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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Richard230 on January 18, 2016, 05:45:40 PM

Title: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on January 18, 2016, 05:45:40 PM

If you would like to see a Zero tortured you can follow Aerostitch's attempt to freeze one to death. I will be really surprised if it makes it through the winter:   ???

https://rideapart.com/articles/aerostich-testing-zero-fx-reliability-putting-icy-hell

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on February 01, 2016, 06:08:51 PM

Here are links to two blogs about the Zero's winter rides so far:

http://www.aerostich.com/blog/keys-please/ (http://www.aerostich.com/blog/keys-please/)

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-blog-easy-fun-cool-reposted (https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-blog-easy-fun-cool-reposted)

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on February 10, 2016, 06:15:35 PM

Here is the latest installment: 

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-im-ready-im-ready-kyles-first-ride-reposted

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on February 12, 2016, 05:48:17 PM

Another day, another report:

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-looked-window-reposted

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on February 15, 2016, 05:54:38 PM

Both the Zero and its riders are a tough crowd.  This time they are riding in -13 degrees (Fahrenheit, not Centigrade!) conditions.

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-thirteen-zero-cool-reposted

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Shinysideup on February 16, 2016, 12:14:50 AM

Being a total California wuss by now... that opening photo is just so wrong! :o

It's amazing the batteries work at all, but then the heating blanket probably saves the day. It would be interesting to see what their actual range is at those temps. Probably longer than mine!

Title: torturing a Zero
Post by: kingcharles on February 16, 2016, 05:19:03 PM

He seems to promote all kinds of gear and wears ski gloves?

And he needs to get a pinlock visor inlay. I thought most modern helmet come with pinlock standard these days?

For cold fingers I use battery operated heated motorcycle gloves and no need for heated grips. The battery of the gloves lasts longer than the battery of my bike so that is never an issue  8)

It is pretty cold this week over here too (minus 5 Celcius this morning)

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on February 16, 2016, 08:32:49 PM

In this episode Aerostitch details how they got the Zero ready for their extreme winter weather:

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-zero-preparation-reposted

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on February 18, 2016, 06:08:51 PM

More winter Zero riding in a freezing and snowy climate: 

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-last-chance-reposted

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on February 22, 2016, 06:27:51 PM

It is still winter in Duluth.   :o

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-new-normal-reposted

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on February 29, 2016, 06:40:15 PM

Still cold in Duluth:  https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-hurry-ride

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on March 04, 2016, 06:37:41 PM

It is March in Duluth and still cold and the Zero continues to work.  I hope Aerostitch makes mention of electric motorcycles in their next catalog:

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-kyles-lost-31-32

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on March 22, 2016, 05:38:25 PM

Here is the latest (and maybe the last?) blog regarding the deep-freeze Zero:

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-ok-lets-get-serious-andys-verdict

Title: Re: torturing a Zero
Post by: Richard230 on March 25, 2016, 05:18:10 PM

This blog is a little more interesting than most of the previous episodes:

https://rideapart.com/articles/zero-below-zero-march-lion