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[Electric Terry]

My coworker is having a hard time getting his FX to 65 MPH.  He says that he is required to tuck to go from 60 to 65 MPH.  Is that right?

If he is going uphill on hwy 17 from Santa Cruz to Scotts Valley and parks the bike outside overnight that is extremely possible.   Plus if it's a 2013-2015 it is more likely.  The batteries got a little stronger in 2016 for the FX.    But this chance increases when cold also the lower the SOC is.  Closer to 100% and the more power that is available.

[domingo3]

My coworker is having a hard time getting his FX to 65 MPH.  He says that he is required to tuck to go from 60 to 65 MPH.  Is that right?

I definitely experience this when the state of charge is below 50% on my FXS 6.5.  If it's the 3.3, it could happen sooner.

[clay.leihy]

My coworker is having a hard time getting his FX to 65 MPH.  He says that he is required to tuck to go from 60 to 65 MPH.  Is that right?

I definitely experience this when the state of charge is below 50% on my FXS 6.5.  If it's the 3.3, it could happen sooner.

Is this intentional behavior, or is a half-empty battery just not capable of pushing the FX any faster? My 2015 6.5 won't go over 70 mph below 60% and like yours, won't go over 65 mph below 50%.


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[Killroy]

Yes, he in intentionally tucking.

My coworker says he has a 13 mile commute from Aptos to Scotts Valley on his ~2013 or 14 FX.  That is about a 900 ft of vertical climbing and he leaves his garage with 100% and gets to work with 65% indicated SOC. He says that he has a hard time under 70% SOC and that is when he struggles to maintain 65 MPH and requires tucking.  He charges at work. 

The power and range margin of the SR is good to have. 

[clay.leihy]

Now I feel better about my bike. About the same commute but only about 200 ft elevation change. Fun on the interstate going in, not so much coming home.

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[JaimeC]

Getting back to my ORIGINAL post:  I no longer have the 2016 S, I now have a 2018 one.  I've had a power plug I'd bought from Aerostich YEARS ago that I never used; it works in both the BMW style socket (also sold by Powerlet for other brands) as well as a standard cigarette lighter socket.

I FINALLY replaced the BMW-only plug on my vest with this one and tried it out yesterday.  Brian was right; I didn't really notice any appreciable affect on my range despite the temperatures last night being in the 20s, and the vest running at full power.  I can now use the vest with both my K1200LT and my Zero without worry.  Thanks, everyone!