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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Brammo's big sale
« on: August 28, 2014, 04:11:00 AM »
Or it could be that Brammo is coming out with a radically improved 2015 model, and they want to put it at the same pricerange as the 13/14 models, making them unsellable, so they need to get sold now.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Preventing water ingress from front wheel spray (2014)
« on: August 04, 2014, 05:45:39 PM »
Quote from: trekguy on August 04, 2014, 07:58:48 AM
Don't you think with Zero's extensive. exhaustive, comprehensive quality control measures they would have thought of those ramifications ahead of time?

I love sarcasm. :)

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Got my SR today!
« on: August 01, 2014, 07:44:26 AM »
Quote from: Richard230 on August 01, 2014, 03:18:55 AM
My 1997 BMW Funduro had one of those splash guards.  Most owners didn't care for their looks and removed them.  They were given the nickname "possum scrapers" on the Chain Gang forum.   ;D

Since I drive my motorcycles in the rain (And on semi muddy streets), I've noticed how effective the "possum scrapers" are, so I definately leave them on, when I buy a bike with them.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero or Dealer for Service?
« on: July 16, 2014, 06:38:55 AM »
Why bring up BMW (Or any other brand) when talking about the dealership and service of Zero (Or other brands). It always puzzles me when people try to compare something bad to something terrible, to try and make the bad sound good, because something worse exists in the universe. :)

I really wanted to buy a Zero, the test ride on the FX was awesome, one of the best motorcycle experience I've had. But given the problems with dealerships, and the amount of problems compared to the amount produced, I'm waiting a bit on this.

If I had a dealer I could trust, and that knew the bikes inside/out, I would be buying one. So my advice to the OP, make sure the dealer sells more than one bike, and that they invest the time and money in getting to know the bikes.



PS The only bike I have had that's been more reliable than BMW has been Honda, but their lineup is pretty boring these days.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Consumer Reports reviews the 2014 Zero range
« on: July 04, 2014, 04:54:37 AM »
This line in the article seems a bit funny "and relatively little maintenance". :)

I'm surprised they say they have a wide turning circle. Is that the S/SRs only? To me it didn't seem like the FX has a wide turning circle, when I tried it.

/Pete

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Finally got to ride the new 2014 FX!
« on: June 05, 2014, 03:48:39 PM »
Quote from: GNU on June 04, 2014, 11:03:05 PM
You might want to have a chat with KGK in Sweden:
http://www.motorrad.se/?nid=862

Thanks for the suggestion. The funny thing is that they are more expensive in Sweden, as they have a bit of taxes on top of electric vehicles. Also even though it looks like it would be easier to get it from sweden, it's a lot harder for me than going to Hamburg. I live in the mainland and have about 200 miles to Hamburg. To get it in Sweden, I would either have to drive 300 miles and pay an expensive bridge, or pay for a REALLY expensive ferry.  >:(

I have a really good dialogue going with HD Performance in Hamburg now, they are really nice, and have answered all my questions right away ever since I visited them, they can probably feel I'm not just another tirekicker. :) They were also aware of the "recall" on the motor, so I feel secure in their service.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Finally got to ride the new 2014 FX!
« on: June 05, 2014, 03:43:35 PM »
Quote from: RoughRider on June 04, 2014, 09:36:58 PM
Hi PDM,

what is the price for the FX 5,7 in Hamburg?

It's the exact same price as quoted on Zeros web if you choose Germany:

http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/shop/index.php?myCountry=81&main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=154

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Finally got to ride the new 2014 FX!
« on: June 03, 2014, 03:55:13 AM »
Already asked Zero EU HQ if they would be adding any DK dealers, and the answer was not in the near future.

If I'm going to pick one up in Holland, it's just a 2*500 mile trip with the trailer.... :) shrug

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Finally got to ride the new 2014 FX!
« on: June 02, 2014, 05:36:13 PM »
Thinking about just going directly to the dutch dealer, they also have the European HQ. But then it's 500 miles to pick one up instead of 250. Maybe they can just ship it (So I can get it smashed right away during transport. :))

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: New Owner of a FX 5.7
« on: June 02, 2014, 11:52:08 AM »
Darn it, don't make want one more! :)

There is this option on zeros site:

http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_6&products_id=120&zenid=6kbnu1kevq30jvc3g50u0dh2h0

One of my friends that used to ride Enduro says FOX makes some good products, so if I get one, I'll try it out.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Finally got to ride the new 2014 FX!
« on: June 02, 2014, 06:14:13 AM »
After months of waiting and waiting and some more waiting, I finally got to test ride the MY14 FX. The closest dealer is in Hamburg/Germany (I live in Denmark), and they have been really really slow at responding to my emails. They don't like communicating in English, which I find very strange since they sell Harleys and Zero, one should think most shop manuals are in English. Also even when writing in German, they seem to ignore my emails.

Anyway I just decided to drive the 250 miles, and take a chance on the test ride, and when I arrived, it was no problem at all.

And here comes the problem. That bike is super awesome (except the tires), I have to own one of these things for my city commuting! But I'm almost scared of buying it at that dealer (Or any of the other German dealers, some of the others haven't even responded to several emails I send 2-3 months ago).  What if something needs fixing? I fear I will end up waiting months.

Dang what a dilemma. :(

Anyone else having a hard time buying Zeros in Europe?

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero SR soon at black forrest in germany too
« on: April 16, 2014, 03:18:06 AM »
Quote from: Zero.DS.Sweden on April 16, 2014, 02:46:56 AM
Pdm: if you want to testride a S 2013 you are welcome to Malmö Sweden :-)

Pretty cool, I might just do that. A bit far from Aarhus, but I like driving. Just the two dang bridges, they cost more than the gas to get there.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: 2013 S Belt Replacement
« on: April 15, 2014, 06:36:45 PM »
Hmm, I'm looking at getting a 2014 FX, maybe I should get a chain fitted on it right away...

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero SR soon at black forrest in germany too
« on: April 15, 2014, 06:34:47 PM »
Quote from: kensiko on April 11, 2014, 09:01:10 PM
That's ridiculous!

You should build your own vehicles, it would cost a lot less and people would buy them!

Does this 180% apply to everything that can be used to build a vehicle?

It is quite annoying/ridiculous, it makes it almost impossible to have several vehicles swapping between which ones you feel like riding/driving. And it applies to all vehicles. Building vehicles yourself, and having them approved for use on public roads is almost impossible here aswell, so no can do either. :(

Heard from Germany today, they are getting the new Zero FX next week, and will contact me for a testride!

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero SR soon at black forrest in germany too
« on: April 11, 2014, 08:22:58 PM »
Quote from: kensiko on April 11, 2014, 07:07:58 PM
180% taxes  ???

Yup, so when people in the US pay $10.000 for an ICE vehicle, it costs us $28.000 :)

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