Um, it's an American bike made in Santa Cruz, California. I'm not sure what you mean by soft start but it is NOT a dog off the line at all. Did they mess with the programming?
Zero "S" electric bike
Went for a ride on Australia's first ever production all electric vehicle (bike) this afternoon at Action Motorcycles in the city. The Zero "S"
Was ok to ride except for the so called "soft start"
the controller is configured to ramp up amps (torque) as speed increased so you dont get full amps at 0kmh.
This is a catastrophy, it not only defeats the purpose of electric motors but makes the bike dangerous to ride
because you cant get out of trouble and the bike accelerates very slowly off the mark.
The throttle also has about 10 degrees of dead turn off stop which worsens the problem
after you reach about 20-30kmh the full amps are available and it is a rocket. absolutely no lack of grunt.
Mark Rex of Action MC says he is getting about 100k's range of economical riding on his test bike.
The bike will cost about $230 - $280 to register and CTP for a year.
The frame and seat and general quality of finish was superb. The dash readout is perfect.
The bike feels nice and sharp to throw around and is a great city bike or street fighter.
The front disc didnt feel as powerfull as I would have liked.
I said if you can fix the (fkn) "soft start" I would trade the CBF in.
basically we need to access the controller to configure it and get a computer readout of the batteries cell condition would
be nice to.
This bike is history in the making btw.
cheers Dan
http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/zero-s-specs.php
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Was ok to ride except for the so called "soft start"
the controller is configured to ramp up amps (torque) as speed increased so you dont get full amps at 0kmh.
This is a catastrophy, it not only defeats the purpose of electric motors but makes the bike dangerous to ride
because you cant get out of trouble and the bike accelerates very slowly off the mark.
The throttle also has about 10 degrees of dead turn off stop which worsens the problem
after you reach about 20-30kmh the full amps are available and it is a rocket. absolutely no lack of grunt.
Mark Rex of Action MC says he is getting about 100k's range of economical riding on his test bike.
The bike will cost about $230 - $280 to register and CTP for a year.
The frame and seat and general quality of finish was superb. The dash readout is perfect.
The bike feels nice and sharp to throw around and is a great city bike or street fighter.
The front disc didnt feel as powerfull as I would have liked.
I said if you can fix the (fkn) "soft start" I would trade the CBF in.
basically we need to access the controller to configure it and get a computer readout of the batteries cell condition would
be nice to.
This bike is history in the making btw.
cheers Dan
http://www.zeromotorcycles.com/zero-s-specs.php
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I own one and ride it regularly. It won't pull the front wheel up from a dead stop but it is fast off the line.
I have to hold back to save energy. You know you're wasting power when you pull way ahead of traffic when the light turns green
I have to hold back to save energy. You know you're wasting power when you pull way ahead of traffic when the light turns green
I have to hold back to save energy. You know you're wasting power when you pull way ahead of traffic when the light turns green
Really? I mean really? The point of a motorcycle is the exhilaration of the power to weight ratio between your legs!
The key is saving energy with any electric vehicle. If you're zipping around town and have a lot of juice to spare, it is a blast to go all out.
However, if you want to make a 40 mile trip through the mountains, you have to take it easy.
However, if you want to make a 40 mile trip through the mountains, you have to take it easy.
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