Zero S Test Ride Review

A chilly, overcast November afternoon in the corn fields of Illinois set the perfect stage for my first meeting with the Zero S. I had been on the fence about the styling of the S but now that I’ve ridden it it seems the designer was truly inspired. The white flowing lines of the bodywork […]

A Video Tour of Zero Motorcycles HQ With Neal Saiki

*faircompanies recently visited Zero Motorcycles HQ and founder Neal Saiki gave them a tour of the facility. In the video we get a first look at a Zero DS with hard bags mounted and see the compact assembly line first hand. Neal also gives his thoughts on how the electric motorcycle industry will progress as […]

Zero MX Beats Quantya And 450cc Bikes In France

Unlike the upcoming Eco Enduro in Denmark where Zero and Quantya will run in different classes, the two rival electric dirtbike companies went head to head last weekend in France. After Zero’s defeat of Zero X mounted riders by Quantya at Mini Moto SX last year Zero introduced the Zero MX to help it perform better at the track. […]

2009 International Eco Enduro

The eGrandPrix is not the only electric motorcycle race series the FIM is working with this year. Moto pros Ivan Reedtz-Thott, Soren Clauding and Christian Primby are organizing the 2009 International Eco Enduro that will run in Denmark on December 11 – 13. The purpose of the race is to support and demonstrate environmentally responsible […]

Motorcross Ready 2009 Zero MX Can Now Be Yours

Gene Banman, CEO of Zero sent out a letter yesterday stating the Zero MX is now shipping. The Zero MX is a beefed up version of Zero’s X. The X is very light tipping the scales at a claimed 151 lbs. The light weight is the result of a design philosophy that keeps everything as light as […]

Posted on August 28, 2009 at 11:12 am by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Zero Redefines Dual Sport With The Electric Zero DS

Zero Motorcycles added the Zero DS to its fast growing product line. It is built on the Zero S supermoto platform and has similar specs. A 17″ knobby front tire replaces the S models 16” front. The 16” rear wheel wears a 90/10 street/dirt tire and the front has a DOT legal 50/50 tire. The […]

Posted on July 30, 2009 at 12:14 pm by John Adamo · Permalink · Comments Closed
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Who’s Idea Was The iPhone Dashboard?

MotoCzysz captured the attention of motorcycle and gadget geeks a few weeks ago when they displayed pictures of their E1pc Digital Superbike sporting an iPhone dashboard. Who could help linking to something so cool and practical and showing all your friends? The picture received a lot of attention. I finally sat down this morning to […]

Posted on June 26, 2009 at 8:16 am by John Adamo · Permalink · One Comment
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