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I just put them on my 2015 S; bike came with the Sport Demons which are Bias Ply and I never really trusted them following an incident early on. So far so good though I am just past the 100 mile break in period so I have been taking it real easy.

What is the cost of an additional Sevcon DC to DC converter? Because the auxiliary 12V trailer battery solution is pretty inexpensive...

I think that isolator is a bit of overkill, the battery I used was a $30 trailer brake battery, it measures (approx ) 5x5x3" , I'll get the info tomorrow from the parts supplier we use at work, other than a $2-3 diode  and some left over pipe insulation , plus a few feet of wire, it is very simple to assemble with a bit of soldering, after I tried it out I added a 5amp fuse to protect the circuit if the battery craps out/shorts

Hmm, if you can post more details on how to wire it up I would appreciate it. I found this battery, dimensions are 4 IN Tall x 3 1/2 IN Wide x 2 3/4 IN Deep. Sounds like it might fit in the compartment under the seat.

Wonder if any solution was identied for exceeding the 10amps on the accessory circuit. I'd like to run heated gear & grips at the same time. Getting cold here, 10c in the forecast for tomorrow's ride to work.

Went for a bit of a ride this morning, just over an hour. Was at 55% when I got home.

I was curious whether the bike would charge any faster (with the standard onboard charger) at 240V vs my regular 120v wall outlet. The website for Zeros own adapter says it does not. Based on the data from the bike it does; peak charging watts using 240V is 1470 vs 1260. Amps 14 vs 12. Estimated time to full charge also was about 25% lower.

So, almost 2 months after deciding to go ahead I finally received the TucsonEV J1772 adapter with remote pilot box. I had emailed back and forth with the owner, Rush, who assured me it would work with the Zero and that other Zero owners were using it successfully.

I sent him payment via Paypal in early July and it was supposed to be sent to the hotel I was staying at in Colorado about 10 days later. I got to the hotel, no package :/  I tried emailing Rush a few times over the next few weeks, no reply. Finally I heard back from him, he had some medical issues but is feeling better now. He shipped it to my PO box in Niagara Falls, NY and I went to pick it up this morning. Unfortunately I had to pay $30 cdn tax/duty which I wouldn't have had to if bringing it home from CO (was out of Canada for a week), but oh well. Glad Rush is feeling better.

The unit looks very well built. I'm now thinking about ways to mount it permanently on the bike, maybe with a plate hanging from the rear area, underneath the luggage rack and tuck the cable under the seat?

I haven't been able to test it yet as it comes without a plug, so I guess my next stop will be Home Depot to get one. It will just be a single plug for now since I don't have an extra charger right now. I'm thinking about getting one in the future now that I've sold my BMW gas bike. The damn thing wasn't getting ridden since I brought the Zero and I couldn't justify the huge insurance cost ($1200/year) for one or two long road trips per year. I bought a much cheaper to purchase, insure and maintain Suzuki V-Strom for that purpose instead.

Not really related to the story, but I did toy with the idea of riding the Zero to Niagara Falls. It is about 180km round trip taking the freeway, probably longer via backroads. I decided I would be pushing my luck without any fast charging capability. I took the V-Strom instead, which is a dream on the freeway IMO. I needed to put some KMs on it anyway so I can get its 1000km service done before my week long trip to NYC in early October

connect the AC supply to your main battery voltage after the contactor.

Really? This seems way more dangerous than using the already available 12v current to me. And isn't the high voltage power still DC not AC?

Anyway these are the aux lights I plan to use, was using them on my 2012 XU using the 'spare' fuse. They only draw 0.66 amps per light.

That said, I am wondering if due to the low draw if I could simple tap into the existing headlight circuit. How much draw does the stock headlight / running light account for?

Nope, not my first bike. I have been riding for about 6 years, also have an 800cc that I've never had an issue with.  Have ridden much heavier bikes including >800lbs Harleys. I'm not really sure what happened, may have hit a bit of gravel or sand but I think I probably just gave it a bit too much throttle coming out of the corner (had it in Sport mode).

It can happen to anyone at any time, so be careful!