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Makes And Models => Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2012 and older => Topic started by: skadamo on July 24, 2009, 12:54:41 AM
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@MUEV posted some pics of the Zero MX with a Baja Designs ds kit. I wonder if the Zero DS dualsport will be just that?
He also rode the Zero S and had some interesting things to say about it.
I was very timid twisting the throttle for the first time, not really knowing what to expect. I learned my lesson after a giant macho twist on my first ride with the PRM 132 on our X. The S was smooth as butter off the line. Not jumpy or twitchy at all, but probably a little harder to leave a patch on the road behind me.
I started to get a little more aggressive and quickly got a feel for the torque response and the potential with the bike. From a standstill it didn't have nearly the pop of the lighter X and MX models, due to the gearing and weight, but as the S passed 15 or 20 mph it seemed to find its groove and take off like a rocket; perfect for twisties or weaving through traffic.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_v4cEte_gwV0/SmdZj_8GTJI/AAAAAAAAADA/R3wjQ4GnTTk/s320/IMG_0165.JPG)
More great pics and some great reading here...
http://gas-holes.blogspot.com/2009/07/zero-growth.html (http://gas-holes.blogspot.com/2009/07/zero-growth.html)
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Thanks Skadamo. That dual sport MX might be the way for me to go...the only possible issue with I could have is the max speed...
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Yeah, I prefer more dirt orientation in a street legal dirt bike than street orientation. But the Zero S is still cool.
MUEV, at 13000 feet what jetting works bes... never mind. ;)
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Thanks for the plug skadamo! It was a fun trip.
Guity- sorry for any marketing speak in the blog, I can't help it sometimes :P
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Oh yeah, the dual sport is based off the S, not the MX. It will be basically an S with knobbies and I've heard even beefier suspension.
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Hey MUEV, sorry, I forgot to mention that was a fine article. I have nothing against marketing, I just need to defend myself against it every once in a while!
MUEV, you said, "The S was smooth as butter off the line. Not jumpy or twitchy at all, but probably a little harder to leave a patch on the road behind me."
Are you pretty sure that is simply a matter of changing sprockets, or is there also something in the battery management system that is saving amps by regulating how abruptly the throttle can feed current into the motor?
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It's a combo of a smaller sprocket and more weight with the same motor.
Thx for the compliment guity, and I completely understand. It's hard to sift through all the BS, especially with ev's. I try my best to keep it real.
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Thanks MUEV, I'm doing my research. Are you at headquarters by any chance? I'm driving up to Oakland tomorrow to check out Electric Motorsport, and I was hoping to drive over to Scotts Valley on Thursday and see if they had any time to show any bikes. Will they be OK with that, or would I be barging in?
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If your going to be in oakland you can stop by my shop and take my zero out for a spin. Not road regged but I've yet to be pulled over and I've done a good 70miles + on the street now.
as for "patch on the road" No Zero can do that I've been on. It's hard as it is to hold the front brake and do a burn out. But putting a patch on the road....I dont think so. Or you got one hell of a smaller sprocket.
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Thanks Picasso, another extremely generous offer! I will PM you with my contact information so we can discuss....
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You rocking the MARS or PRM Picasso?
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the humble MARS.