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[NEW2elec]

Congrats GaryArt1.  I thought for sure you'd at least test ride the Livewire first.  I know the price turned you off though.

[GaryArt1]

Congrats GaryArt1.  I thought for sure you'd at least test ride the Livewire first.  I know the price turned you off though.

Thank you very much.  I have to say, I was really hoping on the Livewire.  I would have really liked to have went with Harley.  Most of my MC club rides their big crusiers and I would have really liked being the first on the electric.  But I was real disappointed when they announced it.  Not only in price but in specs too I could not see the value in it.  That is when I decided on Zero and test rode them.  I was sold after my test ride and almost bought a 2019 SR.  I decided I will see what Zero had to offer on the SR/F but if not for me, get the SR.  Well in complete opposite of the Livewire announcement, I was thrilled in the SR/F. It had a lot of the wishlist items that I hoped on without being too much more in price.  Even had my favorite color blue.  When I heard Zero is upping their First Responders promo to $1000 on the premium, I was sold.  Now can't wait until it comes in.  I can only hope it come closer to my expectations and all the good things you guys say about zero.

[SRFbiker]

Deposit down. Premium red for the boost in charging speed mainly. This will be my first bike. Interesting how I ended up here. Decided I wanted a bike, then checked out what was going on with electrics and heard Zero was launching a new model soon. So I held out for a few months. Loved everything about the SR/F. Especially the inclusion of the Bosch MSC. Seems like a good bike that I can dial down while I learn and then open as I get more comfortable.

[BamBam]

I'm waiting with bated breath for the launch of the new Lighting Strike.  It's supposed to debut sometime this month.  I have no intention of replacing my 2017 DSR (I love that bike).  I'm just curious to see how it will stack up to the SR/F.

[GaryArt1]

I'm waiting with bated breath for the launch of the new Lighting Strike.  It's supposed to debut sometime this month.  I have no intention of replacing my 2017 DSR (I love that bike).  I'm just curious to see how it will stack up to the SR/F.

What I would probably be very interested in seeing is if they announce a nationwide dealer network.  I'm not really that hopeful being they state Free Shipping.  A $15K +/- mail order bike is not for me.  What would you do for service, ship it back to factory?  Normal service stations can't service these bikes.  They need to get dealers to carry and service them.  Then they have a chance.

[David S]

Deposit down. Premium red for the boost in charging speed mainly. This will be my first bike. Interesting how I ended up here. Decided I wanted a bike, then checked out what was going on with electrics and heard Zero was launching a new model soon. So I held out for a few months. Loved everything about the SR/F. Especially the inclusion of the Bosch MSC. Seems like a good bike that I can dial down while I learn and then open as I get more comfortable.

Love hearing stuff like this, great to see Zero reaching first time bike buyers. You are going to start out with an incredible machine!

[David S]

I'm waiting with bated breath for the launch of the new Lighting Strike.  It's supposed to debut sometime this month.  I have no intention of replacing my 2017 DSR (I love that bike).  I'm just curious to see how it will stack up to the SR/F.

What I would probably be very interested in seeing is if they announce a nationwide dealer network.  I'm not really that hopeful being they state Free Shipping.  A $15K +/- mail order bike is not for me.  What would you do for service, ship it back to factory?  Normal service stations can't service these bikes.  They need to get dealers to carry and service them.  Then they have a chance.

I agree, almost no matter what they announce, I won't be interested because they just haven't established a network. Besides that, I don't think they will be able to be competitive with zero on a specs per price ratio when Zero has obviously produced more bikes.

[GrantMeStrength]

Zero emailed me a picture of a bloke building SR/Fs saying they were “in full production“.  Yay! Was maybe hoping more that one person was working on them though. Might take a while.

[vinceherman]

I heard that there is room on the production floor for 16 bikes to be assembled.
I would *love* to hear updates on the rollouts to the dealers.
In the interest of being orderly, I think we should start at the top, at the North Coast! 

[GaryArt1]

Zero emailed me a picture of a bloke building SR/Fs saying they were “in full production“.  Yay! Was maybe hoping more that one person was working on them though. Might take a while.

Too funny.  Well as long as that guy is building MY SR/F then it is fine.

[GaryArt1]

I heard that there is room on the production floor for 16 bikes to be assembled.
I would *love* to hear updates on the rollouts to the dealers.
In the interest of being orderly, I think we should start at the top, at the North Coast! 

Yeah I read somewhere that Zero can build 20 bikes a day.  So I am cool is they build 15 SR/Fs and then 5 "other".  My vote is they work in alphabetical order, East coast, North, South, West Coast.

Well I am guessing they are doing the dealer bikes first.  They need to get them in the showrooms to sell more.  After they do those they will start on the preorders.

On another topic, I keep seeing it will be released in limited quantities.  So what do you think?  Will they build a bunch and then stop selling until it gets officially closer to the usual 2020 model release time frame.  The only thing I can see is they are doing a limited release in case they discover a big issue, then they only have a small number out there and they can correct it in the next run.

[SRFbiker]

I wonder how long it will take them fill out the pre-orders making 15 bikes a day. My dealer was hopeful I would get mine early April but I have a feeling I will be waiting a little longer.

[GrantMeStrength]

My dealer emailed to say they would have their demo bike in April, and bikes to sell in May.

[GaryArt1]

I wonder how long it will take them fill out the pre-orders making 15 bikes a day. My dealer was hopeful I would get mine early April but I have a feeling I will be waiting a little longer.

Sadly I believe early April was a little optimistic.  My best guess from all I read and talking with a couple dealers in the area: Dealers get their demos in early to mid April.  Zero needs to get these out because this is what sells more bikes.  Then they will start working on the preorders.  Someone on here heard they are building premiums first but I have not heard anything on that.  Preorders should start arriving in late April and early May.  I guess when you get it depends on how many preorders they have.  I can’t imagine there is a huge amount.  It is only the bravest (or stupidest) of us that orders a bike unseen or not test driven.  Hopefully is is only then Zero will get to making the bikes stocked for regular sales.  If Zero swaps this and the preorders manufacturing schedule it would not be right.  But I have learned in the past from preordering electronics, sometimes you can buy it in the store before your preorder arrives.  My dealer says that being that Zeros are hand assembled, they can’t give a better ETA until the bike is getting ready to ship.  So I guess the next month or so will be a long wait for some of us.  I am glad I have my ICE bike to ride because it is officially Spring today.. 

[Richard230]

BMWNA has a tendency to ship new model demonstrators to their dealerships prior to the bikes that were pre-ordered by their customers.  I ordered my 2009 F650GS in January 2008, it left the factory in June 2008, but didn't reach my dealer until September 2008. This was because BMW didn't ship out any of that new model until enough had been produced by the factory and received at their warehouse in NJ so that they had enough bikes for at least two for each of their (approximately) 300 dealers in the U.S. Then they shipped out all of the F650GS and F800GS models at one time so that all of their dealers would have them to test ride and sell at the same time. The bike that I special ordered (without ABS), arrived at my shop two weeks after the demonstrators. I might add that the F650GS and F800GS had been bouncing around in Europe for about a year by that time.