MarkMillerTT

Jeff I recently rode one of Zero's latest for just a try and loved it. I also did a bit of an extended ride on an older model on the streets of downtown LA and it was really different in a cool way. You twist the throttle and it goes!

A little disconcerting not having the engine noise to alert car pussies that you're splitting lanes up next to them so a few time I could see them get startled. But all in all I could seriously see a Zero or Brammo as an extremely usable short-distance commuter. I'll get one eventually.

One added bonus is many fit young arty types with half a brain seem to be migrating to them socially, so being an early adopter to the zero emissions crowd might kinda give you the option to meet some cool new like-minded people... in my experience.

Tiny balls make your dick look bigger.

I heard.

Tosser,

Many many ... many times. In the hundreds.

Best policy is to pin the throttle wide open, in my experience. The chassis tend to correct themselves more often than not when it and the wheels are accelerated.

Probably about what it feels like to hit a poor little rabbit at 150mph... as long as your pointed relatively straight the bananas just explode. :-)

I ride almost daily just for fun and training in the canyons of Malibu, California, where I live. The only bummer is there are hall monitor tattle-tails (traffic cops) in Malibu, so that's always weighing on my mind.

I'm a fan of the 2003 Yamaha R6, same as the R6s. It does everything well for the bumpy public roads, has more mid-range than modern 600s (smaller pistons and larger crank shaft), and it's seating position is a nice compromise for flat out knee-dragging vrs. commuting in Los Angeles traffic.

I like the Aprilia RSV4, which I'm racing now... And also probably a new Zero electric bike!