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I priced it so low because of the Market here.   There really is none.  The dealer wouldn’t even give me a trade in value because kelly blue book has none. They could do consignment for me. Not a lot of Zero riders or people looking for them. The gentleman that bought them is out of state and its being shipped. So its leaves room for that also if anyone needed to ship it. Im really happy to see it go to such and enthusiastic person thats excited to ride it.


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I am posting a Zero DSR 2017. This motorcycle has no loan and I have title in hand. The motorcycle currently has 8,000 miles on it and runs and drives perfect. I have always kept it garaged at home and at work when parked and charging. The motor timing and all maintenance was done at 600 miles at Mark's Motorsports at Enfield Connecticut which I have paperwork for.  Currently installed is a Zero wind screen, oxford heated grips with smart controller, rear zero rack, rain deflector for rear of motorcycle, auxiliary input for heated gear, and 12 V plug.  I have three charge cords so you can leave one on the bike, one at home and one at work.
    I am on the East Coast in Connecticut but would be willing to help deliver within 100 miles or so if needed. There would be no charge for delivery. This should help out anyone in surrounding states that may not have access to a trailer or truck.

I am asking $8000.

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No update as of yet. The last I heard was Brandons update via facebook with how he was doing and everyone that is waiting patiently will get a free tesla DIY kit.  Hope he is doing well.


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Mate just do it ,you only live once and what an exciting prospect to get in on !

Sounds good. You have to decide on the charge tank now. Its factory installed not dealer installed. If you don’t have it or get the charge tank your only option for fast charging is diginow. I was in the same decision process as you. After the test ride i bought it. Haven’t paid for gas going to work all summer. 7300 miles in 12 months.


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Sounds great Doctorbass. That all makes sense. I have a question or an observation. Benswing is doing his ride right now and he has his three chargers under the battery. He has been having heat issues. I can see a pan under the bike but not sure if its the Diginow pan or not, or if its another design. I know they are Diginow chargers inside the pan from his description. He has been having major heat issues while on his trip. He usually has to switch to his elcons because he will notice the battery heating up during the charge. Going from 95-99F to 124F and then the chargers back off on the charge rate or stop charging at all. Im guessing maybe he doesn’t have the air-gap like these pans do or he is having other issues causing the heat. One of his last videos the other day the pan got so hot he couldn’t put his hand on it. So it does show a low to heat gets transferred to the pan.

I checked my bike just for information purposes. If I go for a ride at lunch on a 90F day my battery will usually be 99F when I get back to work. When I charge with the stock charger it will stay pretty much right there and not cool anymore even when its above the 80% charge. Once the charge is done it will cool to ambient temps. So heat gets transferred but not more than 99F sitting in a 86F garage using the stock charger. I also checked with the battery at ambient in the same garage and temps and the hottest the stock charger got the battery was 98-99F.

Edit:  After posting this about the stock charger I was incorrect. Today was another example of the garage being about 88 degrees. I came in when the charge was at 100% but still finishing charge. The battery temp was 115 at the end of the charge. On the way home it got to 117 and settled back at 115 while riding.


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I ride Weather or not so no storage concerns. 

To recap.....

The Ultimate battery longevity can only be achieved with an aftermarket charger that can be configured to stop charging at a predetermined level (voltage) & it will then balance the cells.

However, using the stock charger & following Zero’s recommendations should still yeld an exceptable life from the battery.

Hope my understanding on this is correct. 
I was happy following the Zero procedure until I read the link Togo provided.


The only thing I question on the Zero recommendation is “charge after each usage”.
What if your running  errands? You won’t charge at each stop (unless range anxiety is an issue).


On my commute I start @ 100% at the end of work. I then ride home with 60+% & leave that level overnight.
Ride to work & plug in @ +-20%.

Is this reasonable or should I plug in/top off to 100% at home too?
Work encourages EV & I would like to use their power instead of mine (providing I’m not compromising battery longevity).

The question is which is more detrimental?
Leaving battery at 100% or 64-74% overnight/weekend?

My commute is similar to yours. On my way to work I use about 20% of the battery. So i use this process.

Charge at work to 100%
Ride home arrive with 75-80%
Ride back to work and arrive with 50-60%
Charge at work for 4-5 hours and leave it plugged in until i go home.
Leave work with 100%

Start cycle again.

I have only plugged in at home 4 or so times the rest is work paying for my commute and errands.

Thats my typical commute. I don’t think the 2-4 hours staying plugged in is going to hurt anything and seems to be well within battery guide lines and Zero Recommendations. Staying at 100% charge for really long times,like weeks is bad and I can see that.
   


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If you look at Doctorbass’s youtube videos it may help. I believe these were made while helping on the design.








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I also have found the Zero to be extremely stable. I have a DSR also. All the way up to the max speed allowed by Zero. In all conditions and all road types no problem. I find it is as stable as my CBR 600 and more stable than my R1150GS ADV. its surprising considering the size of the bike. It doesn’t get blown around much on the highway especially passing trucks. The only thing I wish was the steering locks allowed the bars to turn a little more. Especially on the DSR for tight situations.


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