My Hero Vida V1 Pro: Thoughts & observations 3 months & 900 km later

It is more spacious than the Ather – Two adults and a small kid can travel in relative comfort.

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3 months, 900kms and stronger biceps later:

The increased range of 100km. Lasts a week without recharging for the office, school drops, groceries, gym etc – all within 5 kms.
Alternate charging of each battery while the other one does its job in the scooter. After I add the fully charged one back – the juice starts getting consumed from that one until the % reaches the existing one’s level and then they start draining equally.
The battery charging routine. 11Kgs and (22kgs at times when I charge both on a weekend) up to the 9th floor in my apartment and down. The biceps reference . I wish the battery extraction process had been more sophisticated.
Smooth ride over bumpy roads with that soft suspension.

The remote key. Stays mostly in my bag nowadays. Works well at a close enough proximity to the scooter. Turning on the scooter with a key had become muscle memory – now unlearning..
Cruise – first time experience in a two wheeler. On regular routes for short distances(yes, even in bangalore traffic) I turn it on and gives a few seconds of relief to the wrist.Activates only above 30kmph – should have been 20 considering it is a 2-wheeler. The good thing is the cruise ‘mode’ stays on even between restarts.
Locking the scooter with the handlebar in the opposite direction. Incredibly useful while parking in tight spaces.
More spacious than the Ather – Two adults + small kid can travel in relative comfort.
The typical 20L water can fits in the gap infront of the seat.

Undoubtedly the rear brakes which is practically non-existent. You can even move the vehicle with the rear brakes engaged. Yes, even after servicing. They gave some gyan about rear hub motor cannot have disk brakes etc. Net result being , you end up pulling both brakes with all your might if you are above 60 and hope for the best.
The first service experience at 500kms. More of a formality – they just washed and returned it I feel. One good thing which came out of that was that the basic issue of the exasperating wait to turn on the motor which I mentioned earlier is sorted now. The boot and ignition being next to each other causes the boot to open >50% of the time when we start the motor.
Only turn by turn directions in the ‘map’ on the screen. It’s a hassle to start the app , then start map in the app and then transfer to the scooter etc. It has rarely worked properly as well due to connectivity issues. So never bothered to use.
The scooter is heavy. So have to be careful while parking, taking U turns etc. The parking mode is useful though for reversing.
The seat closing process is still a ceremony as I mentioned in my initial review.

Got an email towards the end of May saying a 20K refund will be processed for the overall charger/FAME subsidy issue going around. No further updates since.
Have not figured out how the regen works. The app has a custom mode setting for regen levels, speed limits etc. The reverse throttle is supposed to send charge back in but atleast there is no discernible braking ‘feel’ to it like the Ather.
There are two trip meters but both have to be manually reset every time. Should have started at 0 for every ride to measure the distance travelled.
Tried the DC fast charger once and the under seat charging point as well at a friend’s place. Both these methods charge both batteries simultaneously.
The second small boot is also useful to hold stuff during that quick dart to the grocery store while the larger one holds the full face helmet + other stuff.
Never used the USB charging port. Should have had a mobile holder pocket atleast up front. I believe that is sold as an external accessory.

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