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 on: Today at 12:20:46 PM 
Started by smithy - Last post by DonTom
Hi Smithy, though not being a fan of belt drives, I nevertheless admire the hell out of what you did with your bike!

Seeing that you have reached 60k (congrats!) and what you want to do, I would not recommend to service the fork if it is not necessary.
I had it serviced at 100 kkm for about 500 Euro but did not notice any change in performance. So, if it is not leaking or malperforming, leave it be.
IMO the coolant doesn't have to be changed as often as demanded by Energica's manual. It's normal stuff (glykol + water) you find everywhere which is hardly deteriorating even when exposed to higher temperatures, which it isn't really in our bikes.
Being at 122 kkm at the moment, I luckily have to see any bearings making trouble yet. But I am a dry weather rider and that probably helps, because water combined with dust is what wears bearings down.
The more I have belt bikes, the more I like them compared to chains. Chains are a hassle, need to be lubed every few hundred miles, usually need to be replaced with the sprockets at around 10,000 miles (16,000 KM). Often need adjusting. With belts, do almost nothing other than a quick check twice a year of so.  Replace at perhaps 50K miles  (80 KM) on most bikes.


However, my Can Am Origin is interesting.  It has an enclosed drive chain and self adjusts, just change the gear oil once in a great while, It is protected from the dirt by being enclosed.  But it will take time to see how well it really works out.


-Don-  Auburn, CA

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 on: Today at 11:31:07 AM 
Started by JaimeC - Last post by MrBlc
I wish cars also made SOC an always visible feature(as standard) and GOM an optional. range left is such a useless value..

I know some brands are good at this, but some (looking at you BMW) hides the SOC behind other values-of-interest, so i have to make a choice on something of higher value to me than the km value they have always present..  >:(

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 on: Today at 11:06:19 AM 
Started by smithy - Last post by jotjotde
Hi Smithy, though not being a fan of belt drives, I nevertheless admire the hell out of what you did with your bike!

Seeing that you have reached 60k (congrats!) and what you want to do, I would not recommend to service the fork if it is not necessary.
I had it serviced at 100 kkm for about 500 Euro but did not notice any change in performance. So, if it is not leaking or malperforming, leave it be.
IMO the coolant doesn't have to be changed as often as demanded by Energica's manual. It's normal stuff (glykol + water) you find everywhere which is hardly deteriorating even when exposed to higher temperatures, which it isn't really in our bikes.
Being at 122 kkm at the moment, I luckily have to see any bearings making trouble yet. But I am a dry weather rider and that probably helps, because water combined with dust is what wears bearings down.

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 on: Today at 08:55:45 AM 
Started by SilentPea - Last post by Dryer667
I had the pin within the hinge of that button on my SS9 break/fall out randomly. I used a piece of an small allen wrench to replace it and it works just like new now.

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 on: Today at 08:52:07 AM 
Started by smithy - Last post by smithy
Hi All,

Welcome back to the Elec forum....has been a while.

Just a quick report on the belt driven Experia....as per the last report in ~April....all is looking well, bike is just about to pass 60k km....which means the belt setup has very close to 20k km on it....so far so good. Belt and pulleys are still looking ok with no strange wear. Still smooth, quiet and clean...

I'll be giving the bike a bit of much needed TLC as it passes 60k km, new motor oil, new fork oil, new coolant, new brake fluid etc...I might even give the rear suspension pivot needle bearings a clean and re-grease, along with the steering head bearings. Wheel bearings and Brake pads are in good condition so no need to change them yet.

Smithy.

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 on: Today at 05:11:46 AM 
Started by skadamo - Last post by Specter
bluehost can be bad about that shit.  they claim they send out messages when they dont.  their quality has gone downhill majorly over the last few years.  i think they are out of india now and have actively tried to scam me on a phone call to re register my site with them.  i think the quality of the hosts there are on par with some 'help centers' .  they used to be top service, but now... im sorry you had to go thru that.

aaron

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 on: Today at 05:07:20 AM 
Started by JaimeC - Last post by Specter
Tesla is bad about this too, they want to charge 50 cents a minute, claim the app gives you warning when its about to kick in, it does not always, you have to be mindful once you get close to 80 percent.

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 on: Today at 01:31:51 AM 
Started by Specter - Last post by TNCreator
my dealer in France told me last week that the dealer network/software was back up, and that he re-emitted his order for my parts. He sounded very optimistic but I think that was mainly to keep me waiting.

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 on: Today at 01:24:32 AM 
Started by JaimeC - Last post by JaimeC
Just saw this story:
https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/macomb-county/ev-driver-charged-418-at-dealership-charger-listed-as-public-on-evgo-app

That's even worse than the time I hooked up my Zero at a charging station by my local movie theater. I figured I'd get a charge while I watched the movie.  The first hour was free but there was a "loitering charge" I wasn't aware of, and when I got back I had a bill for $15. Not as bad as this poor guy, but still!

Yeah, there definitely need to be laws like how gas stations have to PROMINENTLY post their prices BEFORE you pull into to refuel.

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 on: September 07, 2026, 11:36:47 PM 
Started by JaimeC - Last post by DonTom
Here's one I never saw before. ………
traffic on the Long Island Expressway was EXCRUCIATINGLY slow.  I think I was creeping along at around 12 mph, mostly stop and go ……..
Looking at "range left" is a waste of time …….

It’s nice that Zero included an entertainment feature for those that have to kill time because they can’t (legally) filter  ;D
IMO, the way Tesla or the Chevy Bolt does it are the best ways. The Tesla simply bases range from the SOC and displays it in miles left, making a good average range left.  The Chevy Bolt  shows three ranges, the expected average, the best and the worse possible.


To base motorcycle ranges on expecting conditions to not change is very stupid, especially in hilly areas like this.  It can say I have a hundred miles of range left if I go mostly downhill at first,  but then can only go 20 miles back uphill  to having a fully dead battery. Why look at such nonsense? Just use SOC%.


It's very handy to use in my Zero DSR/X because 1 SOC is usually about a mile of range.  I always keep "range left" to NOT display on that bike.  It's nice that I am not forced to look at such useless info.


-Don-  Auburn, CA

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