Just added myself - even though my Zero FXS has been ordered but not delivered yet.
Fred, ok, I admit it too. Ordered but not received yet
It's funny, now that I ordered the DSR (took the plunge financially) I would also like to have the FXS.
Well, I always wanted to own several bikes, but once I had three ICE bikes, I realized that it is a pain in the behind to maintain them all.
But with electric bikes, bring them on. The more the better:)
Rider 7
yup. i used to have 7 ICE bikes in my garage at one point. i always said it was like having a room full of jealous women, all fighting for your attention. after my neck injury i stopped riding for a long time, then i found the zero's. i sold/parted 4 bikes to buy my FXS and don't regret it for a minute. my 2 real remaining bikes, ktm 990R and 525EXC, haven't moved since i bought it.
welcome to the club.
laters,
laramie
Laramie,
Exactly, what was I thinking.
I am a licensed car mechanic, hate working on cars (don't do it for a living thank bloody hearth), and always thought no big deal serving several bikes of my own.
But I hated it at two already.
I cannot imagine what you where going through at 7.
Yes, they are all competing with each other.
And I saw myself looking more and more for alternatives in the valve train and drive train department to escape the dreadded valve adjustment, chain and sprocket mess, chain tensioning, carb synching........ahhhhhh...... what a constant pain.
And the harder you ride, the worse it feels when parking the bike, since you know you're one step closer to the work you've done 500,000 times before.
And one of the worst thing ever, since they put ethanol into every grade of gas, you either end up with clogged up jets, or dry rot your gaskets in no time when storing the bike with carbs drained.
It is flat out stupid.
Electric is the only way.
All that's done with now thanks to zero.
Wonder how much longer you're going to keep the two awesome ICEs you have left.
I do envy you for their performance, but not the rest.
Thanks for welcoming me in the club