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Hi, I'm looking for the removable, latching & locking battery rail that keeps the modular batteries of my 2016 Zero FX 6.5 in place. Anybody have one they could part with?

Thanks.

Did you happen to notice the range drop after or before your Firmware update. My '15 SR range dropped noticeably following the update. Reported to dealer.

I was seeing this for about a month before I got my firmware update. I got my update early this month. In August I started noticing the range problems.

When I got my firmware update it did seem like I was getting half the expected range. I told the dealer and they had called tech support about it because another customer had the same complaint. Zero said that the new firmware takes a few days to "learn" some parameters about battery health, and it also calculates range differently now. After a week of riding I got enough of the range back, to make me think that is not the problem.

Hi, I think I might have a problem with my FX. It doesn't seem to have as much range as it did a few months ago - I first noticed the difference in early August. I'm trying to figure out why. I used to ride 35 miles (30 miles on the freeway at 60-65) and arrive with about 20%, and now I have to go 5 mph slower on that route to arrive with 20%. Also, at 30-35 mph, I would use 1% in about 0.8 miles, but now it's 1% for 0.6 miles. After one of my ~35 mile rides, I noted 33.6 miles at a trip average of 54.3 Wh/mi using 60% charge at 30-35 mph the whole way. By my calculations, this means that the battery capacity is only 3.04 kWh!

I have established that both of my modular battery packs are plugged in and contributing nearly equally. They charge normally and give normal BMS LED indications. I've tried getting the battery logs using the app but, after waiting an hour while it worked (all the while my whole display was flashing in 8s or 16s, and my red warning indicator light was doing some slow flashing too) the log files could not be parsed.  The MBB log could be parsed another time, and I looked at it but nothing jumped out and I'm not sure what to look for.

I have the updated firmware and have been following the updated charging instructions. I charge off-board most of the time, using two Zero QuiQ chargers, and have that set up so it's easy to turn the juice off. I haven't been riding fast in the crazy heat. I've run out once and come very close twice but never been below 2%. I haven't added any accessories or drag devices. Almost 11k miles on it.

I'm thinking my next things to check will be to go to the dealer or call Zero tech support. Anybody have any ideas of things I can do myself to troubleshoot this? Thanks in advance.

Hi! I find the rear brake actuator pedal on my '16 Zero FX to be at the wrong angle, given how my foot sits on the peg. I have to raise my toes a lot to get there. I'd love to point it downward an inch or so. I have tried adjusting the connection to the cylinder at the clevis, but the return spring is so strong that the pedal doesn't seem to actually move any, though it takes more push before the pads contact. Does anybody know how to change the brake pedal orientation? What about moving the toe actuator piece downward?

Another vote for a low speed harmonic howl (it builds in intensity) with light braking pressure. Either my braking style has changed or it seems to be going away with mileage. I have around 900 miles now. 2016 FX. I tried cleaning the rotor with brake cleaner, which didn't help, and next I'm going to pull the pads and look at them for debris.