10-19-2019, 12:49 AM
Here's my report from riding one a couple of years ago in 2017 reported on here.
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....ectrifying
but here is what I reported:
well, it was strange and cool at the same time. The dealer rolled it out and turned the key and said "OK, it's running". I looked at it like what's running? There was no noise. There was no vibrations. It was just sitting there totally silent. seemingly dead to the world. He explained the two modes..eco and sport. Suggested I ride a loop of their test route in eco to get used to it. Then run a second loop in sport. No clutch, no gears, belt drive. Twist the right grip and it silently moves out. Brakes are in the normal places. First stop sign I come to I squeeze the brakes, it comes to a stop, and I thought "it died". I mean there is no sensation that the thing is alive. There is no tachometer. Just silence. I twisted the grip and it took off again. I go several blocks, and slow to turn right and notice there is no compression braking, so use the brakes, signal my turn (all switches are normal like ours) make the turn, cancel the t/s, then give it some gas. Throttle response is instantaneous. Woosh, and I watch the big digital speedo climb. Pretty soon another stop sign. Now used to the dying feeling, it doesn't freak me out anymore lol. Twist the throttle again and woosh jetting right along. After a few more miles and a few more turns I am back at the shop. He is waiting outside. "Whatcha think?" I tell him. He says "ok take another loop in sport mode and really give the gas when you get up around the corner...and hold on". So I push the button to put it in the sport mode, take off, go up around the corner and hammer it. Wholey moley, this thing accelerates very quickly, very quickly. Pretty soon I am back at the shop again.
We stand there and talk about the bike awhile. I told him it was really cool, and that I had a great time, although the suspension was jarring. He answered all my questions. Battery life is 400,000 miles. It would take a whole day to change out a battery pack, but he has been a Zero dealer since 2012 and hasn't had to do that yet. He asked if it was something I would buy. I said at $6K we would probably be talking. At $15K no chance.
For me the limited range would be the buggaboo. It has a range of 100 miles at low speeds. It was 160 miles round trip for me to go test ride it.lol
If you ever get an opportunity to test ride one, it is something you should jump at the opportunity to do , if nothing else for the experience. I'm afraid some day, maybe when my son is my age, it's going to be the only thing available I'm afraid, and it won't be so bad after all. Riding is still riding and it beats being inside a Prius.
![[Image: 4eb2bac69b1a7a8e72805c07eafcfb79.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201910/4eb2bac69b1a7a8e72805c07eafcfb79.jpg)
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....ectrifying
but here is what I reported:
well, it was strange and cool at the same time. The dealer rolled it out and turned the key and said "OK, it's running". I looked at it like what's running? There was no noise. There was no vibrations. It was just sitting there totally silent. seemingly dead to the world. He explained the two modes..eco and sport. Suggested I ride a loop of their test route in eco to get used to it. Then run a second loop in sport. No clutch, no gears, belt drive. Twist the right grip and it silently moves out. Brakes are in the normal places. First stop sign I come to I squeeze the brakes, it comes to a stop, and I thought "it died". I mean there is no sensation that the thing is alive. There is no tachometer. Just silence. I twisted the grip and it took off again. I go several blocks, and slow to turn right and notice there is no compression braking, so use the brakes, signal my turn (all switches are normal like ours) make the turn, cancel the t/s, then give it some gas. Throttle response is instantaneous. Woosh, and I watch the big digital speedo climb. Pretty soon another stop sign. Now used to the dying feeling, it doesn't freak me out anymore lol. Twist the throttle again and woosh jetting right along. After a few more miles and a few more turns I am back at the shop. He is waiting outside. "Whatcha think?" I tell him. He says "ok take another loop in sport mode and really give the gas when you get up around the corner...and hold on". So I push the button to put it in the sport mode, take off, go up around the corner and hammer it. Wholey moley, this thing accelerates very quickly, very quickly. Pretty soon I am back at the shop again.
We stand there and talk about the bike awhile. I told him it was really cool, and that I had a great time, although the suspension was jarring. He answered all my questions. Battery life is 400,000 miles. It would take a whole day to change out a battery pack, but he has been a Zero dealer since 2012 and hasn't had to do that yet. He asked if it was something I would buy. I said at $6K we would probably be talking. At $15K no chance.
For me the limited range would be the buggaboo. It has a range of 100 miles at low speeds. It was 160 miles round trip for me to go test ride it.lol
If you ever get an opportunity to test ride one, it is something you should jump at the opportunity to do , if nothing else for the experience. I'm afraid some day, maybe when my son is my age, it's going to be the only thing available I'm afraid, and it won't be so bad after all. Riding is still riding and it beats being inside a Prius.