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[GoneToPlaid]

Have any of you worked out the range of the Experia vs speed? I made a table for my DSR based on both testing and modeling, and it helps with planning if I need to slow down (and how much) to reach my destination.

Just as an example, YMMV based on the details, etc. etc.:

[Specter]

At 60 mph i can get 120 or so miles.
At 80 mph i can get just at 100 mile IF I do a bit of tucking and not riding straight up in the wind, but  rather hide behind the windshield a bit

I have some partial numbers for higher speeds but the drain is NOT linear, so just because i can say i lose xx percent when doing 100 mph for yy miles does not mean you can extrapolate that down to zero.  Windy conditions out yes even at that speed can have a large affect on it as well.  Of course temperature out affects it as well as many other variables.  How big are you, riding with or without the bags etc etc.  drafting other vehicles can help a bit as well.

aaron

[flynnstig82r]

Brian Rice made a simulator with everything you would ever need to estimate the range and charging trade-offs with a variety of electric motorcycles, including the Experia: https://observablehq.com/@briantrice/electric-motorcycle-travel

[Motoproponent]

Brian Rice made a simulator with everything you would ever need to estimate the range and charging trade-offs with a variety of electric motorcycles, including the Experia: https://observablehq.com/@briantrice/electric-motorcycle-travel

I'm not an idiot...but I'm not smart enough to use that for anything.

I have enough miles on my Experia to just "know" how much I need to slow down to get where I'm going. I'll even say its different bike to bike and rider to rider, even among Experias. I've ridden with another Experia owner. We charged at different rates on identical chargers at the same time after the same ride together. We had significantly different SOC (10 or 15 percent difference)even though we rode the same roads, routes, and conditions (Because we were riding together) when we got to chargers.

If you're going to tell me that the differences can be attributed to the lane position or the drag efficiency of our helmets, then your simulators are useless.

It's like trying to use ABRP to get to a place. It never works for me and it is never faster than just winging it like I always do. Probably works better for cars, but for electric motos ABRP is not worth it for me.

Of course your mileage may vary. 

[Motoproponent]

Lol, that was a lot of words to say I prefer the simple spreadsheet to a complex simulator.

[Specter]

your bike sucks, his is better.  he's also riding behind you so drafting you, ... and your bike suxxs   

Aaron