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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: 2015 Price announce for Australia
« on: August 09, 2015, 12:03:55 PM »
Range is a bit of an issue.
Last weekend I did a fun ride with some friends, over 400kms.

And it doesn't help that there is not a dealer in our largest city. Ok Gosford is not a huge distance, but it's enough that you would want a full charge to get there from some parts of Sydney.

I think they need a major dealer in Sydney to get onboard to really give them a push.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero 20125 shipments delayed in Australia.
« on: June 06, 2015, 05:23:57 AM »
They need to get a dealer in Sydney.
Gosford is just a bit too far.
I'm wondering how many people are put off by being so far away from the dealer.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero 20125 shipments delayed in Australia.
« on: May 25, 2015, 05:12:52 AM »
Thanks.
Now to see when they turn up and if they get the U.S. price cut

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Zero 20125 shipments delayed in Australia.
« on: May 24, 2015, 09:29:58 PM »
So any update on the Aussie situation?
Is there there an importer? Any bikes coming in?
What about support for existing bikes, especially interested in Sydney as there isn't a dealer here!

I'm thinking about getting one, but don't want to be waiting forever or stuck with a bike that has no support.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: 2015 Zeros
« on: July 24, 2014, 04:01:12 PM »
ABS and probably traction control.
Some more low speed oomph.
Cruise control, not as important since it's not a long freeway bike.

Cheaper!

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Electric Motorcycle News / Re: Edelweiss Alp tour on Zeros
« on: July 23, 2014, 04:38:25 AM »
I've done two Alps tours with another company (OzAlps) and they have been fantastic.

Ride days are usually not that many miles, but they are pretty awesome miles!

This tour could be doing things like plugging in while stopped for lunch.
Also an organized tour could possibly arrange to drop off spare chared power tanks.

If you are not from around that area I'd suggest putting this on your ToDo list as it's great fun.
If you are from nearby (which is most of Europe), just do it yourself and do it now!

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Test ride on 2014S and low speed acceleration
« on: July 22, 2014, 06:24:00 PM »
My traffic light GPs are with other bikes! Not cars.
I dont need to win the stoplight race, but I dont want to get run down by the bikes behind me.
Or lose to a scooter!
Plus its fun having the arms pulled a bit longer!!

My current bike is a Ducati Diavel, previous bike Honda CBR1000RR
So Im used to quick bikes!
I did ride a Z800 thru Italy/Switzerland last year (but not Rome)

Hopefully I can swing the SR test ride later this week.
Then if the grin is big enough, the Zero will join the Ducati in the garage and be my daily ride.
Give the Ducati a rest, it uses fuel, but also tyres and servicing are big expenses (and a pain to get done - tyres last about 3-4 months)

As for the initial torque, I was hoping someone was going to say "its electronically limited" and that people had work arounds.
With my bulky weight I need a bit of extra oomph (I weight more than the Repsol Honda MotoGP riders - combined)

Thanks for the replies so far.
Anything else a newbie needs to be aware of?
I saw a thread about possible/likely ABS next year - that would be nice. Even more so if it mean traction control.

Maybe - whats the most annoying thing about the bike?
(and dont say - everyone stopping to look and ask questions about it!!)

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Test ride on 2014S and low speed acceleration
« on: July 22, 2014, 01:42:32 PM »
Had a test ride on a new S model. Of cause the SR the next day so I didnt get to do a back to back test.

Quite enjoyed the ride, interesting sensation not having to worry about gears.
And I thought the mid speed punch was quite reasonable.
But was a bit surprised by its "off the line" performance, it seemed very slow.
I had it in sports mode and gave it a fair bit of throttle and it moved away ok, but it was just that "moved away", not "leapt away"

I was expecting an electric bike to have really good performance down low and was a bit underwhelmed.
Happy to admit Im used to powerful bikes and wasnt expecting this to be the equal of my 1200cc bike.
But it seemed sluggish at low speeds.

Is this typical? Is it some sort of design decision because it doesnt have traction control?

Anyway trying to get back to the dealer to try the SR.
But they are over an hour away and a bit tricky to sneak off from work for a test ride.

Im keen to get one as a commuter, so that means plenty of traffic light GPs and slow speeds.
Hoping the SR feels a bit more fun at slow speeds.

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