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« on: October 18, 2017, 11:12:00 PM »
Howdy,
I'm in the market to buy an ULEV bike. I'm crosshairing Zero as the answer as they seem to be the only viable, in-budget provider that have dealership in the UK. I used to ride a Kawasaki ER6N - the seat height was low (I'm 6'1 with 34" leg) but the riding position was upright enough to feel comfortable.
There's a few x-demo DSR and S 2016 models available in their stock configuration near me and I'm tempted by the DSR as it comes in at around £9k with subsidies applied. My reason being the range is better, seat height appears to be the highest available (I think? @ 843mm - which is a welcome jump from the 780mm I was on before) so I suspect this will be a good fit. My commute would be around 30 miles round trip, I guess I'm after peoples feedback who have made the transition? I'm concerned from what I've read about lack of accessories and the fact the battery can't be removed (which would be annoying as I can't charge at work), does anyone own a DSR and come from a similiar x-petrol bike? Is it worth spending more on a new 2018 model - the differences seem fairly minor 'cept the battery charge time improvements?
All thoughts and comments welcomed, I'd like to embrace the future and buy electric but I could have a nice big Harley roadster instead and own that for 4-5 years and probably still come under the overall cost of ULEV, hopefully battery tech will have improved moreso by 2020/21?
Dave
