![]() To be honest, I felt a little more tucked than I would have liked, but I’m more of a roadster kind of guy anyways, so sport bike lovers will certainly take a liking to the Zero SR/F’s geometry. ![]() It’s sportier feeling than the rest of the Zero lineup and tucks you up into an aggressive stance with high foot pegs. The best word I can think of to describe the SR/F’s ride style is “aggressive.” And I mean that in a good way. Northerners might actually like that feature, though. The Premium version of the Zero SR/F also has a few other upgrades like heated bars, but despite doing my testing in February, I was riding around Los Angeles and didn’t really need heated bars. The major difference is that the premium version has a 6kW on-board charger instead of a 3kW on-board charger, which cuts charge time in half at Level 2 charge stations. There’s also the Standard version that starts at $19,995. I was on the Premium version, which runs for $21,495. So that already puts it in a fairly select group. It’s in showrooms across the country, and you can ride one home today. Zero SR/F - a bike that’s actually availableĪs I mentioned, the SR/F isn’t one of these concept motorcycles or a low-volume production bike like the Lightning Strike. Rear suspension: Showa 40 mm piston piggyback reservoir with 140 mm (5.51 in) travel.Front suspension: Showa 43 mm Big Piston Separate Function Fork with 120 mm (4.72 in) travel.Rear brakes: J-Juan single-piston floating caliper with Bosch Advanced MSC (ABS). ![]() Front brakes: Dual J-Juan 4-piston radial calipers with Bosch Advanced MSC (ABS).Charge time: 8 hours with 1kW onboard charger, 2 hours with Level 2 station, 1 hour with optional dual 6kW chargers and Level 2 station.Fuel economy equivalent (highway): 1.08 L/100km (219 MPGe).Fuel economy equivalent (city): 0.55 L/100km (430 MPGe).Motor: 82kW (110 hp) ZForce 75-10 air-cooled mid-drive motor. ![]() Check out my video review below, then keep reading for the rest of my SR/F review. The company has been building electric motorcycles for well over a decade now, and that experience shows. That’s partly due to how easy all electric bikes are to ride, but is also a testament to Zero’s extensive experience in the electric market. It somehow combines the ferocity of a beast with the ease of a beginner bike. But that doesn’t mean it’s difficult to ride, either. Zero Motorcycles let me borrow a 2020 SR/F Premium for a little over a week so I could get the full experience of the bike.įrom flying fast on five-lane highways to carving up single-lane canyon roads and even doing a bit of plain ol’ grocery shopping, I integrated the SR/F into my daily life and came away majorly impressed.Īs the highest power bike in Zero’s lineup ( now tied with the new Zero SR/S built on the same platform), the SR/F isn’t for the faint of heart. It combines high power with an aggressive ride that is sure to turn a boring commute into an ear-to-ear grinning experience. Unlike the legions of interesting but questionably vaporware concept electric motorcycles floating around the internet these days, the Zero SR/F is a powerful, sporty bike that you can actually find in dealerships. ![]()
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