2019 ZERO SR/F
F I R ST R I D E R E V I E W
P96
(Above) Gliding
through Santa
Cruz. Oddly, you
get more looks
from pedestrians
than if you had a
loud pipe.
one side to another through successive
80 mph sweepers running through the
Redwood forests.
Just as on an RBW (ride by wire) I.C.E.
bike the SR/F's top speed is limited by
software, so there's no fall-off in power
before the limit's reached, and nor is
there any fierce cutout. You simply arrive
at an indicated 124 mph and stay there,
with just the wind rustling in your ears as
you waft along on a magic carpet ride
that's slightly uncanny the first time you
experience it—the quite pleasant, futuris-
The four-piston J. Juan calipers are
impressive in their performance, especially
given they don't produce four-piston
calipers for many machines.