2010 MX for sale, $2300 I am thinking of buying. I am a 66 year old guy who has had motorcycles since I was 18, but never an electric. I do all my own work, and am a reasonably competent at electron herding, but not a tech.
My questions, I have yet to see this bike, maybe next week, my biggest concern is battery condition. Supposedly the present owner bought the bike new three years ago, so maybe the battery was charged regularly or maybe it wasn't.
I downloaded the owners manual with the beep and flash codes.
In my experience most bike sales do not allow for extended test rides, and given that it is not street legal, a test ride beyond the driveway may not be possible.
So is there some easy way to determine battery condition without a test ride? If it makes all the right beeps and flashes, and battery indicates full, can I assume the battery is good?
Reading through this forum it appears that support from Zero will be minimal at best, and judging from their web site, they are very proprietary, and want all service and parts, even tires done by their dealers. That would be a deal breaker for me as the nearest dealer is 200 miles from where I am (Edmonton Alberta). And I like to think I am more careful than a lot of bike shop techs.
Normal bike parts are not a problem for me, but e bike specific electrical stuff would be.
There seems to be a lot of stuff out there for chinese scooters, such as battery packs and controllers, so I am wondering how that might work, some of those scooters are pretty heavy but speed limited to make them legal.
Any pre purchase advice, including, RUN! RUN AWAY!, would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!