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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero S 11kW Brakes
« on: September 11, 2021, 06:28:34 PM »
Thanks, Eric, I've since found out that it is noisy travelling straight as well as on a corner.
And, also just found out that my bike has been doing it since I bought it having looked
at video I recorded on my very first ride.
Seems to happen when breaking fairly heavy. This bike is new, so I think we can assume
that bearings should be spot on. I would say it was ok and nothing to worry about, but no one
has said that theirs does the same thing. So still looking :-)

Looks like I might be taking it to the Zero doctor. I just wanted to know if it's normal or otherwise.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero S 11kW Brakes
« on: September 11, 2021, 04:40:54 AM »
If you're not actually pulling the brake (I assume not or else you'd know which one is causing the noise) then it would seem like it's being caused by the regen (although if you are pulling the brake it could still be regen, it would happen regardless of which brake you used). Simplest way to test this would be to put it in custom mode and turn the regen in the app all the way down, I don't know if it goes completely to 0% but turning it down should at least reduce the noise.

However it doesn't sound like the normal regen noise so I would say something is up, the fact it doesn't happen on acceleration is surprising.
Thanks, yes, I'm initially pulling the brake, just to take off a little speed as I go into the bend, the noise eventually fades as I accelerate along the straight to the next bend. To be honest the GoPro is on the left handlebar and I would think it is picking up noise coming from the front brake. With a helmet on and wind noise, the noise isn't as prominent to me as it is on the video. What I fear is that I have some road grit embedded in one of the pads which if true could obviously score the disc.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Zero S 11kW Brakes
« on: September 10, 2021, 10:06:24 PM »
Hi,
A UK 2021 Zero S 11kW, around a hundred miles completed.
Does anyone have any idea what this recent noise is coming
from one of the brakes, can't decide if it's back or front?

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: UK Insurers/Brokers
« on: August 28, 2021, 02:43:45 PM »
Hi, I'm new to the forum. I've currently bought a new Zero S 11Kw ZF14.4 and I'm going through the hurt
of trying to find someone to insure it. All comparison sites do not list this bike, if you enter the reg number
the site comes back with the wrong model showing it as a Zero S (59bhp). I want to ride this bike on a CBT,
so the online quote fails every time at this point. However, I eventually have a quote from Lexham, their website
failed for the above reason, so I phoned them and the guy was pleased to tell me that you can't ride a 59bhp bike
with a CBT, so explained that the bike I have is not a 59bhp bike and he went off to make some enquiries, when he
came back I had to show him the website where I bought the bike from and eventually he carried on with the quote.
The quote came back at £1025 and told him I wasn't happy with that but asked him to email the quote which he
did. A couple of hours later I decided to try another quote on the Lexham website and this time the 11kW bike appeared
on the list and the quote went through, the online quote was now £704.51. Quite a difference. I'm 68 years of age returning
to biking my last blast before I kick the bucket and thought this bike would give me a taste of a big bike feel. So, the question
is do you think I could improve on this quote or do you think it's as good as it's going to get. I'm on a cbt. I was going to do
the full licence, but no need to with this bike at my time of life.

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