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[Electric Cowboy]

I tweaked foxie C pretty well too, but this was referring to my 2012.

If you want me to tweak your 2011 for you send me a message on FB and I'll let you know what you need to get so I can do it remotely.

[amahoser]

I visited Hollywood Electric today and test rode their ZF9 with the Sevcon 6 controller.... Now that's more like it!!

First, a little background:
I was seriously looking at electric motorcycles earlier this year. Waited and waited for the Brammo and then finally went to Hollywood Electric to check out the Zero. While I did like the ZF9 overall, I was quite disappointed with the off the line acceleration. Felt like a 150cc scooter. Once rolling and at speed, the bike felt pretty decent... not spectacular, but decent. I was riding on city streets so I didn't test high speed acceleration. I've been riding for about twenty years and I currently own quite a few motorcycles. For me, the Zero just didn't cut it. Although it would be used primarily for commuting, I felt that the bike lacked excitement.

Fast forward to present day. The Hollywood Electric modified ZF9 is a blast!!! I cannot believe that this little rocketship only has 28hp. Initial takeoff is soft (no clutch would be the reason, i'm sure) but off the line acceleration is now fantastic. Pinning the throttle from 30 mph  produces so much torque and acceleration, it left me giddy! Its no superbike but from a rolling start at say 40mph, because there is no downshifting involved, you'll probably leave those superbikes in the dust... for the first 100 feet at least!

In my opinion, this is the way the bike should have left the factory.

Thank you Josh and Harlan for getting me excited about electric bikes again!

Jose Soriano

[protomech]

Any videos of the size 6 controller in action? : )

[Electric Terry]

I visited Hollywood Electric today and test rode their ZF9 with the Sevcon 6 controller.... Now that's more like it!!

First, a little background:
I was seriously looking at electric motorcycles earlier this year. Waited and waited for the Brammo and then finally went to Hollywood Electric to check out the Zero. While I did like the ZF9 overall, I was quite disappointed with the off the line acceleration. Felt like a 150cc scooter. Once rolling and at speed, the bike felt pretty decent... not spectacular, but decent. I was riding on city streets so I didn't test high speed acceleration. I've been riding for about twenty years and I currently own quite a few motorcycles. For me, the Zero just didn't cut it. Although it would be used primarily for commuting, I felt that the bike lacked excitement.

Fast forward to present day. The Hollywood Electric modified ZF9 is a blast!!! I cannot believe that this little rocketship only has 28hp. Initial takeoff is soft (no clutch would be the reason, i'm sure) but off the line acceleration is now fantastic. Pinning the throttle from 30 mph  produces so much torque and acceleration, it left me giddy! Its no superbike but from a rolling start at say 40mph, because there is no downshifting involved, you'll probably leave those superbikes in the dust... for the first 100 feet at least!

In my opinion, this is the way the bike should have left the factory.

Thank you Josh and Harlan for getting me excited about electric bikes again!

Jose Soriano

The sevcon upgrade I predict will be the most common and popular upgrade to the 2012.  Perhaps to be considered necessary for any spirited rider.  Just because you have more power on tap doesn't mean you need to use it.  But when that teenager on the cell phone comes over on you, with someone right on your back fender, you'll be glad you did it.  I'm very anxious for perhaps Richard Walker himself (CEO of Zero) to endorse and support this as an accessory upgrade to help grow the company by having more positive feedback and more ICE riders turn their heads and investigate whether a Zero will be their next bike as well.  Perhaps it coul be sold with a left side air duct to the motor or a copper tubing water cooling kit to help remove any excess heat produced to the motor.  But from my experience, the motor cooling is not a problem.  It's the controller.

[Lipo423]

I cannot agree more offthegrid.
They should put this as an available option, not to use it every moment, as you pointed out, but it is definitely needed.