Obviously the race is over. Not really sure how we did as the results weren't posted when I left. What I do know is everyone had a great time. There was about 100 entries which includes individuals and teams so probably 300-500 riders, but with a 17 mile course and a lot of the entries being...
Dawn is here on the left coast. Team Alta Owners Forum is intact and dong well. All the bikes and riders are good. Probably about 3-4 more laps before the race is over at 10:00 PDT.
Bike, check
(on edit)almost screwed the whole thing up, Bike Charger, check :eek:
Lights, check
Generator and gas for the generator, check
Riding gear, check
Credit card, check
Everything else, nice to have. :ricky:
2018 EX
Vin 027
4375 trouble free miles. Wait, not completely trouble free, I did have to replace a tail light bulb. :ricky:
175.5 hours
Completely stock/original except gear oil (changed a few times), different mirrors, and tires
As a Tesla and Alta owner, I have the premier electric car and motorcycle currently available, but I am cheering for the success of all EVs. I hope the Livewire is a success just like I hope the Leaf and Bolt are successes.
I have no inside knowledge of the Alta/Harley deal or why Alta failed...
As @Redwolf said we may have to adjust our pace. I think I will be fine, but will probably take it a little easy on the first lap to learn the course and to see how I do energy wise.
My EX is also completely stock/original, other than tires, LHRB and a rear disk guard. @Rix rode my EX and said that my map 3 was virtually identical to his EXR's map 1 or 2, can't remember which exactly. Maybe he will pipe in on his impressions of the EX vs EXR. I believe that much of the...
The charger is controlled by CAN bus commands provided by the bike. During the balance phase of the charge the bike can throttle the charger down to providing almost no current so it doesn’t burn out the balancing circuits on the bike.