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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Soon-to-be FX owner, first impressions and track questions
« on: September 14, 2014, 07:06:37 PM »
ah, so I guess I must charge both batteries... which means I need two quickchargers..

I'm from Israel. Electric bikes are actually cheaper then ICE bikes since there is no tax on them here!  ;D

The offroad part was ok-
We have a short dirt section with two turns (with walls), two ski-jumps (small bumps) and one table.
The bike had no problem with the small bumps, it just felt weird at landing when it suddenly accelerated forward and almost "ran away" from under me :D
The big table jump was not so bad either. just felt a little "heavy" when landing. almost bottomed out the suspension (I landed on the flat part of the table).
Overall- not a problem in my opinion.

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Re: Soon-to-be FX owner, first impressions and track questions
« on: September 14, 2014, 06:29:30 PM »
Actually the bike did overheat while I tested it. it wasn't that bad, just a bit of "lag" in accelerating in very low speeds (hairpin).
I think I'll wait with the motor upgrade.

I don't intend to ride it with one battery, I want to charge a third battery outside the bike while I use the other two in the bike for 40 minutes (rest+break).
I'm just not sure using a charged battery with an empty one is recommended and will yield the same power.

Maybe I'll have to buy two quickchargers and charge them both outside the bike for 20 minutes?

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Zero Motorcycles Forum | 2013+ / Soon-to-be FX owner, first impressions and track questions
« on: September 14, 2014, 05:44:59 PM »
Hi everybody!
I'v considered purchasing an FX for my supermoto track-days and daily commute for a while now.
Had the opportunity to ride one at the track this past weekend... and it blew my mind!
I have to tell you, this bike is amazing. from the first lap I was faster then on my sumo XR650L, even though the FX had knobby tires!
Was really impressed by the bikes geometry. felt stable, good cornering speed and more then enough power to compete with the 450's on the go-cart track.
Also, the battery life exceeded my expectations, as we rode the bike all day long, to and at the track (40 km commute to the track), and it still had 30% charge left at the end of the day!
very impressive!

However, I was wondering what are my options regarding spare batteries and charging:
I need to ride it to and from the track- 40 km in each direction, plus  half a day of 20 minute sessions with 20 minutes between them.
What I had in mind was charging one of the batteries of the 5.7 FX with a quickcharger during these 20 minute breaks.
Or maybe get a third battery that will charge for 40 minutes (session+break) and "juggle" 3 batteries.
Question is:
Is it possible/recommended to charge only one battery?
Will the bike lose power as it does when riding with only one battery?

If anyone has "real-world" experience track-day riding an FX I'd love to hear your take on this.
thank you!
 


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