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Richard230

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Zeros will never be stolen
« on: October 31, 2013, 04:25:42 PM »
At least not according to Ride Apart.com.  They list any electric motorcycle as one of their "10 Motorcycles that will never be stolen" - apparently because no thief would know what to do with one.  The Zero XU gets center stage as an example of an electric motorcycle.   

http://rideapart.com/2013/10/10-new-motorcycles-wont-ever-get-stolen/2/
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Re: Zeros will never be stolen
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2013, 07:37:55 PM »
Their reasoning is pure trolling bait - "exceptionally poor component quality. Think mountain bike, not motorcycle"...
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Re: Zeros will never be stolen
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2013, 06:51:36 PM »
A 2011 Zero at that.

It seems motorcycles get stolen for two reasons: joyriding and chopping into components.

As long as the buyer/seller market for electric motorcycle components remains small, component resale value will be non-existent. Who are you going to resell 7 Empulse BPM15/90 modules to, if you're Joe Q. Thief?

On the other hand, I could see the joyriding aspect being even more attractive, particularly as the bikes are fairly novel.
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