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[Doug S]

I didn't get to ride it at night but I was wondering how the headlight was.  If I remember right it was just a halogen bulb.  I don't know what bulb type it is but I was wondering if anyone has used any of these retrofit LEDs and if they are brighter than the OEM or not. https://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/led-headlight-bulbs-conversion-kits/filter/Cross_Reference_Number,H11_,21,7710:

Yep, it's just a plain ole halogen, and not very impressive. I haven't upgraded my bike yet but I did put LEDs on my car, and they're amazing. One of these days when there's a few dollars free in the budget I'll probably do it on the bike too. I think I'd opt for a "no-fan" unit; it's not a problem in the car but the units I have in the car have fans in them and they do make a fair amount of noise, which I think would be annoying on the bike. It's also a moving part and will probably fail before anything else does.

[xmjsilverx]

Where did you get yours from?  Also do you know what bulb the Zero uses?

[xmjsilverx]

Another add-on I really want to do is a ram mount.  I don't really like the one zero offers because it is mounted on the left handlebar and I'd rather it be centered.  Would a stem mount like this work on the Zero?

[Doug S]

I dunno about that style of mount, but I have the standard RAM mount for my Note 3, on the left side of the bar, and the phone is very nearly centered. There's a lot of adjustability in their standard mount since there's a couple of inches between the balls. I'm sure you can get it centered if that's important to you.

[CScalpeL]

I just installed this:
2014 High Power 30W Xenon White H4 9003 HB2 XM-L2 CREE LED Hi/Lo Motorcycle Headlight Bulb
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PQDUOSO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The color is exactly what I expected and with better intensity and coverage than I expected and only $35. It was a little tricky getting it in there with the boot but it fits nicely if you force it a little bit. 

Regarding the tidy tail, I had a hard time justifying $100 for a piece of aluminum so I just took a hacksaw and a dremmel and shortened the rear fender. I'm pretty happy with the result, you can't really tell it's not an original part unless you really take a good look.

[xmjsilverx]

Looks good, and a pretty good price too.  How much brighter would you say the LED is from the halogen?

[Straightedg4lif]

Regarding the tidy tail, I had a hard time justifying $100 for a piece of aluminum so I just took a hacksaw and a dremmel and shortened the rear fender. I'm pretty happy with the result, you can't really tell it's not an original part unless you really take a good look.

Can you please take a picture of the tail from the back? I also do not like the ugly fenders they have and want to do something about mine once I buy one. I would love to see what it looks like straight on if you don't mind.

[CScalpeL]

I attached a couple of pics from the rear, exposed rubber gives for a more aggressive look IMHO...
It is also better in the rain (the license plate keeps some of the mud off my back now but we are mandated to have some big plates as you can see in the pic)

I'd say ~15-20% brighter with the LED... but now I have to replace the running light with something that matches ;-)

[Straightedg4lif]

I attached a couple of pics from the rear, exposed rubber gives for a more aggressive look IMHO...
It is also better in the rain (the license plate keeps some of the mud off my back now but we are mandated to have some big plates as you can see in the pic)

I'd say ~15-20% brighter with the LED... but now I have to replace the running light with something that matches ;-)

Thanks for the pics. It does look a lot better than the original fender. But wow you do need to have some big plates on there. I overall like the look and will probably do something similar when I get mine.

[xmjsilverx]

I picked the bike up tonight.  I am very excited.  I didn't remember all these grunt and groan noises on the demo while moving it around a parking spot.  My dealer said the noise is the motor and it's normal.  I guess so.  Also I downloaded the Zero app and I have a few questions about it.  The home screen shows I have a 2013 zero s when I really have a 2015 sr.  I don't know if that is normal or not.  Also when I go to adjust the regen and such it shows I am adjusting the eco mode instead of the custom like I thought I would be adjusting.  I watched a youtube video and the app on there showed custom instead of eco.  Is there something I am missing?

[Doug S]

I didn't remember all these grunt and groan noises on the demo while moving it around a parking spot.  My dealer said the noise is the motor and it's normal.

First time I heard that, the dealer told me it was trying to regenerate from being pushed around, even at those super-slow speeds. It sounded implausible to me, but I didn't argue. But then someone here (perhaps aaronzero or someone else that actually works at Zero?) posted that when being pushed around at very low speeds, the controller will contribute a tiny amount of torque to eliminate the extra force required to turn the motor, since it uses permanent magnets and will tend to "stick" when the rotor is aligned right under the magnets. That sounds much more plausible to me.

At any rate, yeah, my bike does it, always has. I'm pretty sure it's very normal. I consider it just another way the bike is ultra responsive to its rider.

[CScalpeL]

The home screen shows I have a 2013 zero s when I really have a 2015 sr. Also when I go to adjust the regen and such it shows I am adjusting the eco mode instead of the custom like I thought I would be adjusting.

Same thing with me, think it's ubiquitous on the 2015 SRs... My dealer reported the discrepancies to zero, don't know if and when they intend to do anything about it though

[Straightedg4lif]

I picked the bike up tonight.  I am very excited.  I didn't remember all these grunt and groan noises on the demo while moving it around a parking spot. 

Congratulations on your new bike! Can't comment on your issues since I don't have one yet but wanted to wish you luck. I must say though that when I demoed one a few days ago I did not remember any noises as you are describing either and the demo only had 16 miles on it. Not sure what that means just wanted to let you know.

Also did you test ride it at the dealer when you picked it up? Is that when you noticed the noises or after you got it home? Just curious not that it really matters.

[Justin Andrews]

I picked the bike up tonight.  I am very excited.  I didn't remember all these grunt and groan noises on the demo while moving it around a parking spot.  My dealer said the noise is the motor and it's normal.  I guess so. 

The motor growling when being pushed around is totally normal, all the Sevcon based Zero's do it.

[benswing]

I picked the bike up tonight.  I am very excited.  I didn't remember all these grunt and groan noises on the demo while moving it around a parking spot.  My dealer said the noise is the motor and it's normal.  I guess so. 

The motor growling when being pushed around is totally normal, all the Sevcon based Zero's do it.

Ditto.