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Zero Motorcycles makes its service manuals free

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Is energica really the leader in electric motorcycle sales? I couldnt find any stats but Ive definitely seen some zero bikes on the road and Ive never seen an energica in person

It’s surely the leader in the bikes’ capabilities and reliability.

What's your source for this opinion?

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Afaik the current ev moto leader Energica just emails you pdf of service/owners manual if you ask them.

Is energica really the leader in electric motorcycle sales? I couldnt find any stats but Ive definitely seen some zero bikes on the road and Ive never seen an energica in person

They are going nowhere. Electric motorcycles are a terrible idea because they are not the problem as far as emission go.

Given the ratio between the weight of the motorcycle and the weight of the passenger/s they are extemely efficient, having the whole passenger vehicles switch to motorcycles would be even better than have them switch to 3000 pounds EVs.

The vast majority of people are too coward to drive them unfortunately

Re: Zero Motorcycles makes its service manuals free

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post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is energica really the leader in electric motorcycle sales? I couldnt find any stats but Ive definitely seen some zero bikes on the road and Ive never seen an energica in person

They are going nowhere. Electric motorcycles are a terrible idea because they are not the problem as far as emission go. Given the ratio between the weight of the motorcycle and the weight of the passenger/s they are extemely efficient, having the whole passenger vehicles switch to motorcycles would be even better than have them switch to 3000 pounds EVs. The vast majority of people are too coward to drive them unfor…

>The vast majority of people are too coward to drive them unfortunately

you could frame regular motorcycles the same way. i'm not sure 'coward' is the right word either given the statistics.

>Electric motorcycles are a terrible idea because they are not the problem as far as emission go.

people aren't only into EVs for the environmental aspects; they're unique and offer a unique experience.

Re: Zero Motorcycles makes its service manuals free

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Refreshing compared to the ways others have gone (tesla for instance)

This is a step in the right direction, but Zero has some serious need to repair their reputation, IMHO. They attempted to do the scummy “pay to unlock” thing with features already on the bike.

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Are there any OEMs whose service manuals are hard to find? I restore cars and motorcycles and have never had trouble finding a pdf or hard copy for around $20. Its good that they are doing this though a lot of the secrets I’d want to know about an electric motorcycle are about the ECU when that software is some of the most tightly guarded of any.

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post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is energica really the leader in electric motorcycle sales? I couldnt find any stats but Ive definitely seen some zero bikes on the road and Ive never seen an energica in person

They are going nowhere. Electric motorcycles are a terrible idea because they are not the problem as far as emission go. Given the ratio between the weight of the motorcycle and the weight of the passenger/s they are extemely efficient, having the whole passenger vehicles switch to motorcycles would be even better than have them switch to 3000 pounds EVs. The vast majority of people are too coward to drive them unfor…

> Electric motorcycles are a terrible idea because they are not the problem as far as emission go.

There are other reasons to want an electric motorcycles besides low emissions.

Re: Zero Motorcycles makes its service manuals free

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Are there any OEMs whose service manuals are hard to find? I restore cars and motorcycles and have never had trouble finding a pdf or hard copy for around $20. Its good that they are doing this though a lot of the secrets I’d want to know about an electric motorcycle are about the ECU when that software is some of the most tightly guarded of any.

I acquired an old Sony CMT-EX1 CD player a while back and was tinkering around with it. I found the service manual online and was blown away. There are pinouts! Block diagrams [0] for the PCBs! Capacitor inventories! I wish we still did this for consumer hardware.

[0] https://servlib.com/sony/audio/cmt-ex1-hcd-ex1.html?start=29

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