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2020 Guide to New Street Motorcycles

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2020 model year (plus sneak peeks at a few 2021 models)....

2020 Zero SR/F | First Look Review

Zero Motorcycles has released its first new model since 2016, the 2020 SR/F, and with its streetfighter look and steel trellis frame it's blurring...

The Best Bikes for Smaller Riders (and Budgets): 2019 Edition!

Bigger doesn’t always mean better, and fortunately for those of us looking for a fun, affordable motorcycle there are more choices than ever. Nearly...

2019 Zero DSR | First Ride Review

Sometimes, I can be such a sucker. Apparently, the good folks at Zero Motorcycles know this and jumped on my weakness. While unveiling the...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2019

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2019 model year. Organized in alphabetical order by manufacturer, it includes...

Zero Motorcycles Announces Updates for 2019 Lineup

Santa Cruz, California-based Zero Motorcycles has announced details on its updated 2019 model lineup, which focuses on its popular DS and DSR dual-sport line. 2019...

2017 Zero SR | Long-Term Ride Report

MSRP: $18,690 (as tested) Mileage: 2,190 Living with an electric bike at this relatively early stage in their development requires a willingness to accept certain limitations....

Long-Term Ride: 2017 Zero SR

What’s it like to live with an electric motorcycle long-term? Fully electric vehicles gather more attention than ever nowadays, so we are setting out...

2018 Zero Motorcycles | First Look Review

California-based Zero Motorcycles has announced its 2018 lineup, with faster charging, greater range, increased power and new colors. Read our Road Test Review of the...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2018

This handy guide includes all new or significantly updated street-legal motorcycles for the 2018 model year (we snuck in a few early-release 2019 models...

Zero DSR E-Tour | Tour Test

Ongoing improvements in range, reduced charging time and falling price tags are making electric bikes more appealing to riders seeking convenient and efficient personal...

Rider’s Guide to New/Updated Street Motorcycles for 2017

Talk about an embarrassment of riches! More than 100 street motorcycles are all-new or significantly updated for the 2017 model year. This bumper crop...

2017 Zero Electric Motorcycles | First Look Review

Zero Motorcycles revealed its 2017 lineup at the big Milan, Italy EICMA show on the evening of November 8. The California-based electric motorcycle company...

2016 Zero DSR | Road Test Review

Pondering Zero Motorcycles’ 10-year evolution, from primitive early models that were essentially motorized mountain bikes to today’s lineup of six motorcycles boasting excellent fit...

2016 Victory Empulse TT vs. 2015 Zero SR | Comparison Review

Motorcycling is often compared to flying, since riders and pilots both enjoy a special blend of freedom, maneuverability and grace. But motorcycles and airplanes...

Zero Motorcycles Adds New Models and Extends Range for 2016

California-based Zero Motorcycles, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year, enjoyed record sales of its electric motorcycles in 2015. At the American International...

New for 2015: Big Bangs for the Buck

The 2015 crop of new bikes is a big one, with lots of all-new or significantly updated models. We’ve covered the new stuff from...

Intermot First Look: 2015 Motorcycles from BMW, Ducati, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki and Zero

Held in Cologne, Germany, the International Motorcycle, Scooter and E-Bike Fair, known as Intermot, is the first big international motorcycle show of the fall...

2013 Zero S | Road Test Review

Hey, now we’re talking! The last time we tested Zero Motorcycle’s pure-street electric motorcycle, the Zero S (Rider, September 2011), we could only squeeze...

2014 Zero Motorcycles First Look Review

In a very short time, Zero Motorcycles has come a long way. When we first tested a Zero S—the company’s “streetfighter” model, which was sold...

Zero Motorcycles Announces New 2013 Zero MMX Military Motorcycle

Zero Motorcycles, the global leader in the electric motorcycle industry, announced the arrival of its all-new 2013 Zero MMX military motorcycle. The MMX was...

Zero Motorcycles Delivers 2013 Line With Double Horsepower and Over 130 Miles Range

Zero Motorcycles recently announced its 2013 model line which features an average power increase of 99 percent (claimed) and the what is said to...

2012 Electric Motorcycles from Brammo and Zero

(This article was published in the August 2012 issue of Rider Magazine.) “Motorcyclists…will welcome a new type of electric motorcycle which is being introduced, and...

Zero Motorcycles Launches All-New Electric Police Motorcycle

Zero Motorcycles has launched a new version of the 2012 Zero DS developed specifically for police and security agencies. The Zero DS Police Motorcycle...

2011 Zero S | Road Test Review

  With gasoline prices out of control and the country going greener by the day, despite their typical lack of range we felt it was...

2010 Zero Motorcycles Line-Up Launched

  Santa Cruz, California (March 2, 2010)– Zero Motorcycles has announced the launch of its 2010 product line, including the all-electric Zero S, DS, X...

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