VOL. 54 ISSUE 14 APRIL 11, 2017 P91
S
ales of electric motorcycles
continue to rise, not just
in the USA, as ongo-
ing improvements in range and
reduced charging time make them
ever more appealing to customers
seeking convenient and afford-
able personal transportation. At
the point that industry giants Har-
ley-Davidson and Polaris are both
committed to developing non-
combustion-engined products, it's
surely only a matter of time before
what is at present a burgeoning
two-wheeled niche sector be-
comes a mainstream segment of
the motorcycle marketplace.
But while it's one thing to swish
along enjoying the sound of
silence on your daily commute to
work and back, or to "go green" in
running errands or visiting friends
aboard a plug-in-and-play electric
two-wheeler, it's quite another to
do any serious mileage on it—isn't
it? Like, say, making a week-long
tour of Northern California, go-
ing from sea level on the Pacific
Coast to more than 8000 feet in
BY ALAN CATHCART
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHIL HAWKINS
DONE?
Is it possible to actually
go long-distance touring
on an electric-powered
motorcycle? E-motorcycle
manufacturer Zero says it
is on its Zero DSR and Alan
Cathcart came to California
to test their claim
It wasn't all
that long ago
you wouldn't
be caught this
far away from
home on an
E-motorcycle.
