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[grinfactor06]

Hey guys n gals.
Just wanted to introduce myself. Hi, I'm Jim.
I'm here to learn basically. I'm a tech in a bike shop in the UK. We recently took the ZERO brand on so im trying to learn all i can about the bikes. 
I will help out whenever i can, but like i said, im new to this so be gentle with me. 
Cheers, Jim

Have you ridden one yet? The most important thing about electric bikes is how freakin' fun they are to ride, and you won't learn that from us. Throw a leg over one. Or two. Or all of them.

HAHA!
Yeah iv ridden a few.
The SR/f is a superb machine, however, the fxs is without a doubt the most fun iv ever had on 2 wheels. What a machine!!!

[smoregrava]

Hi folks -i think is time for me also to jump into the discussion here. I'm a motorcycle man have been building motorcycles for many years. But have been completely addicted to the torque of the Electric vehicles. So have been building some Electric trialbikes. and have started to modify everything i have over to Electric. This weekend my son finnished a complectely cusmomized paxster With a large Controller and borrowed a battery from my motorcycle Project. And it was a crazy cool thing. With a amazing torque and Power ( I did put out a video also of his Project)
 

So and now I reallize that I need to probably start a build thread here to have some more People giving me a litte feedback so I'm able to finalize my Street legal Electric motorcycle this year.

[Crissa]

Cute project, smoregrava.

[princec]

Mornin'

Thought I'd register after lurking for months.

I am quite boring. Here are the boring things you don't really want to know about me but I will tell you anyway
- Ridden for 30 years
- Spent many years on BMWs...
- Currently on a 2016 KTM690 Duke R as an antidote to BMW, and a Honda X-Adv, for all-year riding
- Used to ride a lot, lot faster when I was young and stupid, but now I won't do over a ton
- Got super interested in electric bikes after my friend got a Tesla
- One day I had a go on an SR/f and suddenly normal motorbikes are totally uninteresting
- It is with some irony that I work in the oil industry which I despise
- And other than that, I make computer games, but they make the square root of bugger all money

Cas

[Richard230]

Welcome, Cas.  I hope you enjoy the forum and riding an electric motorcycle.   

[princec]

Still saving up
Wife says kitchen extension first...

Cas

[togo]

Welcome new members.  Thanks for sharing your projects and interests.

[Uncadoo]

I am moving to the Dominican Republic and I plan to build an eBike to buzz around town in and to go on decent trips (maybe 100 K or so round trip) so I found this forum when I did a Google search for "electric motorcycle with belt drive" or something similar.  I figured the people on here would be the best resource for how to build or purchase something like that. 
They use scooters there and they are all running uncorked headers, or at least that's what it sounds like.
Once they get smoked a few times with the SBD (Silent But Deadly) beast they may be converts!

[RedBlock]

Just joined the Forum.  Getting ready to pull the trigger on an Energica Eva 107.  Looking at a brand new 2020 with 13.3 KW battery for under $16.4K  Living in northern va

[havec]

In the process of purchasing a new Zero FX 7.2 from MotoCorsa in Portland Oregon for use in Mt. Shasta CA.  I recently got back into riding dual purpose bikes after more than 30 years with a Yamaha TW200 that I purchased last year. If I had know about ebikes I would have skipped the TW.  Probably a good thing to warm up with the TW  and now I have a second bike for quests.
I know this thing is going to tear my arms off compared to the TW.  I'm hoping that I'll be able to dial it back so I can use it to silently explore the endless logging and Forest Service Roads in the Siskiyou and Modoc National Forests. I'll be interested in seeing how much juice I can get back on the long decents.  It's easy to get 4000 feet elevation gains in 40 miles on the slopes of Shasta.  Anybody know what the maximum elevation the FX 7.2 can climb at a slow pace? 

[Crissa]

I don't know about maximum altitude but I've seen videos of people riding them high in the sierras.  As long as you are aware of the temperature, altitude doesn't bother electrics at all.

Down here in Santa Cruz I regularly take my bike to the top of the hill and back... That's only 2500' and it's more, the slower you go the farther you go.  The up doesn't hurt it too much.  Takes me about 25% of the battery to go up 2000', but not sure how much of that is the incline.

-Crissa

[havec]

Thanks for the reply Crissa.  2000 feet of climbing on 25% of the battery includes some of the theoretical 60% regenerated power that you got back going back down.  So it sounds like it's possible to do rides with 6000 feet of elevation gain. I just mapped out a ride that takes me up to the Old Ski Bowl Trail Head at 7800 feet for what should give me 4500 feet of climbing from my house in 32 miles round trip. I'll report back. Zero FXS's smoked Pikes Peak back in 2016. These bikes can climb that's for sure.
Best,
Chris

[Crissa]

Yes.  Coming back down takes me from 10-15%  Now mind, that's going 40 mph, going slower does better

In about 2000' down I can get 5% back if I'm not otherwise using much power.

-Crissa

[havec]

Wondering how much regenerative braking can you dial in going down hill?  Can you descend steep hills without using the brakes?  I guess I'll find out.  Most EVs get a lot of miles out of their brake pads.

[DonTom]

Wondering how much regenerative braking can you dial in going down hill?  Can you descend steep hills without using the brakes?  I guess I'll find out.  Most EVs get a lot of miles out of their brake pads.

You will find the the regen  slows down a lot, quite quickly, but the brake  will be needed to complete to stop.

I live on top of a steep hill here. I can coast all the way down without a stop with a high regen setting, but the bike will be going very slow, under 15 MPH.

-Don-  Reno, NV