, not the MX.  It will be basically an S with knobbies and I've heard even beefier suspension.

[guity]

Hey MUEV, sorry, I forgot to mention that was a fine article.  I have nothing against marketing, I just need to defend myself against it every once in a while!

MUEV, you said, "The S was smooth as butter off the line. Not jumpy or twitchy at all, but probably a little harder to leave a patch on the road behind me." 

Are you pretty sure that is simply a matter of changing sprockets, or is there also something in the battery management system that is saving amps by regulating how abruptly the throttle can feed current into the motor?

[MUEV]

It's a combo of a smaller sprocket and more weight with the same motor.

Thx for the compliment guity, and I completely understand. It's hard to sift through all the BS, especially with ev's. I try my best to keep it real.

[guity]

Thanks MUEV, I'm doing my research.  Are you at headquarters by any chance?  I'm driving up to Oakland tomorrow to check out Electric Motorsport, and I was hoping to drive over to Scotts Valley on Thursday and see if they had any time to show any bikes.  Will they be OK with that, or would I be barging in?

[picasso]

If your going to be in oakland you can stop by my shop and take my zero out for a spin. Not road regged but I've yet to be pulled over and I've done a good 70miles + on the street now.

as for "patch on the road" No Zero can do that I've been on. It's hard as it is to hold the front brake and do a burn out. But putting a patch on the road....I dont think so. Or you got one hell of a smaller sprocket.

[guity]

Thanks Picasso, another extremely generous offer!  I will PM you with my contact information so we can discuss....

[MUEV]

You rocking the MARS or PRM Picasso?

[picasso]

the humble MARS.