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[DonTom]

Although I would've LOVED to have had the 14.4kWh battery, I HATE black motorcycles (I'm not particularly fond of silver either, but I prefer it over black).

I have about the same taste on color as you do, but I thought the HD  LW in black looked great.  But that was the only black I really liked on a bike. I also don't care for the Zeros in pure  black. I like the gold DS the best.

But remember, you don't see the color as you're riding the bike!  I won't let the color stop me from buying the bike I want, if it's only available in black.

BTW, I had my choice of three colors in 1971. Black, red or white. Then, I chose black, but I guess my taste has changed since then.

-Don-  Auburn, CA

[JaimeC]

I had no choice in color when I bought my XMAX so its black... but at least the flat black doesn't show the dirt the way gloss black does.  Unfortunately, on every hot summer day when I've been unable to find any place with shade to park it I'm reminded again of why I HATE black vehicles.

When I bought the Corbin saddle for the Zero I had the GRAY leather seating area instead of black for that reason.  Unfortunately, Corbin doesn't make a saddle for the XMAX (yet).

[Crissa]

You're allowed to paint and wrap things, guys.

-Crissa

[JaimeC]

You're allowed to paint and wrap things, guys.

-Crissa

It's also a LOT cheaper to NOT buy something that doesn't come the way you want it than to buy it and spend even MORE money to make it what you want.  It's different if you've had something for awhile and discover you want to make changes... but to buy it off the floor KNOWING you'll have to make changes after the sale is a whole 'nother thing (unless the dealer offers to do it for free... and that NEVER happens).

[Crissa]

It's a bike, it doesn't cost that much to change its looks.

-Crissa

[DonTom]

It's a bike, it doesn't cost that much to change its looks.

-Crissa

I think you will be surprised, if you can find a place to do it. It will be in the thousands, if you want a decent job done.

I have had a few things painted on my Yamaha Venture back in the late  1980's. I doubt if it's cheaper these days.

-Don-  Auburn, CA

[TheRan]

There's not much coloured plastic on Zeros and the parts are fairly easy to remove. It'd probably cost you less than $50 in material to wrap it and it's not particularly hard, nor a big deal if you do mess it up on the first go. I don't think I'd bother painting a bike when it's more likely to get dinged up and when it's quicker, cheaper, and easier to rewrap than a car you're more likely to want to change it to a different colour at some point.

There are plenty of bikes that aren't perfect from the factory and people buy them knowing full well they're going to spend more money on a windscreen, tail tidy, adjustable brake levers, a more comfortable seat, a slip on and decat, power commander, better tyres, etc. Meeting a fellow rider with a bone-stock bike is a rare occurrence.

[Crissa]

Most of our projects have only cost under a hundred bucks, Don.

But we're done it ourselves.  It's just so easy to take plastics off and spray them or sand or decal or whatever.

-Crissa

[HoodRichOG]

There's really only the one CCS here in Santa Cruz, but there's lots of J-plugs.

Really depends on what you need.  CCS is clearly the future.

-Crissa

I've charged at multiple CCS in Santa Cruz. There's one evGO near the Capitola mall at the Safeway, there's one evGO or EA at Whole Foods close to 17, and now there is a free one sponsored by the county that's right downtown across the river. Those are the ones I can think of, there may be more.

CCS is definitely the future.

[shayan]

Staying a bit closer to topic, looks like Q1 will give something good to look forward to, if things at Exro go according to their timelines: https://www.onenewspage.com/n/Press+Releases/1zltph5rkd/Exro-CEO-Corporate-Update-Letter.htm

[JaimeC]

"Super Charger abilities..."

As Artie Johnson used to say:  "Verrrrrry interesting..."

[MVetter]

I can't figure out what that company actually does.

[Alan Stewart]

"Super Charger abilities..."

As Artie Johnson used to say:  "Verrrrrry interesting..."

They don’t mean supercharging as in Tesla charging technology, nor really supercharging as in blowing more air into a gas engine, though I think the latter is closer. The technology appears to allow reconfiguring an electric motor dynamically for better power at high speed or better torque at low speed. Nothing I’ve read so far gives any indication of how much extra power or torque.

[DonTom]

Most of our projects have only cost under a hundred bucks, Don.

But we're done it ourselves.  It's just so easy to take plastics off and spray them or sand or decal or whatever.

-Crissa

Sure, we can all do a mickey-mouse job with a ten dollar can of spray paint. I was talking about a more professional factory-like job with metallic baked-on paint, etc.

-Don- Auburn, CA

[shayan]

"Super Charger abilities..."

As Artie Johnson used to say:  "Verrrrrry interesting..."

They don’t mean supercharging as in Tesla charging technology, nor really supercharging as in blowing more air into a gas engine, though I think the latter is closer. The technology appears to allow reconfiguring an electric motor dynamically for better power at high speed or better torque at low speed. Nothing I’ve read so far gives any indication of how much extra power or torque.

Correct "supercharging as in blowing more air into a gas engine". This is what the CTO mentioned in one of their interviews. Not sure if it will give anything extra, but could be more of an RPM based auto-confiiguration-select kind of thing.

I can't figure out what that company actually does.

According to their company's website:
Exro is a Vancouver, BC-based technology company that is dedicated to creating an intelligent energy management system that converts energy in new ways to improve the performance, efficiency, and longevity of batteries, electric motors and generators