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you should have bought one, you only have until march to get to bike #6 in a yearSince the weather wasn't that great, I decided to run up to Eurosport Cycle and demo their Zero Motorcyles.
First I rode the DS/ZF14.4, then the FX/ZF7.2.
I should have looked more closely at the specs. I was thinking these two bikes would be underpowered for me, man was I wrong.
The DS/ZF14.4 makes 60 hp and 81 ft-lbs of torque
The FX/ZF7.2 makes 46 hp and 78 ft-lbs of torque
By comparison:
The Africa Twin makes 94 hp and 72 ft-lbs of torque
The NC700X has 51 hp and 46 ft-lbs of torque
The VFR1200X makes 127 hp and 93 ft-lbs of torque
In sport mode, both the DS and FX models took off like a shot. I wasn't expecting that kinda of acceleration at all. They were in the same ball park as my AT in terms of acceleration. Which surprised the **** out of me. That made me want to ride the "R" models that put out 116 ft-lbs of torque, but they didn't have any there.
The ride experience was a lot like the DCT experience except with much less perceivable noise. Basically sounded like a golf cart from what I could tell, but most of what I heard was wind. It was cold, so I had my visor down on a modular helmet so not a ton of noise.
The experience tempted me to buy one, but I fear the novelty would wear off quickly and make for a hard bike to flip. Fun to ride though.
you should have bought one, you only have until march to get to bike #6 in a year
You're thinking of alta. They went belly up.Don’t remember the manufacture but saw a full on electric dirt bike that comes with all the suspension goodys. I think it was good for an hour with a pro rider. I should get two or three weeks outa a charge.
That's my main worry. I try to take care of my battery powered stuff. Charge fully than run till dead. With these electric bikes, Especially commuting I don't see being able to do that while still feeling safe with the range I'd have.Sounds like a couple of cool bikes. My question is what is the expected battery life in terms of duty cycles?
What is the cost of a new battery pack?
Gets cheaper all the time. You can get some refurb batteries for a Prius for between $1000-$2000. There's some videos on Youtube how to change them, it's not hard, but a bout 1873 bolts that need removed, but pretty easy overall. Still, that's at about a hundred thousand miles or more probably, and if you figure maintenance at that time on a gas engine, it's not that expensive really. And, like I said before, the more they hit the market the better, more reliable, longer lasting, and less expensive they'll become. Don't compare them to your electric drill where the tool company is really a battery company.Sounds like a couple of cool bikes. My question is what is the expected battery life in terms of duty cycles?
What is the cost of a new battery pack?