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SK

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Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« on: May 05, 2013, 08:34:03 AM »

Brought a 2013 Zero S ZF11.4 home on Tuesday and then my periodic on-call rotation at work prevented me from riding until today. I cannot get rid of this smirk that is pasted on my face! I have no words for how awesome this bike is. I am obviously in the break in period, and with normal and fun riding in sport mode I am on track to get over 100 mi of riding per charge during the break in period. This ride was with a lot of fast acceleration and about half the ride at 50-55+ Mph.

According to the documentation I may expect an increase of 10% of battery capacity, and I am assuming also range, if I break it in correctly over the first 30 charges by following recommended discharge and charge instructions provided by Zero Motorcycles.

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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 11:42:42 AM »

Congrat for your new toy! ;)

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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2013, 12:22:10 PM »

It is really a commuter (no really!) It is only disguised as a fun toy that rocks. Seriously I will be commuting this vehicle 34 miles, 5 days a week, plus studying any distracting curvy back roads that need exploring.  8)
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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2013, 01:09:20 PM »

Have fun! I can feel with you
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This is real pain, I got my 2012 DS one week before the paper received so I know how hard it is to wait!
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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2013, 01:32:12 AM »

Congrats on your new bike! Just got mine on Saturday. Did yours come with an owner's manual? My dealer did not give me one.
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Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2013, 01:36:37 AM »

I didn't get one with mine either, so I called the customer service number on the contact page of the website and he emailed one to me immediately.
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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2013, 01:43:44 AM »

Thanks for the info. Found the manual on the Zero website.

http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/owner-resources/
« Last Edit: May 06, 2013, 01:49:26 AM by Nukie »
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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #7 on: May 06, 2013, 02:50:37 AM »

The dealer told me that they had an unofficial version and that if I had a USB flash drive they could give me the file. They said that Zero will provide me with the final version whenever it is ready. I did not want to make a special trip back to the dealer for this as I did not have a thumb drive the day I picked it up. Glad to see an online copy. I am going to go read it now......

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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2013, 08:00:30 AM »

Congrats, welcome, I'm jealous! 
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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2013, 11:59:56 AM »

Congrats!
I'll have to get a copy of the manual too.  Thanks for the link, Nukie.
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Re: Got my 2013 Zero S 11.4!!
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2013, 06:55:00 PM »

2K miles on mine doing 44 mile round trip to the airport four or five days a week.  This bike REALLY works well!
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