Hi everyone, I've put a deposit in for my new Super Soco TC-Max. I'm using the interest-free loan offered by the Scottish Government to buy it, frustratingly this takes ages to process, so it'll be a couple of weeks at least before I can get my hands on the bike itself.
I'm going from a Suzuki SV650 to this, which is going to be a hell of a downgrade for my daily commute, but I figured that for a planet my kids can actually breathe on, "I wanted to go faster" isn't really a very good excuse.
I'm trying to figure out what changes I can make to the bike when I get it. The dealer has thrown in a headlight guard, top box and windscreen for free, which is awesome. But being an all-year Scottish commuter, I also rely on heated grips.
Are heated grips available for Super Soco? Normally they'd hook up to the 12-volt battery, which obviously isn't really a thing with this one. I'm considering whether some heated gloves might make more sense.
Finally, from that test ride I went on, the number one irritation was the indicator switch. Has anyone had any luck with replacing it for a more standard (push to cancel) switch?
Looking forward to being part of the community,
Andy 🙂
Hi Andy, and welcome to the forum!
In the Super Soco is a transformator from 60V to 12V if I'm saying it right. Here is a tutorial to install a usb charger, maybe you can do something with this information 🙂
https://supersocoforum.com/forum/super-soco-tc/installing-a-usb-charger-into-a-super-soco-tc-with-photos/#post-2642
The indicator switch was really annoying for the first week but I learned to drive with it. It's not so worse as you think right now.
haha from 650 to 125 almost
I was stunned the first time driving a mt-07 but that was before the electric. I Did try a mt-03 once for a hit and run test and it was very kind in comparisson to a ktm 390 that I later had and drove for a few months. Now I'm running the slower version TS and its a good looking drive. I don't have any numbness in my hands anymore and that is worth alot.
Pretty cool idea you've gotten
The heated grips I will add to my own 12v battery I've added to the bike as well as other stuff running on it as I didn't want to fiddle with the onboard 60v->12v power supply.
It was same thing for me but not the whole world about the turning lights button.
When my land hinted a tax subsidy for an ebike and electric veichles I just jumped on it as I wasn't really trusting politics to keep their word. Stated to run for three years and they had it for 1 year only. From 2017-09 to 2018-10 and then abruplty removed the subsidy.
https://www.treehugger.com/bikes/sweden-offers-25-subsidy-electric-bike-purchases.html
Cool "put over" gloves:
https://www.weathergoodssweden.com/product-category/gloves/
I would buy the BMW C evolution if they had any around but they don't. The same goes for Zeroes selling for 7,5 or 10 and there ain't any. I did a request for a max in 2017 from a local store but no info from the resellers. Now 2020 they finally brought them in so they are coming in a month or two int this year.
Cool bridge yuo've got and a very nice scenic view for your commute apbarratt. Que skipping is the best!
This one I have got just outside the door:
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Älvsborgsbron
and this one is my sturdy commute bridge although I will drive on the new one that will look pretty cool when build in late december 2020:
Göta Älvbron