patmurris
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I bought the CE-02 three month ago, end of october 24 - highline pack dual batteries. Here are my first impressions and issues.
First off, i love the look. That's what made me pull the trigger despite the price, short range, charging time and limitations. I didn't even try it.
I don't ride much - about 2000 Km a year. Just errands and short hops into the city and neighborhood, but it's a joy each time i use it. The 55N.m torque is spectacular. According to the numbers its the equivalent of a 600cc. Something out of range for my 125cc license. I find myself making detours to climb a steep incline just for fun. It's like there is no incline!
That said i've had issues since day one and most remain to be solved.
My very first issue was with the passenger foot rests that can't be folded. I don't understand how they decided to ship this bike that way... It has been a real pain in... the ankles. Each time i had to use my feet those passenger foot rests where in the way. They painfully bited in my ankles and i became almost reluctant to use the bike because of them. I really resented them as a threat that could have resulted in a lose of balance. On top of it they where the second most salient parts after the handlebar, and in my back, so they could potentially be an issue when moving in between cars at the light for instance.
I removed them but now i can't have a passenger anymore. So i've been harrassing my dealer for 'real' foldable passenger foot rests... to no avail so far. I've noted the US version does have foldable ones. I hope they'll be able to provide them over here - in Europe.
The second issue was with the display that went black one day. The bike was working fine but with no display. I had to bring back the bike for service and they 'solved' the problem with a firmware update. That was mid november. Since then it's a mess.
- Almost every time i start the bike in the morning, i get the turtle warning, although the temperature is around 10C. The bike runs fine though. It goes away after a while and a new start.
- Energy harvesting is limited even in flash mode. The little rectangle on the left of the display does not go all the way as it used to and i do notice the difference. I had to change the way i approach turns and stops.
- I twice had unbalanced traction batteries at startup. Once after a charge, the other after several days without using the bike. That does affect traction a lot since it will run on the most charged battery until both are even. Recharging solves the issue - if you can wait.
- The display does not remember the previous setting. I like to have the charge percentage displayed, but after a stop it goes back to the 'pure ride' option.
- I sometime see a warning message regarding the remote battery. When i press the remote button it flashes green though.
- At startup i sometime see a message regarding the engine temperature. It's around 10C... !?
Overall no real big deal, and i hope those issues will all go away with the next update.
At last i've also noticed the batteries do lose some charge when at rest. So far it looks like about 2% a day.
Regarding mods, the only thing i did was to remove the rear shock absorber cover.
Did anyone experience similar issues? How do you deal with the passenger foot rests?
I'd be glad to hear from other riders.
To be continued...
Thanks for reading.
First off, i love the look. That's what made me pull the trigger despite the price, short range, charging time and limitations. I didn't even try it.
I don't ride much - about 2000 Km a year. Just errands and short hops into the city and neighborhood, but it's a joy each time i use it. The 55N.m torque is spectacular. According to the numbers its the equivalent of a 600cc. Something out of range for my 125cc license. I find myself making detours to climb a steep incline just for fun. It's like there is no incline!
That said i've had issues since day one and most remain to be solved.
My very first issue was with the passenger foot rests that can't be folded. I don't understand how they decided to ship this bike that way... It has been a real pain in... the ankles. Each time i had to use my feet those passenger foot rests where in the way. They painfully bited in my ankles and i became almost reluctant to use the bike because of them. I really resented them as a threat that could have resulted in a lose of balance. On top of it they where the second most salient parts after the handlebar, and in my back, so they could potentially be an issue when moving in between cars at the light for instance.
I removed them but now i can't have a passenger anymore. So i've been harrassing my dealer for 'real' foldable passenger foot rests... to no avail so far. I've noted the US version does have foldable ones. I hope they'll be able to provide them over here - in Europe.
The second issue was with the display that went black one day. The bike was working fine but with no display. I had to bring back the bike for service and they 'solved' the problem with a firmware update. That was mid november. Since then it's a mess.
- Almost every time i start the bike in the morning, i get the turtle warning, although the temperature is around 10C. The bike runs fine though. It goes away after a while and a new start.
- Energy harvesting is limited even in flash mode. The little rectangle on the left of the display does not go all the way as it used to and i do notice the difference. I had to change the way i approach turns and stops.
- I twice had unbalanced traction batteries at startup. Once after a charge, the other after several days without using the bike. That does affect traction a lot since it will run on the most charged battery until both are even. Recharging solves the issue - if you can wait.
- The display does not remember the previous setting. I like to have the charge percentage displayed, but after a stop it goes back to the 'pure ride' option.
- I sometime see a warning message regarding the remote battery. When i press the remote button it flashes green though.
- At startup i sometime see a message regarding the engine temperature. It's around 10C... !?
Overall no real big deal, and i hope those issues will all go away with the next update.
At last i've also noticed the batteries do lose some charge when at rest. So far it looks like about 2% a day.
Regarding mods, the only thing i did was to remove the rear shock absorber cover.
Did anyone experience similar issues? How do you deal with the passenger foot rests?
I'd be glad to hear from other riders.
To be continued...
Thanks for reading.
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did make it more unpredictable. Rated bhp for the CE02 is 15bhp @5000 rpm, not sure if this is 100% accurate. Electric 
️ is very odd when it comes to bhp and nm, the Stark Varg has 80bhp with over 800nm torque yet is rated as a 125??? All I can say is the CE02 is as quick as anything from 0-60mph, zero gears and having to use a clutch helps but the instant torque is where it’s at, I’ve had loads of fun off the lights 
