Nice mods! I have hand guards, rear rack, wind shield coming in soon. Where did you get the rear shock guard? I just bought the 22 FX7.2 it’s amazing! Jumps, trails, hill climbs, highways......it does it all! I love this machine!
Hey Greg. Thanks for the video's. Wish there were more out there showing Zero upgrades. I just picked up a 2019 FX and want to install the same Mud Guard. You said it was a Acerbis. Can you please let me know which model it was so I can order? Or, if you had a link to where you purchased? Thanks Oh, check out this sweet Motorcycle Carrier from Moto Jack Rack. Picked up one of these to haul the FX to some of the trails I ride. Andy Williamsom, was a real pleasure to work with on the purchase.
Hello, you're welcome. This is the mud guard I purchased: Acerbis Airbox Mud Flap - Black 2043200001 www.amazon.com/dp/B001RGC1D0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_AhPRCb6C4N62D
Hey Greg, I've got a 2018 Zero FX 7.2 also and am wanting to install some Rox 2" Tilt risers. Do you know if there's enough slack in the brake cables and control wires? I've searched all the Zero threads and can't find any info...thanks for the video.
I think you'll be OK. The brake line you might have to pull a little more through the rubber strain relief bracket, and worst case scenario on the control wires there is a zip tie on either side that you could cut to free up some slack. Mine aren't stretched quite enough that I needed to do that, but there is easily another 1/2" if you did (I think these risers are 1.5").
Amazing that an electric bike company doesnt use LED bulbs to save juice. Are they that expensive? They may just want to pass that expense on to those who care about it but maybe it's not that much electricity in the cycle of one ride/charge
@@GregHassler Incandescent front bulbs are normally 70 watts, I believe, and the one in the back 30 watts. That would be 170 watts for the three of them. Ride the bike for a couple of hours at night, and you're using 340 Wh = 0.34 kWh, or 4.7% of the total battery charge. Not negligible in my opinion.
@@chesshooligan1282 Incorrect. An H4/H7/H9/whatever halogen headlight low beam is typically 55 watts. An equivalent LED low beam is 20 watts. Savings = 35 watts. The tail light is a fraction of that, might be 2 watts savings. The brake is more than the tail but is only depressed a fraction of the time. Trust me, I have 35,000 miles on Zeros and have run the math a dozen times. On a two hour ride it amounts to something less than 1/4 mile of range, of what on this bike would be a 55 mile ride, and on my other Zero (S) is typically 120 miles. That's negligible. Day or night has nothing to do with anything, the headlight is on either way.
@@GregHassler Okay, 70-watt savings then. 70/170*4.7% = 1.94%. Whether you want to call 1.94% negligible or not, is a matter of personal pereception, but I'm sure the Zero people have been working hard to improve the battery from last year's model capacity of 6.5 kWh to this year's model capacity of 7.2 kWh, which is 10.77%. You have added almost a fifth of that just by changing the bulbs. In my opinion when the bike has such a short range, every little counts.
@@chesshooligan1282 I think you misunderstood. The savings is 35 watts. The taillight and brake is already LED, my apologies. There is only one beam on at a time, not two. One headlight is low beam, one headlight is high beam. Over two hours, which is the entire battery charge, that's 0.070 kWh, which is LESS THAN 1% of the charge on this FX, or less than half of one percent of a charge on my S. I'm *telling* you, I'm not asking your opinion on the math, that the result of changing to LED headlights is less than 1/4 mile of range across an entire charge. My other Zero has a Cyclops adventure sports LED H4. This isn't a discussion. If you consider 1/4 mile "appreciable" range, then that's on you and I'm happy to agree to disagree. I love LED lights as much as anyone and have converted at least a dozen motorcycles to full LED over the past decade for a number of reasons, but on a Zero gaining range isn't one of those reasons. I also have extensive experience adding additional 12v accessories to Zeros including heated gear, aux lights, etc. The 12v system does not affect the range in an appreciable / measurable way. It just doesn't. Trust me, I have the miles on these bikes to back it up.
Yes, all Zeros have a 12v SAE connector, and some also have a sumitomo connector. I've run heated grips and heated jackets off of them with no problems
@@RussellHogan on the FX / FXS it's located normally on the right side / front of the tank plastics. Sometimes you can just fish around and grab it, other times you may have to remove the plastics to find it and pull it out.
You know when I get a new bike, the first thing I want to do is spend countless hours WORKING on it.... My god, these electric bikes are so simple, twist the throttle and put a smile on your face. Why anyone would 'take' (waste) this much time doing all this crap is beyond me...
If you ever make it back near Mt Holly I ride a lot of trails with my 2016 FXS (which Ken sold me).
Uploading this I realized I can just flip the pins on the flasher socket, so that works now.
Nice bike I just bought a 23 fxs fucken love it man where you get your back rack
Nice mods! I have hand guards, rear rack, wind shield coming in soon. Where did you get the rear shock guard? I just bought the 22 FX7.2 it’s amazing! Jumps, trails, hill climbs, highways......it does it all! I love this machine!
Have fun!
Acerbis 2043200001 Mud Flaps & Splash Guards, Black, One Size www.amazon.com/dp/B001RGC1D0/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_ZT3MMXQFJSYZ303DYTW9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Hey Greg. Thanks for the video's. Wish there were more out there showing Zero upgrades.
I just picked up a 2019 FX and want to install the same Mud Guard. You said it was a Acerbis. Can you please let me know which model it was so I can order? Or, if you had a link to where you purchased?
Thanks
Oh, check out this sweet Motorcycle Carrier from Moto Jack Rack. Picked up one of these to haul the FX to some of the trails I ride. Andy Williamsom, was a real pleasure to work with on the purchase.
Hello, you're welcome. This is the mud guard I purchased:
Acerbis Airbox Mud Flap - Black 2043200001 www.amazon.com/dp/B001RGC1D0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_AhPRCb6C4N62D
Hey Greg, I've got a 2018 Zero FX 7.2 also and am wanting to install some Rox 2" Tilt risers. Do you know if there's enough
slack in the brake cables and control wires? I've searched all the Zero threads and can't find any info...thanks for the video.
I think you'll be OK. The brake line you might have to pull a little more through the rubber strain relief bracket, and worst case scenario on the control wires there is a zip tie on either side that you could cut to free up some slack. Mine aren't stretched quite enough that I needed to do that, but there is easily another 1/2" if you did (I think these risers are 1.5").
Greg Hassler Thanks for the info Greg.
Amazing that an electric bike company doesnt use LED bulbs to save juice. Are they that expensive? They may just want to pass that expense on to those who care about it but maybe it's not that much electricity in the cycle of one ride/charge
I think it's cost. The power savings are negligible.
@@GregHassler
Incandescent front bulbs are normally 70 watts, I believe, and the one in the back 30 watts. That would be 170 watts for the three of them. Ride the bike for a couple of hours at night, and you're using 340 Wh = 0.34 kWh, or 4.7% of the total battery charge. Not negligible in my opinion.
@@chesshooligan1282 Incorrect. An H4/H7/H9/whatever halogen headlight low beam is typically 55 watts. An equivalent LED low beam is 20 watts. Savings = 35 watts. The tail light is a fraction of that, might be 2 watts savings. The brake is more than the tail but is only depressed a fraction of the time. Trust me, I have 35,000 miles on Zeros and have run the math a dozen times. On a two hour ride it amounts to something less than 1/4 mile of range, of what on this bike would be a 55 mile ride, and on my other Zero (S) is typically 120 miles. That's negligible. Day or night has nothing to do with anything, the headlight is on either way.
@@GregHassler
Okay, 70-watt savings then. 70/170*4.7% = 1.94%. Whether you want to call 1.94% negligible or not, is a matter of personal pereception, but I'm sure the Zero people have been working hard to improve the battery from last year's model capacity of 6.5 kWh to this year's model capacity of 7.2 kWh, which is 10.77%. You have added almost a fifth of that just by changing the bulbs. In my opinion when the bike has such a short range, every little counts.
@@chesshooligan1282 I think you misunderstood. The savings is 35 watts. The taillight and brake is already LED, my apologies. There is only one beam on at a time, not two. One headlight is low beam, one headlight is high beam.
Over two hours, which is the entire battery charge, that's 0.070 kWh, which is LESS THAN 1% of the charge on this FX, or less than half of one percent of a charge on my S.
I'm *telling* you, I'm not asking your opinion on the math, that the result of changing to LED headlights is less than 1/4 mile of range across an entire charge. My other Zero has a Cyclops adventure sports LED H4. This isn't a discussion.
If you consider 1/4 mile "appreciable" range, then that's on you and I'm happy to agree to disagree.
I love LED lights as much as anyone and have converted at least a dozen motorcycles to full LED over the past decade for a number of reasons, but on a Zero gaining range isn't one of those reasons.
I also have extensive experience adding additional 12v accessories to Zeros including heated gear, aux lights, etc. The 12v system does not affect the range in an appreciable / measurable way. It just doesn't. Trust me, I have the miles on these bikes to back it up.
do these Zero bikes have a 12V out for things like electric clothing?
Yes, all Zeros have a 12v SAE connector, and some also have a sumitomo connector. I've run heated grips and heated jackets off of them with no problems
Thank you Greg for providing this info. Perhaps Zero mentions this in their specs but I couldn't find anything. Much obliged.
@@GregHassler Thanks again. Where is the SAE plug located?
@@RussellHogan on the FX / FXS it's located normally on the right side / front of the tank plastics. Sometimes you can just fish around and grab it, other times you may have to remove the plastics to find it and pull it out.
@@GregHassler Thanks. I will look again. I saw the Sumitomo 12 V so I guess the SAE is just buried further.
How do you remove the seat?
If I recall correctly there are a couple of bolts at the back of the seat, you have to push the padding back to access them.
@@GregHassler Thank you!!!
A chair bus
You know when I get a new bike, the first thing I want to do is spend countless hours WORKING on it.... My god, these electric bikes are so simple, twist the throttle and put a smile on your face. Why anyone would 'take' (waste) this much time doing all this crap is beyond me...
Why would anyone customize a motorcycle to fit their body better or work better for their purpose? Seems like a ridiculous question.
@@GregHassler He doesnt understand the concept of tinkering - probably likes to spend time with his girlfriend...