P28
IN
THE
WIND
ZERO STEPS IT UP
A
n electric motorcycle with a
range of 171 miles in the city
or 88 on the highway? A new
R designation to the existing
S model that offers up 56 percent more torque and 24 percent more power? That's what
Zero brought to the table at the
EICMA Show in Milan, Italy last
week.
The higher mileage comes
via a Z-Force Power Tank that
can be added to any 2014 Zero
S or DS model. The R designation comes via the Zero SR, a
high-performance upgrade to
the Zero S that offers up 106
The Zero line-up has
been cut down to
three models. One of
them is the hopped up
Zero DS.
foot pounds of torque and does
0 to 60 mph in 3.3 seconds,
according to the electric motorcycle manufacturer from Santa
Cruz, California.
All that and the entire Zero
lineup also gets improved suspension, new design elements
and a new dash.
The new features of the
2014 model line largely revolve
around refining general motorcycle componentry and design,
according to Zero. The suspension of every model has been
upgraded with 43mm front forks
and a completely reworked rear
shock. And they also get wider
triple clamps.
The lineup of Zeros has been
cut down to the three core models: the Zero S, Zero DS and
Zero FX. As a result of the refined model offerings, the price
of the Zero S and Zero DS models have actually come down by
around $1000 as compared to
the 2013 lineup, Zero says.
Pricing on the new models ranges from $9485 on the
baseline Zero FX to $16,995 on
the new Zero SR. The Z-Force
Power Tank has an MSRP of
$2495.
