Motorcycles & Photography

Open letter to Zero Motorcycles from a previous owner about that recent Cypher Store announcement

Dear Zero I’m convinced that giving that recently announced +10% charge speed feature away for free to your customers will render you more profit than having it listed as a paid option...

Another quick can bus example from my 2021 Energica SS9+ electric motorcycle

Just another quick example of how I search for data on the can bus. This shows how easy it is to query this bus for info using just a BT dongle and...

Zero SRF & SRS charge tank removal and installation DIY instructions and HOW TO

I’ve shared the official installation instructions from Zero in the past on this website. Nevertheless I had my own charge tank installed by a Zero dealer. If you follow my YT channel...

Got my Energica SS9 serviced today and this is what it costs & how it compares to other motorcycles

On my Zero SRF I was a bit disappointed with a service cost of just over 120 EUR every 10.000 km. Even more so because that is for just updating firmware and...

Results from another highway run with the Energica SS9 monitoring battery heat

Last time I did this it was around 20 to 25°C weather and I’m still convinced that higher ambient temperature won’t help with the battery heat. So now that the temperature dropped...

Setting up my upgraded hyperpro 467 rear shock on the Energica SS9 plus motorcycle

Normally when you ride motorcycles you scan the road ahead for safety reasons and to avoid debree but also potholes and bumps. Except when you’re tuning suspension I’ve now learned 😎. After...

Long distance riding with an electric motorcycle, is it even possible?

Ask that question to Steven cause he’s currently crossing the US on his 2021 Energica Ribelle. And not even for the first time. Depending on when you read this you might still...

How I log my routes to GPX files including import to Google maps

What follows are some findings and tools I use to work with routes for both planning and looking back at routes I’ve done. Creating and planning routes from scratch In my original...

Progress reading Energica specific values from OBDII connection

It’s no secret that I’ve been working on getting a reliable readout from the OBDII connection on my electric motorcycles. These are my findings so far. My main goal was to find...

Energica 21.5 kWh plus battery charge speed versus heat development

I finally finished creating all the charge speed versus temperature graphs for fast charging my electric motorcycle. The data was collected already but I had to transform them into these graphs for...