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Hi All, want to report that my Zero 2013 S just got back from Zero's factory with a brand new and higher powered battery! I had the 8.5kW and now it has the 9.4kW. Nice to have ~12% increase in range. Apparently the battery wasn't keeping up with their guarantee of 300K miles and was losing charge faster than expected. Kudos to Zero for offering this replacement free of charge. Bike is working fine, and I noticed my drive from SF to Belmont on the highway now only takes 40% vs 60%. I suspect it's partly the larger capacity, partly that the battery hold a full charge better.

Anyone else have a similar experience?

I can try...black on black on the inside may not show well. In the meantime, the trick is to bolt the givi side frame to the inside of the peg support/hole. Then you run the bolt from the inside through the side frame, through the peg support, into the peg so they're all bolted together. It required a ratcheting wrench that hinges.

Zero support told me many people were having a tough (but not impossible) time. Here's his contact info and his advice:

Hi Alex,
Here are some options for the ratcheting wrench we discussed.  He said either of these should work just fine.
 
http://www.lowes.com/pd_338386-25428-85707_4294707917__?productId=3387680&Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNs%3Dp_product_qty_sales_dollar%7C1&facetInfo=
 
http://www.harborfreight.com/7-piece-metric-ratcheting-combo-wrench-set-95552.html
 
Thank You,
Chris Langlois
Eastern Regional Field Service Technician
Global Technical Trainer
Phone: 888 786 9376 EXT 22
Cell: 678-923-3124
chris.langlois@zeromotorcycles.com

DesignerDan, response much appreciated. So it sounds like you're saying "not much can be done about it, see if it goes away with some breaking in"? That's probably true, but what a annoying bummer. The whole quiet thing doesn't count is the tires are squealing...Esp annoying in the office garage where it reverbs on the walls. Arg!

I don't have the harmonic belt vibration though.

Richard, check out my 2013 Zero S with Givi boxes for an idea of what it looks like in non-police model. I posted some pics "zero s flyscreen & givi". I get full face helmet, gloves, etc in top box then use saddle right for briefcase & saddle left for misc. - AGT

Knuckle-scraped my way to full-on Givi makeover and flyscreen. The Givi saddles are a pain and require acrobatics but is doable. Here are some early pics, sorry for the bad lighting (night).