Daily news about motorcycleshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/en-usTue, 21 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 Thu, 4 Oct 2012 08:00:00 +0200

Although the Zero press conference was on Wednesday, the day I couldn't be at Intermot thanks to the Belgian railroads who decided to have an all-out strike, I still managed to visit the Zero stand on Tuesday.

Reports were already out that Zero had successfully updated their main electric motorcycle, their new flagship, to not only look like a real motorcycle, but have the performance and range that would make this electric bike acceptable for general use.

The new Zero S has doubled the range of their bikes, under ideal riding conditions you can ride a good 220 kilometers (137 miles) on a single charge. And if you have the "S" configured with the rapid charging option (CHAdeMO - something you can always bolt on afterwards), the 95% full charge can be done within an hour.......

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]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/intermot2012-zero-motorcycles---making-electric-go-faster.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/intermot2012-zero-motorcycles---making-electric-go-faster.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/intermot2012-zero-motorcycles---making-electric-go-faster.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/intermot2012-zero-motorcycles---making-electric-go-faster.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/intermot2012-zero-motorcycles---making-electric-go-faster.htm?opendocument&comments Fri, 1 Jun 2012 14:00:00 +0200

Electric motorcycles come in all shapes and forms; race, sports, trial, enduro, motocross, street and now cafe racer. It's not a standard production, but a customization by Zero Motorcycles' biggest dealer, Hollywood Electrics in Los Angeles.

They took a 2010 trade-in and customized it. They stripped most of the fairing, added a classic cafe racer seat, added LED brakes and to make things a bit more modern, they installed an iPad in the fuel tank.

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]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-cafe-racer---hollywood-electrics.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-cafe-racer---hollywood-electrics.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-cafe-racer---hollywood-electrics.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/zero-cafe-racer---hollywood-electrics.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-cafe-racer---hollywood-electrics.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 8 May 2012 14:00:00 +0200

Partially sponsored by FEMA, the European Federation of Motorcycle Associations, the Clean Week 2020 - 2012 edition, is an annual competition to elect the best of the best in terms of electric vehicles.

Held at the Zolder race circuit in Belgium last week, a team of 12 motorcycle journalists gathered to test the entries; Brammo, Zero, Vectrix, IO, E-Max, Govecs, Dumco, Nimoto, Novox, Peugeot, Sens, Sym, Noveco, Emco and Solex.

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]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-wins-european-emotorcycle-of-the-year.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-wins-european-emotorcycle-of-the-year.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-wins-european-emotorcycle-of-the-year.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/zero-wins-european-emotorcycle-of-the-year.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-wins-european-emotorcycle-of-the-year.htm?opendocument&comments Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:00:00 +0200

Here's an interesting "documentary" from PlugInAmerica. It's all about electric cars and motorcycles, and it is hosted by the beautiful Alexandra Paul (remember her from Baywatch?). In this episode the subject is Fabio, one of the big name male models.

Fabio has a collection of 100's of motorcycles (and cars), equal to that of Jay Leno, and in this documetnary episode, he talks to us about electric cars and motorcycles. He has just become the proud owner of a Zero electric motorcycle, and you get to see him ride around (fast).

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]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-fabio-and-his-electric-motorcycle.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-fabio-and-his-electric-motorcycle.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-fabio-and-his-electric-motorcycle.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/video-fabio-and-his-electric-motorcycle.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-fabio-and-his-electric-motorcycle.htm?opendocument&comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:00:00 +0200

The cops in Sebastopol, California, are the 2nd law enforcement agency in the state to buy an electric Zero Motorcycle.

The electric motorcycle will be used to patrol the parks in their area. It's so quite, the officer/biker can hear people talking while riding in the parks.

Oh oh ... no more necking in the parks after dark...

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sebastopol-police-buy-electric-zero-motorcycle.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sebastopol-police-buy-electric-zero-motorcycle.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sebastopol-police-buy-electric-zero-motorcycle.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/sebastopol-police-buy-electric-zero-motorcycle.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/sebastopol-police-buy-electric-zero-motorcycle.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0200

Here's a short video that shows you why electric motorcycles, especially in the woods, can be very handy. You'll see a Zero MX "thundering" through the woods. There is very little sound, apart from the wheels on the ground and the chain. Eerie...

It's been a dream of mine to go enduro riding in the woods on an electric motorcycle, scaring the bejasus out of hikers...

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-see-not-hear-an-electric-motorcycle-in-the-woods---zero.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-see-not-hear-an-electric-motorcycle-in-the-woods---zero.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-see-not-hear-an-electric-motorcycle-in-the-woods---zero.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/video-see-not-hear-an-electric-motorcycle-in-the-woods---zero.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/video-see-not-hear-an-electric-motorcycle-in-the-woods---zero.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0200

A Zero MX electric motorcycle did very well in one of Spain's main enduro events, the Impossible Dream.

With only 40 motorcycle qualifying in the obstacle course, one was the Zero, which finished as one of the only 9 that survived the event. Pretty good...

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-electric-motorcycle-does-well-in-spains-enduro.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-electric-motorcycle-does-well-in-spains-enduro.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-electric-motorcycle-does-well-in-spains-enduro.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/zero-electric-motorcycle-does-well-in-spains-enduro.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-electric-motorcycle-does-well-in-spains-enduro.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:00:00 +0200

This is a first! On one of the toughest (and biggest) beach motorcycles races in the world, the French Le Touquet Enduropale, with 1,000 motorcycles racing on a 17.8 kilometer beach circuit, one of them will be an electric motorcycle.

A Zero MX electric motorcycle will be raced in this 3 hours race by Thibault Veuillet from the Craze-Team. The electric charge should last for one lap, so he'll need to come in every lap to swap batteries, but the bike itself should be very fast over the sand.

The race will be held the end of the month.

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/electric-motorcycle-to-compete-in-the-le-touquet-enduropale.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/electric-motorcycle-to-compete-in-the-le-touquet-enduropale.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/electric-motorcycle-to-compete-in-the-le-touquet-enduropale.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/electric-motorcycle-to-compete-in-the-le-touquet-enduropale.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/electric-motorcycle-to-compete-in-the-le-touquet-enduropale.htm?opendocument&comments Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:00:00 +0200

How cool... Zero electric motorcycles has been listed by National Geographic in their 35 Must Have Gear for Fall/Winter.

Electric motorcycles are starting to get noticed by the traditional press... good stuff.

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-motorcycles-in-national-geographic-must-have-gear.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-motorcycles-in-national-geographic-must-have-gear.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-motorcycles-in-national-geographic-must-have-gear.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/zero-motorcycles-in-national-geographic-must-have-gear.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/zero-motorcycles-in-national-geographic-must-have-gear.htm?opendocument&comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0200

Arnold "The Governator" Schwarzenegger has a look at Zero, the American electric motorcycle manufacturer.

Now that Arnold has a proper motorcycle endorsement, he could even ride one....

]]>http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/arnold-schwarzenegger-to-ride-electric-motorcycle.htmZero MotorcyclesMike Wernerhttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/arnold-schwarzenegger-to-ride-electric-motorcycle.htm?opendocument&commentshttp://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/arnold-schwarzenegger-to-ride-electric-motorcycle.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dxcomments/arnold-schwarzenegger-to-ride-electric-motorcycle.htm http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/arnold-schwarzenegger-to-ride-electric-motorcycle.htm?opendocument&comments