American - The Zero Motorcycle Story

Did you know that the Zero concept was born in Santa Cruz, CA, that the headquarters are in Scott's Valley nearby and are also assembled in America?

In the electric game now for more than a decade, Zero shows striking similarities to a fellow American automaker, Tesla, with ground-breaking technologies and out-of-the-box thinking. I mean, what's more American than innovating ground-breaking technologies and out-of-the-box thinking?

Zero Motorcycles began as a concept in a garage in Santa Cruz, California, and has evolved into a globally recognized motorcycle company. The outcome was a ground-breaking range of inventions in the two-wheeler segment, including their Z-Force power unit which was brilliantly engineered with a single moving part.

According to the official website of Zero, the company and its members are motivated by innovation, powered by enthusiasm, directed by integrity, and judged by outcomes. With its ground-breaking lineup of electric-powered bikes, Zero Motorcycles aim is to provide a superior riding experience. Check out their 2022 street model line-up and come in to V1 MOTO to test ride one today.

2022 STREET LINE-UP

SR/S

One of the newer bikes from Zero, the 2022 SR/S is the flagship sport touring motorcycle from the electrified company. As range and power delivery are crucial when using batteries, the fairings for the bike are shaped to cut through the air as cleanly as possible.

The SR/S comes in two specs, Standard and Premium. Both provide drive via a passively air cooled permanent magnet AC motor that puts out the equivalent of 110 HP and 140 lb-ft of torque.

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SR/F

The Zero SR/F has been the primary sales model of the company for many years now, and shares 98% of its DNA with the SR/S flagship. The biggest and most obvious difference is that while the SR/S is a sportbike, the SR/F is a naked sport. No windshield, no fairings—just a huge battery pack, a direct drive AC motor, and your right wrist to make it all work.

Of course, without the aerodynamic slipperiness of fairings, the SR/F does suffer a slight hit to its estimated range, although only by a couple of miles in the combined estimate. The same Z-Force 75-10 AC motor that is in the SR/S also lives in the SR/F, with 110 HP, 140 lb-ft of torque, and the same Standard and Premium trim options.

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SR

One of the newest bikes in the Zero stable, the 2022 SR takes the ideas, the engineering, and the design of the SR/F, and packages it in a smaller, more energy efficient setup. This is not to say that the SR is a boring bike (far from it), it just uses newer battery cells alongside the Z-Force 75-10 motor.

The big thing about the SR is the ZF14.4+ Z-Force Li-Ion Intelligent battery. This battery provides 14.4 kWh of charge to the motor, which translates to 74 HP and 122 lb-ft of torque.

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FXE

The 2022 Zero FXE hearkens back to the time when Zero was known as Electricross. Styled as an electric supermoto bike, the FXE is designed to be a nimble, agile, super lightweight street machine, and it hits those marks perfectly.

Powered by the ZF7.2 battery like the S, the FXE also shares that model’s Z-Force 75-5 AC motor, with 46 HP and 78 lb-ft of torque. However, as the curb weight of the FXE is only 298 lbs, and it has long travel suspension, this electric bike will traverse pretty much any surface you can find in a city without worry.

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FX

The 2022 Zero FX is quite possibly the sneakiest motorcycle in this entire lineup. It has way more subtle supermoto styling than the FXE, a slightly higher seat height, and a 3.6 kWh lightweight battery. What the FX offers, however, is monstrous amounts of supermoto fun.

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