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36 front and back on the SR/F.  The manual is actually available online if you're curious about other stuff like that.

Funny story: My bike was feeling a little squirmy, and it dawned on me that I hadn't checked the pressure since I took delivery about 2 weeks prior.  Gave it a check and, surprise, I found my rear tire was dangerously low.  In less than 500 miles I'd managed to get a slow leak courtesy of some random ass piece of metal in the road.

Your local dealer is probably going to charge exactly MSRP.  I wouldn't expect much wiggle room, unless you're buying a demo bike.  In CA, my premium SR/F was a bit over 24k OTD.

To any other SR/F owners:

I've put about 300 miles on mine and noticed today a firm clicking sound when the front brake is applied at low speed, coming from the rotor or caliper.  Honestly it might have always been doing this and I didn't notice until now.  If the bike is stationary, there's no sound when squeezing the brake, but If I'm rolling slowly in my garage it will ca-clack when I grab it.  Above say, 15-20mph, I don't think it happens or I can't hear it.  I did some googling on the subject and I've seen riders of other bikes describe something similar and write it off to expected behavior (pads moving slightly?)

I'll be bringing it in for it's 600 mile service soon anyway and will have it examined, but if anyone else has the same sound that would be reassuring.  At least braking performance still seems powerful as ever.

Edit: on further inspection, it could also be coming from the front shocks?  Hard to tell.

Those range values do sound bad, though any period of 85mph+ speeds are absolutely going to rip through your battery.  Speed vs. consumption is always a steep curve with EVs.  If it’s not too personal, could you post your weight?  The rider is a significant contributor to the overall mass the bike has to move, so I’m a bit curious.

I'm surprised to hear folks say they don't like the seating position.  I got a chance to sit on one recently and it felt very standard/upright to me, and rather comfortable.

My only complaint is that mine isn't in my garage yet.

Zero claims only 82 miles at a sustained 70mph, so something in the 60's if you're really flogging it sounds unsurprising.  It seems like everyone who's had a chance to ride one of these (press or customers alike) immediately wants to find an open stretch of road and pin the throttle to see how fast they can hit 100+.  I'm sure it's a hoot, but is that really what you'd call "real world" mileage?  Every sprint up to triple digits is going to wolf down battery like there's no tomorrow.  For more law-abiding riding, I expect zero's estimates will be accurate.

I just bought an 8.5 zero S from mission motorcycles this month - they don't carry the smaller battery on their floor, will probably try to talk you into the larger battery, but are still happy to order one in the spec you want.  Geographically they are the closest dealer to where these bikes are built, so it shouldn't take long to get one fresh off the assembly line.  From writing a check to getting my 8.5 delivered at my home took about a week and a half.

It is an easy bike for a new rider to handle due to the lack of shifting and smooth, predictable power delivery.  Is it inevitable that you'll drop it or crash?  Not necessarily.  Self-inflicted crashes are often the product of either inexperience or recklessness.  Everyone is inexperienced at some point, but being reckless is optional.  I'll admit that in 9 years my sole incident was when I had only 10 miles under my belt - a bicycle surprised me by ignoring a 4-way stop while I turned left through the intersection, and my novice brain grabbed the brakes hard mid-turn.  I was leaning too far to stop so suddenly and ended up laying it down at 0mph, mangling my clutch lever and nothing else.  100% my fault, as maintaining control or anticipating the bikes behavior was totally possible, but my instincts were still clumsy.  Had that test been sprung on me even a week of practice later I might have fared better, but you're taking a gamble every time you get on a public road, ready or not. 

You might drop your brand new expensive bike, or not.  Who knows?  Get some insurance and some quality riding gear, don't try anything careless and you'll probably be fine.