Zero teases faired SR/S sports bike
By Ben Purvis
Has written for dozens of magazines and websites, including most of the world’s biggest bike titles, as well as dabbling in car and technology journalism.
28.01.2020
Zero’s naked SR/F is already a clear leader when it comes to real-world electric bikes – offering class leading performance without the sort of eye-watering price tag that other companies charge. Now a faired version called the SR/S is about to be launched.
A brief teaser video on the firm’s Facebook page shows the new bike wreathed in smoke, presumably the aftermath of an intentional burnout rather than a catastrophic battery fire. Against a dark background, the attempt to hide the bike’s styling does a pretty good job, but we can see a reverse-rake, horizontal headlight, following the same styling trend already seen on bikes like Honda’s latest Fireblade. There’s also a fairly high, stubby seat and a swingarm-mounted licence plate bracket similar to the one used on the SR/F.
Although the bike appears to be fully faired, Zero seems to have stopped short of giving it a full race-crouch riding position. The bars appear to be relatively high, mounted above the top yoke, giving more of a sports-tourer feel. That’s a pretty bold move from an electric bike firm; we’re coming to grips with the idea of electric bikes being reasonably fast, but long-range touring is still sure to be punctuated by lengthy charging stops.
Mechanically, the SR/S name, revealed in the teaser, hints that it will be much the same as the SR/F. The chassis, battery and motor are all likely to be shared between the bikes, along with the rear bodywork. That means similar performance, with a 110hp motor and 140lbft of torque, a 200-odd mile range with the optional ‘Power Tank’ fitted and a top speed of at least 124mph.
All will be revealed in full on 24th February…
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