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My bike is at the dealer's. Maybe some news tomorrow.
My bike showed EEE on the dash on "key on" for a few seconds.
I remember reading somewhere that it was only the dash clock battery that has failed... Ans the clock still shows 00:00 from this first happen.
The dealer tells me that this happens when there is a BMS problem.

As a clock battery costs a couple of bucks and a BMS costs... A lot more ! I'd be more than happy to have your opinion about that !

Thanks a lot !

Djihatch

Yes, I know...
On the 2015 SR manual, they claim that the battery could lasts 300 000 miles or so. I only put 10 000 on mine (3 % of what Zero claims in their manual...).
I really hope that it's only a software issue, but the facts are that I can't ride as long as I use to... So I really worry about it.

If the dealer's battery check says that I've only lost, let's say, 15 % of the capacity, I'm ok with that. We all know that capacity decreases with years. I was aware of that. But If I'm told that my battery begins to fail, I will consider that I've been fooled (300 000 miles advertise + the fact that the SOC shown on the dash was wrong, preventing me to detect that my battery was failing while it was always under warranty).

Well, as we say here "Don't cry before you get hurt", maybe my dealer will announce me that's nothing at all (hope is free for now ;-) ).

Thank you !

Hi,

Thank you,

I never fast charge. And never let the battery at 100 %. Usually, I charge it when SOC is around 30 %. I let it plugged all night long so, and ride the day after. I guess that it has enough time to have the cells well balanced.
On the logs, the cut off appeared when the battery pack was at 93-94 V wich is (if I'm right) the lower value that can be used. So I guess this is not a balance problem, but a capacity one.

Thanks for your post.

Hi everybody,
First of all, thanks to everyone here. It's always a pleasure to read posts, very interesting.

I have a 2015 SR (great bike, very happy with it). I got the charger replaced a few years ago.

I use it to commute (a couple of miles a day) and, once a month, I go see my parents (75 miles trip at 40-70 mph). Depending on the weather (winter/summer/rain...). I usually adjust the speed to keep 20 % battery left at arrival.

3 days ago, I had to be fast (by fast, I mean legal top speed, but not EV friendly), and I reached 23 % SOC while I was at 12 miles from my goal. Then problems began : My top speed had been reduced to 55 mph,  At 18 %, 30 mph with praticaly no torque. and then the SOC dropped suddenly from 13% to 0 and the bike stopped.

I was 5 miles from home and someone had to pick me up. Fortunately kind people let me charge during the night and I get the bike fully charged the day after.

I asked Zero and they told me that it was really disturbing. They also told me that logs from the app wouldn't be enough and that I have to send the bike to my dealer to get usable logs. I'll do it (the specialized Zero bike mechanic will be back on thuesday, I'll call him to get an appointement).
I also asked Zero about the warranty (the bike is from 06/2015, less than a year out of warranty, I know...) : They just answered me "you re bike and the battery pack are out of warranty". OK... I get it...
I answered that my bike had only 10 K miles wich is far from the 300 k miles lifetime advertised. No answer from them.

I've seen second hand deals around 7000 $ for a 2015 SR. Considering a battery replacement (6000 $, if I'm not wrong), that means that, if I want to sell my bike with a new battery, I can only expect do get like 1500-2000 $ back at the end of the process...

I'm really disapointed and scared because if the battery is dead My bike value had been decreased of 9000 - 9500 $ in three years (I bought it 11 000 $ in 2018).

I was aware that battery capacity would decrease slowly, and I was ok with that (I got an electric car too). But, this is not a game : I feel like Zero tells me "Too bad for you... Only 10 monthes too late. Bad luck ! Good bye, have an ice day" like I've been playing some kind of Win or Miss game.

I've watched the logs and It appears that, at 13% SOC, the battery was at its lower voltage limit. I feel fooled, because, as I never reach SOC lower than 20-25 %, I've never seen that the SOC was wrong (20 % displayed means that the "real" SOC is around 5 %). If the SOC displayed was accurate, I would have noticed sooner (when warranty was not over !), and I would have dropped it to my dealer for abattery check...


I really hope that my battery is fine, and I'll let you know, but physics law are what they are and if I suddenly can't reach the end of a trip that I made regularly, I think there is something really wrong...


I live in Europe (France). Any help or advice will be very appreciated.

Thank you !

Thank you,

I can read that there is only wipers without seals in the package... Am I reading it wrong ?

Hello !

I have an oil leak on my left fork part. To make it short, I usually service this kind of things myself but, this time I really don't want to do it...
I've searched a lot to find ring seal size for that fork, but no way to find it (and Zero didn't answered me at all).
I want my local dealer (wich is not zero) to repair it but as the SR is not in database, he can't order the ring seals.
I guess that those parts are common so someone would be kind enough to give me the inner and outer diameter and also the height of this seal ?

And, if you don't mind, I have another question : If I have to refill the fork, if it takes too long to get my bike repaired, do I have to unscrew directly the caps on the top of the fork or do I have to release the "Pre-Strain" bolts (red ones on the top of the fork) and then remove the caps ?

Thanks I lot for your help. I'm stuck with this leaking problem...

The bike has a nice cover (with metal frame, very usefull). But I think I really need to check DC-DC converter and ignition lock before a total breakdown. I'll let you know.

Thanks !