You know what Marc? I don't personally subscribe to all this EV stuff and not because of the range and charging issues so much but just the way the whole project is set to be compulsory and the lies behind it. HOWEVER I am enjoying your vlogs immensley, the regular updates, your whole approach to the task having patience and your thorough enjoyment of bringing the whole experience to us. These videos are lovely to watch so many thanks for that and good luck with completing your goals Love to Eve but you touched our hearts with the beautiful words about Marie. Safe travels fella, take care.
its not compulsory in england theres no laws going to stop petrol bikes unless theres no more petrol but then we can make it easy enough out of other materials we can even produce petrol out of co2 so that would be way to go.
@@iainamurray that the EV vehicles are carbon neutral or negative. We all know that it's smoke and mirrors hiding the huge amounts produced during production of the vehicle and the power source.
On the farm I used to work on, we sprayed (color) the ewes to show how many lambs they are carrying (we scanned them, sprayed them). As to your drop to 0, then back up, it could well be that you have one or two cells in the pack that discharge too quickly, and the cell balancing capacitors are not large enough to cope quickly with this. The BMS for the pack should have the ability to show voltage per cell, so it would be easy to see which cell(s) are the issue. Most frequently on house packs, it is the connection between the bus bar and the cell that is faulty, and not the cell. Quite often the connection comes loose or has slight oxidisation.
Dude I've binge watched all the videos of the series and now i wait everyday for you to drop a new video so that i can have lunch while watching it 😂😂 you're awesome 👍
Hi Marc. I’m really enjoying your travel tales. The reason sheep are blue is that it shows they have mated. The underside of the male (called a tup) is painted with the blue so that after he has mated with the female he leaves the blue mark on her back!
really, would the rams be mounting at this time of year? I was always told it was just to keep track of who the sheep belong to in these wide areas without fencing
Just bought my first motorcycle two days ago, it’s a learner bike MT125, but I love it! Your channel is really awesome and the effort you go to with off bike shots is really appreciated and makes your vlogs that extra bit special!
This is a great series. I love that you are experimenting and pushing the limits of your bike while at the same time exploring beautiful countryside. That takes a certain way of thinking... that I don't have. An honest assessment of a bike, both good and bad does not warrant a string of negative comments.... I really don't know why people do that.
6000e km on EVE! And so nice drone and riding views. It is so nice to see all these places. THÄNX! I think the blue colour is so that you can see the sheeps on the nature. There is not so much blue on the nature.
Great series. Thank you. I love motorcycles and the engine noise is part of that, but I have to admit that seeing you cruising that beautiful landcape in near silence has shown me there's another very cool option!
Exactly! But you don't hear much of the engine anyway more wind noise. EV not for me just don't like looks and not great for having a pavilion. But we all have different tastes. If I was offered a Yamaha Mt 900 or Norton commando i take the Norton. If a classic looking EV motorcycle was out there cafe racer cruiser i think EV motorcycle's wouldn't get much hate.
Loving the series, you are showing warts and all issues with e-bikes. I love the Tarbet ferry, and travel down that way every so often, the area is so beautiful.
Marc, I have really enjoyed this series, look forward to each new video. You have definitely influenced my opinion of an E-bike in a very positive way. Here in the States (Ohio) charging stations are few and far between. That issue will be resolved in not too distant future.
You can cover it fully when charging slowly from a domestic socket, the battery isn't heating up very fast at that low wattage, and I imagine the ambient air temperature is relatively chilly in Ireland right now
@@MarcTravels Die Erwärmung des Akku´s ist bei diesen Aussentemperaturen nicht das Problem. Allerdings erzeugen die AC-Lader (direkt über dem Akku) Wärme und diese muss zirkulieren können. Falls nicht, kann der Lader kaputt gehen.
Hi Marc, I think (these are my private thoughts) you have to take into account he temperature of the battery. There’s an optimum temperature and the capacity of battery varies with the temperature. While riding the temperature is increasing and the capacity is diminishing . If you start charging directly after riding , you can store less electricity into the battery and are getting less out of the battery. That’s the reason that after cooling down, you can get extra power out of the battery although it seems empty. Perhaps you can browse through the menu of your bike and see if you can read a temperature sensor. At a cool morning the capacity is less and in that case preheating helps. If it is too hot, cooling down helps. That is done in cars. Perhaps this explains the capacity phenomenon. 😀 I do wish you nice travelling days and I’m enjoying your series!
It's not temperature. The battery actually wants to be warm, range goes up as heat increases. This is a sign of voltage rebound, which happens from permanently damaged cells whose internal resistance has increased, and therefore, they lose voltage faster than the healthy cells. Once the load is removed and the cells recover some of their voltage, the average pack voltage increases, and thus you get some of your capacity back, at the expense, of further damaging the already weakened cells. The battery needs replacing.
Marc, you mentioned the "foul fruits in the basket" - it is actually very fitting to what I assume to be the case as well - during discharge a few cells with a lesser capacity discharge of course faster. The mechanism that keeps all cells all at the same level of voltage is the "balancing" (remember the last minutes of charging seemingly taking forever?), but the balancing rate can't keep up with the rate of discharge (or charge, when charging). Then you reach zero % (LOL - no pun intended) and need to stop for a few minutes - that is when the balancing has a chance to kick in and bring all cells evenly back to par on the voltage level, thus giving you another 20 clicks of range. // The other way around - would the discharge continue beyond the point were some cells are already at minimum voltage, those few cells would go into deep discharge, from which they might not be recoverable and go from weak to broken cells. // At least that is my technical interpretation of what is happening (@other EV riders - pls correct me if I'm wrong!). Keep pushing and keep those wonderful impressions (and your authentic attitude) coming - I'm enjoying each and every one!
Hey Mark, to answer your painted sheep question...So, the sheep are allowed to roam free in the mountains, but there are different farmers with different flocks, so they are painted so that they can be identified easily as to what flock, and therefor what farmer, owns which sheep. :)
If it is raining than better to cover it fully. You shall aim to have the battery at .~25 to 30C before taking off if it is less than 22C expect power and rang to be affected. So if it is cold outside cover it for the battery to be worm, if the ambient temp is more than 25 leave it half covered.
Another great episode Marc. Stunning photography, especially the drone footage, as usual! I'm feeling sad that a good Irish friend of mine, whom I'd hoped you might meet, unexpectedly passed away this week...
Hi Marc. You're in the one of the best parts of Ireland. If you keep going south the roads and scenery is amazing. West Cork is stunning. Eve will be fine for a few more days. Enjoy
I suppose you already noticed this, but if you didnt: These 14.4 packs, its very hard to be precise on the State Of Charge, SOC. It seems that each pack has its own personality, based on variability of individual cells, age, use, etc. Ive ridden my SRS for two years, put 30k miles on it so far. On mine, after drawing down the battery on a fast ride, say, my daily work commute, after sitting for about 20 minutes or so some kind of rebalancing between cells occurs via the BMS and it shows around 10% more SOC than when I stopped. This percentage is different for individual bikes, on a spectrum from being a really annoying limit to how far you can go, to almost completely precise.
Moin Marc, Falls es noch niemand erwähnt hat: die Schafe werden mit der Farbe markiert. Kann sein, dass sie eine Wurmkur bekommen haben oder die Klauen behandelt worden sind. Damit man weiß, wer schon behandelt ist, markiert man sie. Die Schafe, die hinten Farbe haben sind die, die gedeckt sind. Denn der noch bekommt Farbe auf die Brust und färbt beim bespringen auf das Weibchen ab😁 Now you know😏 Best regards Wibi
You can actually check if this is the case on the bike by enabling Instantaneous Wh/Mi on the dashboard. It provides a ~5 second rolling average. So you can test how much drag your luggage is causing and get real world numbers for how much it hurts your range. :-)
Hi Marc, Sent a email, not sure if you saw it. I’m a Zero owner to the south of London an wondered if on your return you’d be returning to the continent by ferry via a route to the south of London - lots of beautiful countryside. If so happy to put you and Eve up for the night, saves you on accommodation, charging and food!
I guess the problem is hard to solve, because the vendors and mechanics won#t be real battery specialists. Still quite new topic. However the Honda problems seemed also hard to solve :( Maybe your phone sucks to much energy of Eve ;) Happened to the battery of my combustion bike multiple times. BTW you inspired me! I bought another motorcycle - but it is closer to your Honda then to Eve :D And im not here because of Eve, i enjoy the countrysides you show. First saw you on Island, which was "nice", but your content evolved. Your episodes are now much more entertaining and the proportian between scenic views, riding, talking, drone shots, music is now perfect. Also music choice is excellent and language improved - respect! Excellent work!
Great series, at least you show the good and the bad of EV bikes. BTW, the sheep marking is so the farmer knows which are his and which are his neighbours. generally they're not fenced in but roam wild across the mountains, even when they are fenced in they invariably escape. The markings are similar(but less painful) to branding cattle.
Hey Marc Nice video as always 😊 i hope the bike shop will take good care of eve and solve the little difficulties. 💪 The only thing i have to criticize is that the hater’s get a lot of attention. 😬 you really don’t have to justify your actions. Please enjoy the adventure as much as you can. When you went to portugal with the „old Honda“ and you had this weird engine sound, you didn’t mention one time why you ride a older bike. So there is no need to tell the haters why you ride a electric bike. Your life, your choice 😉 ride safe
Hey Marc... i love the sound of your electric bike.... enjoy your video's... nice work. .. look forward to more... Thanks for sharing... Safe travels.... God Bless..
Marc, I’m brand new to your to your channel ! Ive got sooo much to ask you but im at in a lovely comfy home and had a few beers so I’ll just enjoy the rest of this video and get back to you tomorrow
According to sheep herders in Ireland, since the sheep are turned loose, they often graze where other herds are eating. The paint is to distinguish as to which farmer they belong to. In some areas, it’s not uncommon to see three or four colors commingling. It’s a form of branding without hurting the wool.
Hi I have the same bike. Never had Battery issues until now. Ask for updates.I had 3 updates the last 3 weeks (Battery,charger,White Dashboard now,Reverse gear preconfiguration) Nice video again. Pascal from Luxembourg
Hey Marc you finally got to some decent roads they are great on any type of motorcycle. I’ve taken my Dom up over Ladies view and Healy Pass and sports bikes as well. You are sure on a whistle stop tour. Real shame you had to cut the journey short to head back to Dublin. Say hello to Keith 😉
Sheep get painted to mark which farmer owns them. Sometimes they get numbered too. If you are heading back to Belfast for the ferry, after the border I'd recommend going through County Down and the Mourne Mountains, head on to Downpatrick and then Strangford for the Strangford Lough Ferry, head up the Ards Peninsula to Newtownards and then on to Belfast. If you're heading back to the UK from Dublin direct, then safe journey and thanks for visiting our Island!
Mark 120 km is really not enough one would expect a motorbike to at least travel for 250km on one charge, I think electric bikes just like cars still have a long way to go.😊
@@ianfutcher1518 - Not entirely true. You're omitting the time it takes to walk back to the previous fuel stop, picking up the Harley parts that fell off.
Hey Marc, make sure you have the dealer get your dashboard firmware updated to version 8V33 if it isn't already (only a dealer can do dashboard upgrades). You can check this version from the menu on the bike itself. That way when the new phone app comes out on the 19th (per Zero), you will be able to add Reverse (Parking Mode), and 10% faster charging to your bike, by downloading them (no tools or dealer visit needed!). 🙂
@@MarcTravels There is also a controller update you'd need as well for the new features, but chances are if they're updating the dash they'd be doing the controller update too 🙂Good luck. I hope they order you a new battery, it has a 5 year warranty and it seems like yours has severe rebound.
I hope the battery quirks can be sorted soon and it wil not require a full battery swap, I'm guessing that would be pretty costly. Fingers crossed, it's an easy fix
Well, I certainly enjoyed that ride. You should definitely make a video for the haters, where all we see you do is plug and unplug Eve. The battery doesn't seem to be balancing the individual cells. Maybe there's a way you can do that as the owner, or maybe it has to be done at a dealer. Maybe they can do some sort of check to see if the battery is still ok. Found this on the net, but I don't know if it's still relevant: "Cell Balancing is a self-maintenance process by the BMS. It ensures that cells operate at very well-matched states of charge to ensure even load and better battery performance and overall lifetime. -Mechanism The BMS has connections to the battery cells via the interconnect wiring and can sense cell voltage. There are 28 contacts on the side of the back of the board (as viewed from the front of the bike looking at the battery) which connect to each cell in the "brick" series. The BMS feeds small amounts of current to cells that are abnormally low in order to maintain battery longevity and minimize the possibility of cell damage. It detects voltage levels on all cells, through interconnects between bricks that harness each cell in the same position in the brick's series, and through this same path able to balance cells by targeting current to the cells with the lowest voltages. Cell balancing because of the limitations of this circuit can take a long time and is part of why Zero recommends keeping the motorcycle plugged in when unattended by default. Stations that shut off when current draw is low (such as ChargePoint) may not allow balancing to complete. Cell balance may be monitored with the Zero app, however only a single number is presented, the value (in millivolts) of the worst imbalance. Schedule Cell balancing often happens at low current levels, mainly during charge tapering when the charger is operating at the voltage limit in "constant voltage" mode. It also can happen when the bike is long-term plugged in but turned off. The BMS may wake up and control charging specifically to balance the cells." If I read this correctly, the cells are balanced by leaving the bike on a charger after it reaches 100% SoC?
I know you don’t frequent Petrol stations these days, but generally, petrols stations in Ireland tend to have a good cafe or take away attached to them. You can eat like a king on the road over there!
Hi Marc, about the painted sheep: They were probably marked after mating with a ram. A sheep's pregnancy lasts about 5 months so by february/march there will be lambs. Have a good journey!
Keep up the good work Marc. Safe travels. Thanks for the content, it is very good. I should imagine that your journey is helping the development of EV bikes? Please tell us more about where you are, your journey, etc and less about charging point please? A map? The travel is at the core of your channel, and EV locations is a necessary part of your new journey but should not dominate your content. Keep going!
There’s not gonna be a map in the videos, there are always hints and places. It’s all in there…I can expect a little effort from those who want to do as me 🤙🏼
@@MarcTravels Meh, okay. Never my (or anyone else's) place to tell you how to run your channel - t'was intended to be constructive input to make an excellent channel even better. As always, thanks. Ride safe.
same with all battery charging and useage - if you do it quickly it will falsely tell you its full and if you do it slowly and properly - the charge will slowly come up to full and stay there. If you drain it fast - the battery will give you to a "minimum non-dangerous for the battery health" and then you see the 0% - after a while it recovers some power. A car battery will do the same - if your car is on the edge of starrting but won't quite go and the battery is good but low...leave it 15 mins and it will crank normally and engine will start. Analogy would be trying to fill a water tank with a funnel and just throwing a bucket of water in - the excess will spill over and the tank will only have 80% level. But if you tip the water carefully into the funnel - it will fill to the brim and not spill but will be full 100%. Have you ever had a AA battery in a device that was running slowly and you warmed it up and it was temporarily recovered and worked again - that's the same - squeezing the last drop out of it. I do think the manufacturer should allow for this in the software though. But it's early stages of a technical gadget - normally reserved for scientists and technicians at this stage of development - not rushed and pushed out onto general public bcos theres a politcal and ££££ agenda.
Wish the advertised range was achievable My e moped should get UP TO 45 miles per battery but 30miles is the most. still love it tho. now have 3 batteries.
Try to reset the BMS, Key the bike off, and unplug it from charging. ... Uncover the battery LED indicators. ... Uncover the diagnostic connection port and reset buttons. ... Press to reset. ...
You had a sheep escort all the way down the mountain. Fun video , very well made. Hopefully Zero reaches out and helps you get the range the bike can really get. Seriously, you and Eve are the only good press Zero is getting right now. Defintely quality UA-cam content. Have a great day.
@@Abhi_upstate_ny ua-cam.com/video/H_lUAqX9I7s/v-deo.html A 43 minute commuting video on the Livewire by a guy who lives with one everyday. The Livewire is a great motorcycle.
In England the sheep are painted for identification by their farmers. Many are allowed to roam freely on the moors and can mix with other sheep. So painting them allows the farmers to identify them. I assume it's the same thing in Ireland.
Fantastic upload as usual Marc, you've a great attitude, glad you are enjoying the beauty of Ireland, don't you think that you can get closer to nature with how quiet Eve is than you could ever get with an internal combustion engine? Looking forward to seeing Maree on the channel again soon, keep her (Eve) between the hedges as we say buddy. 🤙
shame I missed you in my home town of Harwich when you arrived, since then our paths have crossed but we not met yet! Im keeping my eyes peeled for you, and if not possible, You Tube will suffice, keep on charging... and riding a little bit too! chus
I find the whole "update your bikes performance via an app on a phone" to be weird, but shows my age. The mechanical issues on the Dominator i could at least understand and fix. Having just come back from a 5000km road trip to France where my "smart phone" decided to be dumb and no internet service, i would have to hate to rely on a signal to fix an issue. Interesting to watch regardless.
Greetings from the USA. Beautiful scenery. Ireland, no trees? Eve is a stunning bike but the long refueling times would drive me crazy. I use my bike mostly for commuting, so I guess I would be charging at home at night and that means long charging times shouldn’t be a problem. No electric motorcycles in my garage yet. Someday. I’m really enjoying your trip.
Servus, tolles Video und der Teil ohne Musik, lautlos gleitend durch die wahnsinns Landschaft gefällt besonders gut. ciao Haro PS: die Schafe sind vermutlich markiert, weil sie frei laufen und so kann der Eigentümer seine Tiere identifizieren
Bei Ladestationen legt MC Donalds aktuell auch gut vor. Ich brauche ja CCS auf Tour mit meiner Energica, Typ2 haben die aber auch. Anstöpseln, beim Reingehen schon per MCD-App den Kaffee bestellen und im Café etwas chillen. WLan gibts auch noch ;-) Hab aber keine Ahnung, wie MCD im Ausland da aufgestellt ist... Am einfachsten zu bedienen und am zuverlässigsten sind die Charger bei Volkswagen :-)
Despite all the guarantees they give on the battery you can rest assured they will come up with many excuses why a battery fault is not covered. "Sorry not covered because you have over charged / over discharged / fast charged too many times."
Electricity, diesel, petrol, steam...it doesn't matter. It's a bike! That's what matter. We need to leave that (for those who have) destructive and splitting attitude that "electric will save the world, and as a ev owner, I'm the good guy." More laid back! It's a bike and we're in it for the ride!
Re the sheep spraying - it could be that they have been marked when they've had some treatment, or perhaps they are pregnant and have been scanned. The farmer will spray them when it's done to make life easier and not duplicate work!
Don't listen to all the haters Marc. Haters will hate. Your true fans will be behind you all the way. I have nothing against electric bikes, I wouldn't own one yet but I'm not going to bad mouth someone else's pride and joy. At least the haters are contributing to your channels analytics and keeping UA-cam happy with your videos engagement to the world 😁every haters comment is another tick in the box for you. They're wasting their time providing you with money for watching your content 🤣they're the idiots 🤣🤣
My God, now you are changing me in a charge nerd. I really want to know what is going on with the bike. Thank you. The paint on the sheep determines who they belong to.
Hope everybody realizes that long distance road-tripping is by far the hardest thing for EVs to do, especially when there's no brand-dedicated charging network like Tesla's superchargers. That's no excuse for the lack of transparency on the charge/charging state, but even with a relatively long commute you'd only ever be charging this bike at your destination and not even thinking about it. Road trips are still very much an adventure in a way it hasn't been in gas vehicles for 50 years! If the limit was instead performance, would we even care about them? I used to commute 15mi on my '13 FX and it was borderline especially when I took the highway, but that was only 5kWh and older tech all-around. Would love an SR/S, though I no longer commute!
I have to admit to being less than enthusiastic about EV’s, especially motorcycles but having said that I take my hat off to you for the totally enjoyable vids about your journey with the Zero. While I may never submit to ever purchasing an electric motorcycle I admire your approach to both there positives and negatives (pardon the pun) especially with regards to the various issues around charging points, especially in the U.K. Keep up the good work buddy and may your many miles be safe and your smiles be wide. 👍👍
Beautiful roads for riding Mark..........and all the sheep except one are electric-motorcycle savvy !!!! Electric bikes will be nice for my country. Motorcyclists hardly do more than 200kms per day. The cost though, at the moment will be prohibitive ! The ferry needed some zip ! Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.
i share the love for ferries , too ! kinda don´t know why, but that´s the way it is. even if i loose time, but the moment you will tell me there is a ferry i "have" to take, i am totally in for it, it all feels like an adventure then. instant :D
The blue on the sheep. The Ram (male sheep) has a spray can on a harness that is activated he serves a Ewe (female) she is marked to show that a lamb will be on the wsy.
Hi Marc, a few weeks ago I posted a comment on one of your shorts, something like "now Marc travels must be Marc Charges or Marc Updates". Probably comments like this are the reason of your anger, but let me explain myself; I was just joking, like a making jokes with an old friend, it never was my intention to criticise your way of making videos, or the motorbike or whatever. I'm a supporter of your channel because I think that your work and You really worth it, I'm not hater but a lover (in the good sense 😜). I hope you will understand my point. Cheers, ride safe and #letsdothis
It's funny to see you on the ferry I've taken about 10 times, I love taking that Ferry to Clare 😁. Enjoy Kerry you should check out Priests leap or Healy pass both pretty cool mountain passes near where I live in Kerry 😁✌️.. lol you did Healy pass nice one and molls gap is my backyard for weekend riding hope you enjoyed.
The only 3 things I can see wrong with electric motorcycles are the price of the bike, the distance you can go on a charge and time it takes to charge up .
We criticise because we care…❤️🏍⚡️
What is the german name for "zero motorcycle "? Null Bock😅 So i care:)
Dus you already do an complete empty run and 100% charge.
Your BMS is upset.
Great videos Marc, must take a lot of effort to make them look so good, well done
You know what Marc? I don't personally subscribe to all this EV stuff and not because of the range and charging issues so much but just the way the whole project is set to be compulsory and the lies behind it. HOWEVER I am enjoying your vlogs immensley, the regular updates, your whole approach to the task having patience and your thorough enjoyment of bringing the whole experience to us. These videos are lovely to watch so many thanks for that and good luck with completing your goals Love to Eve but you touched our hearts with the beautiful words about Marie. Safe travels fella, take care.
its not compulsory in england theres no laws going to stop petrol bikes unless theres no more petrol but then we can make it easy enough out of other materials we can even produce petrol out of co2 so that would be way to go.
What lies are you imagining are being told?
@@iainamurray that the EV vehicles are carbon neutral or negative. We all know that it's smoke and mirrors hiding the huge amounts produced during production of the vehicle and the power source.
@@Seasidesurfer and not to mention all the carbon caused by digging up the material in the first place to build the bike out of.
@@jediknight2350 don’t you think that there is carbon used by creating and transportation of petrol & manufacturing an ICE powered vehicle?
On the farm I used to work on, we sprayed (color) the ewes to show how many lambs they are carrying (we scanned them, sprayed them). As to your drop to 0, then back up, it could well be that you have one or two cells in the pack that discharge too quickly, and the cell balancing capacitors are not large enough to cope quickly with this. The BMS for the pack should have the ability to show voltage per cell, so it would be easy to see which cell(s) are the issue. Most frequently on house packs, it is the connection between the bus bar and the cell that is faulty, and not the cell. Quite often the connection comes loose or has slight oxidisation.
That’s what I heard is an issue on some models. I will find out soon 🤙🏼
Dude I've binge watched all the videos of the series and now i wait everyday for you to drop a new video so that i can have lunch while watching it 😂😂 you're awesome 👍
Hi Marc. I’m really enjoying your travel tales. The reason sheep are blue is that it shows they have mated. The underside of the male (called a tup) is painted with the blue so that after he has mated with the female he leaves the blue mark on her back!
really, would the rams be mounting at this time of year? I was always told it was just to keep track of who the sheep belong to in these wide areas without fencing
@@simonvanroij4182 think so too
If the paint is on the schouders it could be a very Lucky ram ;)0
Just bought my first motorcycle two days ago, it’s a learner bike MT125, but I love it!
Your channel is really awesome and the effort you go to with off bike shots is really appreciated and makes your vlogs that extra bit special!
This is a great series. I love that you are experimenting and pushing the limits of your bike while at the same time exploring beautiful countryside. That takes a certain way of thinking... that I don't have. An honest assessment of a bike, both good and bad does not warrant a string of negative comments.... I really don't know why people do that.
6000e km on EVE!
And so nice drone and riding views. It is so nice to see all these places. THÄNX!
I think the blue colour is so that you can see the sheeps on the nature. There is not so much blue on the nature.
Great series. Thank you. I love motorcycles and the engine noise is part of that, but I have to admit that seeing you cruising that beautiful landcape in near silence has shown me there's another very cool option!
Exactly! But you don't hear much of the engine anyway more wind noise. EV not for me just don't like looks and not great for having a pavilion. But we all have different tastes. If I was offered a Yamaha Mt 900 or Norton commando i take the Norton. If a classic looking EV motorcycle was out there cafe racer cruiser i think EV motorcycle's wouldn't get much hate.
Loving the series, you are showing warts and all issues with e-bikes. I love the Tarbet ferry, and travel down that way every so often, the area is so beautiful.
Marc, I have really enjoyed this series, look forward to each new video. You have definitely influenced my opinion of an E-bike in a very positive way. Here in the States (Ohio) charging stations are few and far between. That issue will be resolved in not too distant future.
You can cover it fully when charging slowly from a domestic socket, the battery isn't heating up very fast at that low wattage, and I imagine the ambient air temperature is relatively chilly in Ireland right now
Thanks 🤙🏼
@@MarcTravels Die Erwärmung des Akku´s ist bei diesen Aussentemperaturen nicht das Problem. Allerdings erzeugen die AC-Lader (direkt über dem Akku) Wärme und diese muss zirkulieren können. Falls nicht, kann der Lader kaputt gehen.
Kerry is such beautiful spot! Some amazing biking roads in the south! 🏍⚡
Hi Marc, I think (these are my private thoughts) you have to take into account he temperature of the battery. There’s an optimum temperature and the capacity of battery varies with the temperature. While riding the temperature is increasing and the capacity is diminishing . If you start charging directly after riding , you can store less electricity into the battery and are getting less out of the battery. That’s the reason that after cooling down, you can get extra power out of the battery although it seems empty. Perhaps you can browse through the menu of your bike and see if you can read a temperature sensor. At a cool morning the capacity is less and in that case preheating helps. If it is too hot, cooling down helps. That is done in cars. Perhaps this explains the capacity phenomenon. 😀
I do wish you nice travelling days and I’m enjoying your series!
It's not temperature. The battery actually wants to be warm, range goes up as heat increases. This is a sign of voltage rebound, which happens from permanently damaged cells whose internal resistance has increased, and therefore, they lose voltage faster than the healthy cells. Once the load is removed and the cells recover some of their voltage, the average pack voltage increases, and thus you get some of your capacity back, at the expense, of further damaging the already weakened cells. The battery needs replacing.
🤣 warp engine motorcycles solve the issue 🤣
Marc, you mentioned the "foul fruits in the basket" - it is actually very fitting to what I assume to be the case as well - during discharge a few cells with a lesser capacity discharge of course faster. The mechanism that keeps all cells all at the same level of voltage is the "balancing" (remember the last minutes of charging seemingly taking forever?), but the balancing rate can't keep up with the rate of discharge (or charge, when charging). Then you reach zero % (LOL - no pun intended) and need to stop for a few minutes - that is when the balancing has a chance to kick in and bring all cells evenly back to par on the voltage level, thus giving you another 20 clicks of range.
// The other way around - would the discharge continue beyond the point were some cells are already at minimum voltage, those few cells would go into deep discharge, from which they might not be recoverable and go from weak to broken cells. //
At least that is my technical interpretation of what is happening (@other EV riders - pls correct me if I'm wrong!).
Keep pushing and keep those wonderful impressions (and your authentic attitude) coming - I'm enjoying each and every one!
Healey pass! Many years ago i toured Ireland on my Tuono 1000, that pass was an amazing ride.
Hey Mark, to answer your painted sheep question...So, the sheep are allowed to roam free in the mountains, but there are different farmers with different flocks, so they are painted so that they can be identified easily as to what flock, and therefor what farmer, owns which sheep. :)
true...
i was walking on the dingle way and had the same question in my mind. from that day on i began to call all sheeps punks
Correct answer, there a few wrong answers on this page.
If it is raining than better to cover it fully. You shall aim to have the battery at .~25 to 30C before taking off if it is less than 22C expect power and rang to be affected. So if it is cold outside cover it for the battery to be worm, if the ambient temp is more than 25 leave it half covered.
Excellent series Marc, keep rolling and riding!! 👏👍
I love ferries. I use them when I travel to Latvia......it is really adventurous.
Another great episode Marc. Stunning photography, especially the drone footage, as usual! I'm feeling sad that a good Irish friend of mine, whom I'd hoped you might meet, unexpectedly passed away this week...
Reminds me need get back Killarney finish Atlantic way way north bound. Beautiful scenery.
Hello Marc 🙋 really amazing places and nice episode. Good luck in Dublin 😁🤝
Hi Marc. You're in the one of the best parts of Ireland. If you keep going south the roads and scenery is amazing. West Cork is stunning. Eve will be fine for a few more days. Enjoy
I suppose you already noticed this, but if you didnt:
These 14.4 packs, its very hard to be precise on the State Of Charge, SOC.
It seems that each pack has its own personality, based on variability of individual cells, age, use, etc.
Ive ridden my SRS for two years, put 30k miles on it so far. On mine, after drawing down the battery on a fast ride, say, my daily work commute, after sitting for about 20 minutes or so some kind of rebalancing between cells occurs via the BMS and it shows around 10% more SOC than when I stopped. This percentage is different for individual bikes, on a spectrum from being a really annoying limit to how far you can go, to almost completely precise.
Who cares? You enjoy it and i like to watch it. Leave the haters.
Moin Marc,
Falls es noch niemand erwähnt hat: die Schafe werden mit der Farbe markiert. Kann sein, dass sie eine Wurmkur bekommen haben oder die Klauen behandelt worden sind. Damit man weiß, wer schon behandelt ist, markiert man sie. Die Schafe, die hinten Farbe haben sind die, die gedeckt sind. Denn der noch bekommt Farbe auf die Brust und färbt beim bespringen auf das Weibchen ab😁
Now you know😏
Best regards
Wibi
Hi Mark, the weight is not the only factor having the luggage will cause significant extra drag at speeds over 60 kph.
You can actually check if this is the case on the bike by enabling Instantaneous Wh/Mi on the dashboard. It provides a ~5 second rolling average. So you can test how much drag your luggage is causing and get real world numbers for how much it hurts your range. :-)
Hi Marc, Sent a email, not sure if you saw it. I’m a Zero owner to the south of London an wondered if on your return you’d be returning to the continent by ferry via a route to the south of London - lots of beautiful countryside. If so happy to put you and Eve up for the night, saves you on accommodation, charging and food!
I guess the problem is hard to solve, because the vendors and mechanics won#t be real battery specialists. Still quite new topic.
However the Honda problems seemed also hard to solve :(
Maybe your phone sucks to much energy of Eve ;) Happened to the battery of my combustion bike multiple times.
BTW you inspired me! I bought another motorcycle - but it is closer to your Honda then to Eve :D
And im not here because of Eve, i enjoy the countrysides you show. First saw you on Island, which was "nice", but your content evolved.
Your episodes are now much more entertaining and the proportian between scenic views, riding, talking, drone shots, music is now perfect.
Also music choice is excellent and language improved - respect! Excellent work!
You have the PIONEER-METALITY! And we do need people with that mindset. To explore and learn to others 👌🏻
Hello Marc, las rayas azules de las ovejas suelen ser para distinguir las rebaños ✌️✌️💪
Great series, at least you show the good and the bad of EV bikes. BTW, the sheep marking is so the farmer knows which are his and which are his neighbours. generally they're not fenced in but roam wild across the mountains, even when they are fenced in they invariably escape. The markings are similar(but less painful) to branding cattle.
Hey Marc
Nice video as always 😊 i hope the bike shop will take good care of eve and solve the little difficulties. 💪
The only thing i have to criticize is that the hater’s get a lot of attention. 😬 you really don’t have to justify your actions. Please enjoy the adventure as much as you can. When you went to portugal with the „old Honda“ and you had this weird engine sound, you didn’t mention one time why you ride a older bike. So there is no need to tell the haters why you ride a electric bike. Your life, your choice 😉 ride safe
Man, that ride through the hills magic
Hey Marc... i love the sound of your electric bike.... enjoy your video's... nice work. .. look forward to more... Thanks for sharing... Safe travels.... God Bless..
Marc, I’m brand new to your to your channel ! Ive got sooo much to ask you but im at in a lovely comfy home and had a few beers so I’ll just enjoy the rest of this video and get back to you tomorrow
Brilliant, really inspiring keep up the good work, hope people realise how much effort you're putting in to the filming drone work and editing.
Marc you must be the most patient motorcyclist on UA-cam, fabulous road you were riding (except for the blue sheep 🤣)
If you have the time you should visit Gleninchaquin Park in Kenmare. Highly recommend.
According to sheep herders in Ireland, since the sheep are turned loose, they often graze where other herds are eating. The paint is to distinguish as to which farmer they belong to. In some areas, it’s not uncommon to see three or four colors commingling. It’s a form of branding without hurting the wool.
Fingers crossed for tomorrow 🤞
man. i love the silence going down those curves at 09:00 amazing.
Hi
I have the same bike.
Never had Battery issues until now.
Ask for updates.I had 3 updates the last 3 weeks (Battery,charger,White Dashboard now,Reverse gear preconfiguration)
Nice video again.
Pascal from Luxembourg
awesome curvy passages I'd love to ride as well
Just as much fun here as watching Itchy.😊 keep up the great work.
Hi Marc, been following you all year, now you're in my back yard, delighted you enjoyed the Healy Pass with all the sheep!
Travelled those roads and that ferry ... Great part of Ireland 😀
Great to see you on the gap of dunloe. A nice ride for sure. Enjoy the rest that Ireland has to offer.
"What do I know, I'm just a nerd with a camera" 🤣
Brilliant! Chill attitude, don't take life to seriously and go with the flow! LET'S DO IT!!
Hey Marc you finally got to some decent roads they are great on any type of motorcycle. I’ve taken my Dom up over Ladies view and Healy Pass and sports bikes as well. You are sure on a whistle stop tour. Real shame you had to cut the journey short to head back to Dublin. Say hello to Keith 😉
Sheep get painted to mark which farmer owns them. Sometimes they get numbered too.
If you are heading back to Belfast for the ferry, after the border I'd recommend going through County Down and the Mourne Mountains, head on to Downpatrick and then Strangford for the Strangford Lough Ferry, head up the Ards Peninsula to Newtownards and then on to Belfast. If you're heading back to the UK from Dublin direct, then safe journey and thanks for visiting our Island!
Mark 120 km is really not enough one would expect a motorbike to at least travel for 250km on one charge, I think electric bikes just like cars still have a long way to go.😊
Many electric cars have a range in excess of 300 miles now.
Definitely for me though it's the looks of them. If there was a classic looking motorcycle EV which you can two up on I'm sold.
It's been a perfectly acceptable range for Harley-Davidson sportsters for decades.
@@47f0 😀yeah but you can refill them in 5 minutes
@@ianfutcher1518 - Not entirely true. You're omitting the time it takes to walk back to the previous fuel stop, picking up the Harley parts that fell off.
Hey Marc, make sure you have the dealer get your dashboard firmware updated to version 8V33 if it isn't already (only a dealer can do dashboard upgrades). You can check this version from the menu on the bike itself. That way when the new phone app comes out on the 19th (per Zero), you will be able to add Reverse (Parking Mode), and 10% faster charging to your bike, by downloading them (no tools or dealer visit needed!). 🙂
Cool will make sure to get that
@@MarcTravels There is also a controller update you'd need as well for the new features, but chances are if they're updating the dash they'd be doing the controller update too 🙂Good luck. I hope they order you a new battery, it has a 5 year warranty and it seems like yours has severe rebound.
@@Protonus yeah I will make sure everything will be alright for the big journey 🌍
Hi Protonus, he already has the latest update. The layout is the new one!
@@DanielMonteroElectraveler Doesn't 8V31 look just like 8V33 but lacks the new Cypher functionality?
Id love one of those for fun, but too expensive here in Australia, ill just enjoy yours for now
I hope the battery quirks can be sorted soon and it wil not require a full battery swap, I'm guessing that would be pretty costly.
Fingers crossed, it's an easy fix
I have a warranty
@@MarcTravels Ah that is very helpful, I was not aware. In that case I hope the issue(s) are speedily fixed.
@@_Makanko_ Zero's come with a 5 year warranty on the battery itself, which is pretty great.
@@Protonus That's very nice. I figured it had ran out because it's not new but second-hand.
Hopefully they will sort out the battery woes at the motorcycle dealers, it will be good to see what the cause is.
EVE IS NICE!
It is different.
Dominator is nice too.
And what happened to Jimny & bike tours?
Thänk you for all of your adventures.
Well, I certainly enjoyed that ride.
You should definitely make a video for the haters, where all we see you do is plug and unplug Eve.
The battery doesn't seem to be balancing the individual cells. Maybe there's a way you can do that as the owner, or maybe it has to be done at a dealer. Maybe they can do some sort of check to see if the battery is still ok.
Found this on the net, but I don't know if it's still relevant:
"Cell Balancing is a self-maintenance process by the BMS.
It ensures that cells operate at very well-matched states of charge to ensure even load and better battery performance and overall lifetime.
-Mechanism
The BMS has connections to the battery cells via the interconnect wiring and can sense cell voltage.
There are 28 contacts on the side of the back of the board (as viewed from the front of the bike looking at the battery) which connect to each cell in the "brick" series.
The BMS feeds small amounts of current to cells that are abnormally low in order to maintain battery longevity and minimize the possibility of cell damage.
It detects voltage levels on all cells, through interconnects between bricks that harness each cell in the same position in the brick's series, and through this same path able to balance cells by targeting current to the cells with the lowest voltages.
Cell balancing because of the limitations of this circuit can take a long time and is part of why Zero recommends keeping the motorcycle plugged in when unattended by default.
Stations that shut off when current draw is low (such as ChargePoint) may not allow balancing to complete.
Cell balance may be monitored with the Zero app, however only a single number is presented, the value (in millivolts) of the worst imbalance.
Schedule
Cell balancing often happens at low current levels, mainly during charge tapering when the charger is operating at the voltage limit in "constant voltage" mode.
It also can happen when the bike is long-term plugged in but turned off. The BMS may wake up and control charging specifically to balance the cells."
If I read this correctly, the cells are balanced by leaving the bike on a charger after it reaches 100% SoC?
I know you don’t frequent Petrol stations these days, but generally, petrols stations in Ireland tend to have a good cafe or take away attached to them.
You can eat like a king on the road over there!
You’re right haven’t been at one lately, they tent to have bad or not working chargers…I wonder why 😂
Great episode , many chuckles in here 👍- Berlin sheep?!!! If you come to Wales I’ll tell you about painting sheep 😂.👍
Hi Marc, about the painted sheep: They were probably marked after mating with a ram. A sheep's pregnancy lasts about 5 months so by february/march there will be lambs. Have a good journey!
Keep up the good work Marc. Safe travels. Thanks for the content, it is very good. I should imagine that your journey is helping the development of EV bikes? Please tell us more about where you are, your journey, etc and less about charging point please? A map? The travel is at the core of your channel, and EV locations is a necessary part of your new journey but should not dominate your content. Keep going!
There’s not gonna be a map in the videos, there are always hints and places. It’s all in there…I can expect a little effort from those who want to do as me 🤙🏼
@@MarcTravels Meh, okay. Never my (or anyone else's) place to tell you how to run your channel - t'was intended to be constructive input to make an excellent channel even better. As always, thanks.
Ride safe.
Ignorance is man's greatest enemy. Ignorance has nothing to do with stupidity. Allow yourself to see what you are not allowing yourself to see.
great non sequitur or is that somehow to do with blue sheep?
same with all battery charging and useage - if you do it quickly it will falsely tell you its full and if you do it slowly and properly - the charge will slowly come up to full and stay there.
If you drain it fast - the battery will give you to a "minimum non-dangerous for the battery health" and then you see the 0% - after a while it recovers some power.
A car battery will do the same - if your car is on the edge of starrting but won't quite go and the battery is good but low...leave it 15 mins and it will crank normally and engine will start.
Analogy would be trying to fill a water tank with a funnel and just throwing a bucket of water in - the excess will spill over and the tank will only have 80% level. But if you tip the water carefully into the funnel - it will fill to the brim and not spill but will be full 100%.
Have you ever had a AA battery in a device that was running slowly and you warmed it up and it was temporarily recovered and worked again - that's the same - squeezing the last drop out of it.
I do think the manufacturer should allow for this in the software though. But it's early stages of a technical gadget - normally reserved for scientists and technicians at this stage of development - not rushed and pushed out onto general public bcos theres a politcal and ££££ agenda.
Great video thank you very well done. It is cool that you give it a real life test thanks again cheers to ya.
Wish the advertised range was achievable
My e moped should get UP TO 45 miles per battery but 30miles is the most. still love it tho. now have 3 batteries.
Try to reset the BMS, Key the bike off, and unplug it from charging. ...
Uncover the battery LED indicators. ...
Uncover the diagnostic connection port and reset buttons. ...
Press to reset. ...
You had a sheep escort all the way down the mountain.
Fun video , very well made.
Hopefully Zero reaches out and helps you get the range the bike can really get.
Seriously, you and Eve are the only good press Zero is getting right now.
Defintely quality UA-cam content.
Have a great day.
Is Zero not getting any other good press ?
I am debating between a Zero and a Livewire.
@@Abhi_upstate_ny ua-cam.com/video/H_lUAqX9I7s/v-deo.html A 43 minute commuting video on the Livewire by a guy who lives with one everyday. The Livewire is a great motorcycle.
In England the sheep are painted for identification by their farmers. Many are allowed to roam freely on the moors and can mix with other sheep. So painting them allows the farmers to identify them. I assume it's the same thing in Ireland.
Fantastic upload as usual Marc, you've a great attitude, glad you are enjoying the beauty of Ireland, don't you think that you can get closer to nature with how quiet Eve is than you could ever get with an internal combustion engine? Looking forward to seeing Maree on the channel again soon, keep her (Eve) between the hedges as we say buddy. 🤙
shame I missed you in my home town of Harwich when you arrived, since then our paths have crossed but we not met yet! Im keeping my eyes peeled for you, and if not possible, You Tube will suffice, keep on charging... and riding a little bit too! chus
I great that you’re doing the tour on an electric bike, proving that it’s possible to have a great trip and sneak up on the “Berlin Sheep” 😂
I find the whole "update your bikes performance via an app on a phone" to be weird, but shows my age. The mechanical issues on the Dominator i could at least understand and fix. Having just come back from a 5000km road trip to France where my "smart phone" decided to be dumb and no internet service, i would have to hate to rely on a signal to fix an issue. Interesting to watch regardless.
Greetings from the USA. Beautiful scenery. Ireland, no trees? Eve is a stunning bike but the long refueling times would drive me crazy. I use my bike mostly for commuting, so I guess I would be charging at home at night and that means long charging times shouldn’t be a problem. No electric motorcycles in my garage yet. Someday. I’m really enjoying your trip.
Servus, tolles Video und der Teil ohne Musik, lautlos gleitend durch die wahnsinns Landschaft gefällt besonders gut. ciao Haro PS: die Schafe sind vermutlich markiert, weil sie frei laufen und so kann der Eigentümer seine Tiere identifizieren
Bei Ladestationen legt MC Donalds aktuell auch gut vor.
Ich brauche ja CCS auf Tour mit meiner Energica, Typ2 haben die aber auch.
Anstöpseln, beim Reingehen schon per MCD-App den Kaffee bestellen und im Café etwas chillen. WLan gibts auch noch ;-)
Hab aber keine Ahnung, wie MCD im Ausland da aufgestellt ist...
Am einfachsten zu bedienen und am zuverlässigsten sind die Charger bei Volkswagen :-)
Where did you take the ferry from and to
It's the Ferry to Kerry from Killimer to Tarbert
Despite all the guarantees they give on the battery you can rest assured they will come up with many excuses why a battery fault is not covered.
"Sorry not covered because you have over charged / over discharged / fast charged too many times."
Re the battery, if I was to hazard a guess I’d say it’s heat related, cool battery, happy battery.
Electricity, diesel, petrol, steam...it doesn't matter. It's a bike! That's what matter. We need to leave that (for those who have) destructive and splitting attitude that "electric will save the world, and as a ev owner, I'm the good guy." More laid back! It's a bike and we're in it for the ride!
I'm looking for a new bike but unsure weather electric or petrol. so keeping an eye on you lol.
Try charging for 4 to 5 hours, to be fully ful. Then you will see what is range.. otherwise are baterries not 100 %.. cool videos !!!!
Trop bien de suivre tes aventures à moto 🏍️👍👍👍
Marc, your humor is still perfect: Berlin-sheep got coffee all over my computer!!!
Haha sry mate 💻⌨️
I'd say the color is to mark the owner of the sheeps. Not sure but ...🤔😉
The colour is to show which sheep have been er….serviced by the ram and which ram.
Re the sheep spraying - it could be that they have been marked when they've had some treatment, or perhaps they are pregnant and have been scanned. The farmer will spray them when it's done to make life easier and not duplicate work!
Don't listen to all the haters Marc. Haters will hate. Your true fans will be behind you all the way.
I have nothing against electric bikes, I wouldn't own one yet but I'm not going to bad mouth someone else's pride and joy. At least the haters are contributing to your channels analytics and keeping UA-cam happy with your videos engagement to the world 😁every haters comment is another tick in the box for you. They're wasting their time providing you with money for watching your content 🤣they're the idiots 🤣🤣
My God, now you are changing me in a charge nerd. I really want to know what is going on with the bike. Thank you. The paint on the sheep determines who they belong to.
Hi, Schöne Strecke. Mit wenig Autos vielen Schafen und noch mehr Kurven 😃👍 Viel Spaß in Dublin und viel Erfolg das power Bike wieder richtig geht
Wird schon 🤗
Is this a commuter or travel bike. Bean counters don't like leak.
Irland ist wirklich eine Reise wert! EV scheint es auch zu gefallen!!!🤗
Hope everybody realizes that long distance road-tripping is by far the hardest thing for EVs to do, especially when there's no brand-dedicated charging network like Tesla's superchargers. That's no excuse for the lack of transparency on the charge/charging state, but even with a relatively long commute you'd only ever be charging this bike at your destination and not even thinking about it. Road trips are still very much an adventure in a way it hasn't been in gas vehicles for 50 years! If the limit was instead performance, would we even care about them? I used to commute 15mi on my '13 FX and it was borderline especially when I took the highway, but that was only 5kWh and older tech all-around. Would love an SR/S, though I no longer commute!
I have to admit to being less than enthusiastic about EV’s, especially motorcycles but having said that I take my hat off to you for the totally enjoyable vids about your journey with the Zero.
While I may never submit to ever purchasing an electric motorcycle I admire your approach to both there positives and negatives (pardon the pun) especially with regards to the various issues around charging points, especially in the U.K.
Keep up the good work buddy and may your many miles be safe and your smiles be wide. 👍👍
Well Dave....like "The Borg" says......"resistance is futile, you must buy an electric motorcycle someday"
Beautiful roads for riding Mark..........and all the sheep except one are electric-motorcycle savvy !!!!
Electric bikes will be nice for my country. Motorcyclists hardly do more than 200kms per day.
The cost though, at the moment will be prohibitive !
The ferry needed some zip !
Trinidad & Tobago.
West Indies.
nou Marc ik heb geen verstans van dit soort motoren maar ik hhoop voor jou dat je zp met veel plezier motor rijdt want de omgeving is prachtig
i share the love for ferries , too ! kinda don´t know why, but that´s the way it is. even if i loose time, but the moment you will tell me there is a ferry i "have" to take, i am totally in for it, it all feels like an adventure then. instant :D
The blue on the sheep. The Ram (male sheep) has a spray can on a harness that is activated he serves a Ewe (female) she is marked to show that a lamb will be on the wsy.
Hi Marc, a few weeks ago I posted a comment on one of your shorts, something like "now Marc travels must be Marc Charges or Marc Updates".
Probably comments like this are the reason of your anger, but let me explain myself; I was just joking, like a making jokes with an old friend, it never was my intention to criticise your way of making videos, or the motorbike or whatever.
I'm a supporter of your channel because I think that your work and You really worth it, I'm not hater but a lover (in the good sense 😜). I hope you will understand my point. Cheers, ride safe and #letsdothis
It's funny to see you on the ferry I've taken about 10 times, I love taking that Ferry to Clare 😁. Enjoy Kerry you should check out Priests leap or Healy pass both pretty cool mountain passes near where I live in Kerry 😁✌️.. lol you did Healy pass nice one and molls gap is my backyard for weekend riding hope you enjoyed.
The only 3 things I can see wrong with electric motorcycles are the price of the bike, the distance you can go on a charge and time it takes to charge up .