4 more days.. the wait is killing me 
3 days and there is no news of any kind, no excitement, no unveiling events announced, no press releases since October, nothing posted on dealer websites, no excitement on Google or Facebonk. I was anxious to go out and watch it happen on Monday. Will dealers have anything to show? Very disappointed already. Are they about to miss the schedule, or merely preannounce to some press people? Fizzle. 
So I am one of us who is chewing at the bit for any information also. I never wish a weekend goes fast but I may do it this time. I read somewhere that the dealers will be meeting today. i am guessing they will get the first reveal. Not sure how tight lipped they are but I would hope some info leaks. I will guess no press will do anything until Monday being we are so close to all the facts. There are a lot of things I am hoping this bike is. I know it won't meet all my hopes but if it meets most, this may be my first electric motorcycle. Saying that, here is some things I hope the bike isn't.
Over $22K. And that is total (not starting at or base model). I can see it being around $20 being they would have to make it more expensive then the 2019 SR or why even have the SR. If it is over $22K, then it is a non starter in my book. It is getting too expensive and then I will have to chose if I will get a 2019 model or skip the electric bike all together until the prices become comparable with the ICE bikes.
Announced Monday released at the the end of the riding season. I mean come on Harley, how can you announce a bike and take pre-orders in January to ships in August. I never heard something so stupid (well maybe $39K for your first electric bike comes close). If Zero announces it, they should have models ready to ship. They should get demos into the dealerships before the spring. If I waited this long to find out they are just gearing up for production, I may jump ship.
Lastly and it is not a decision killer but a strong consideration, they change the on-board charging system. If reading on here is any indication of the poor quality of the on-board charger, I can't believe they didn't change brands already. I read something like a possible 40% failure rate. I mean this bike is battery, engine and charger. If they really screw up one of these, it doesn't bode well for the company.
I hope Monday is worth the wait.
Gary, I think your expectations are completely unrealistic. You are thinking of Zero like you would of one of the established volume ICE motorcycle makers.
They're not, they're a tiny manufacturer one step up from a startup. There's no way they can fund advance production of a large number of bikes before being able to gauge the actual order volumes, and possibly not even then. They'll probably have made a few dozen bikes now for press demos, maybe some more for a rolling demo tour, and for any actual deliveries you'll likely have to wait until November-December at least.
Don't know what the starting prices will be like, but if there are significant improvements (and it's already clear there are: New frame, motor and high-end details), you can bet that it'll start quite a few $K above the current SR at the low end, and the upgrades (larger battery, charge tank etc.) are not going to be cheaper than they are for current models.
As for jumping ship, there's basically no competition to Zero at their current price bracket at all. The LiveWire's price is stratospheric, and they'll be competing with the Energica Eva bike-wise, but not otherwise -- Energica has a tiny presence at this point. Even so, the Eva is now $22K after a radical price reduction, and with a sub-12kWh battery.
Also just FYI:
Outside the USA, the common situation is that you can't buy any new vehicle, car or bike, on the spot. The vehicle importer maintains showrooms & demo fleets, but they have zero inventory. No such thing as a dealership as you're familiar with it in the US. You always buy a new vehicle from the importer, and the process is signing a contract at the showroom with actual delivery of the physical vehicle you haven't seen yet weeks or months later. Folks in Europe are used to this, so Zero won't be at a disadvantage working this way.
