Adventure or commuter Bike? | Zero DSR/X Electric Motorcycle 

No problem!

Likely separate components, b/c when they break, the whole fender doesn't need replacement

@@ryandoyle4344 Exactly and with them often being common between many makes and models you do get economy of scale going. Right now it will often be a $20 to $30 problem to have to order a full set of generic rear turn signal stalks on many bikes. Make them an integral part of the rear fender/fairing then its hundreds to potentially thousand to deal with a broken turn signal stalk. Some might have a stroke when they see how much some charge for replacement Tupperware. Best!

I suspect these are also parts bin signals that are shared with other manufacturers and probably less expensive than making their own integrated turn signals. Besides, all the tail tidy fans would be pissed if they didn't have he option to reuse the turn signals.

@@Sprchkn These are just the base signals needed for DOT compliance, they stil have bulbs in them, to save cost. Zero sells MUCH better signals you can upgrade the Gen 3 bikes to, they are LED, much brighter with better viewing angles, and smaller. Available clear or smoked lens. They're expensive but far better than these stock ones. Most people upgrade them.

Thank you!

Maybe a motorcycle teardown!? 🤔

Yes please!

​@@MunroLiveas long as it's electric

YES ABSOLUTELY. But please make it electric ;) @@MunroLive

@@MunroLive Would LOVE to see a MC tear down, I've NEVER seen anyone do that before. And I agree it should be an EV. ICE is old ... EV's are the future.

Not true at all. My Gold Wing and several BMWs had zero perceptible vibration from the engine. NVH levels super low. Every bike , including BEV , is going to have some semblance of road and wind noise. The biggest thing spoiling my rides was a lack of iron butt. As to range, no way no how can the BEV bike run the 4-6 hours I’d regularly run on the Wing. Not at 75-80 mph.

You haven't owned very nice bikes then. 🤷‍♂️

V-twins for the win.

I wish Suzuki would Electrify the BERGMAN 650.

Your not a real rider if vibration bothers you.

its not an adventure when you cant even stop to fill up like a gasoline bike lol gotta turn around and go back home to charge it

you are Better off w/ a Chinese BEV Motorbike.

There are 110v outlets everywhere, even where there are no gas stations…

The amount of control the electric drive has must surely be a huge benefit in dirt. I love my SR/F and the S that I had before it.

Air cooled is still LESS Efficient.

I suspect that the critical cooling mode may be when the bike is stopped. The vertical heat sinks would support convective cooling.

Nope. The cooling fins on the monolith battery is primarily for during charging while the bike is sitting still. So you want the fins vertical to let hot air radiate up and out. This version of the monolith also has a central air channel with twin powered fans inside to force air cool the battery from inside out. Most of the battery heat is while charging.

​@@markplott4820air cooling has nothing to do with efficiency, if anything you are saving the power from running pumps. The fin direction on the batteries was correctly addressed above. For the motor, Zero found the airflow in the area to be so turbulent it basically makes no difference, and is easier/cheaper to manufacturer this way.

I would have liked to see the charge port location and type of charging plug used, but overall I really enjoyed the video.

Thanks!

Exactly. As a Trans Europe Trail rider I must confess I feel that if I don’t loose a blinker once in a while it’s too conservative… Looks like BMW blinkers?

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Agreed. He kinda sounded more like a Tesla fanboy than an ADV rider with that critique

Agreed

Hope so

ive ridden SRF (same drive train/frame/layout) the battery never gets hot to the touch, the motor can if you are nailing in on a hot day, air flows on motorcycles are turbulent as hell from the front wheel makes no odds how the coolant fins are arranged .Truth be known Zero are not stressing the battery at all either in discharge (riding) and them by implication recharge and this is why they cant DC fast charge they have not got the capability of getting rid of the heat fast enough with air cooling but quite rightly dont want the addition weight/size/complexity/cost of liquid cooling. Falling into the trap "all cars are now liquid cooled" will ruin a lighter bike. In other words DC fast charge would demand liquid cooling which would add 40+Kg to the bike and although it would enable greater energy extraction (acceleration) the difference would be negligible as the bike would be heavier so compromise the other 90% of use case. Zero have the optimal EV bike design.

The faring would be for aero and to keep the wind off the rider.

There are some serious unacceptable design flaws on all modern motorcycles. Motorcycles are so bad that I won't buy a new motorcycle until they fix the design flaws. Actually the Zero DSR/X is my favorite motorcycle currently, because I think they have the best compromise of design elements and styling. See, the problem with motorcycles is that aesthetics and horsepower always take precedence over function. And this means, severely unworkable, undersized windscreens; fenders that don't stop mud from flinging onto your engine; tail sections that are so flimsy and wiggly that it's almost comical, and gearing that is WAY TOO LOW. I have to assume that there is a secret agreement among companies to not install an "overdrive" transmission on any of their motorcycles. You would never buy a modern car without an overdrive transmission, it would be total lunacy. Imagine if your car was stuck in 3rd gear forever? That's how it feels riding any modern bike; the transmission gear ratios are completely wrong for the highway. At 70 mph, all of the motorcycles are screaming down the road, turning somewhere around 4,250 rpms (completely unacceptable for a long road trip). The solution to a real ADV bike is to put a 28 inch tall windscreen on it, put a very large heavy rear fender on it that has mounting bosses for a small luggage box, as well as gearing the bikes so they can effectively idle at 70mph. The reason the overdrive is so important is because you could drop the RPM's by 50%. This would give you 50% longer in between oil changes. It would also give you 50% longer valve adjustment intervals. It would also allow your engine to last 50% longer. And it would reduce fuel consumption by at least 25%. Modern motorcycles get 42 mpg gas mileage. Try to do the calculations and you'll see that they are geared intentionally low to burn maximum fuel, and to have "planned obsolescence." I once changed my motorcycle rear sprocket, and my motorcycle achieved 94 mpg gas mileage. The calculations say that you should get 94 mpg gas mileage for a 550 pound machine, not 42 mpg. Their current engineering decisions are completely unacceptable.

@@Ritalie I renovate and ride 1970s Honda CB750 K0 they are a long stroke torque motor that can be reved out biu feel tottaly at home on UK roads (still do 125 mph!) they have great fenders are unbustable engines and do 40= mpg how far hace we come in 50 years? I have owned Yamaha MT01 1,700 cc V twin that could pull up trees on tickover and wafted along at 2,500 rpm. Electric bikes dont impose the narrow oppeating envelope of ICE engines on you so your happy at whatever speed you go I find.

The 21 DSR brakes are honestly not great, I'm guessing you haven't ridden many sport bikes? The Gen 3 Zero's like this DSR/X have much better brakes, in fact the DSR/X has the best brakes of any Zero since it has a dual piston rear caliper and larger rear rotor vs the other Gen 3 Zero's. But even the DSR/X brakes are nothing next to the brakes of a true super sport bike. A belt is quieter and much lower maintenance. That's why they use one. Zero offers a chain upgrade for this bike for hose that will primarily use it off road, as a chain is more durable when jumping the bike, or getting debris trapped in it. Zero made the belt on this bike 30% wider vs other Gen 3's, and they drilled the sprocket full of holes to let dirt and debris out. So it's much better off road with this belt versus the other bikes. These Gen 3 Zero's have advanced traction control. Even if you turn off traction control and give it 100% throttle, you still aren't truly getting 100% of the torque at 0 RPM. This prevents undesired wheelies but also prevents the belt from snapping. There is a tiny bit of lag and reduced power you'll feel even if you turn off TCS and ABS and launch it with 100% throttle with brake held, you'll feel that it holds back a little power. THus, no broken belts. There are full color service manuals for Gen 3 Zero's on their website under Owner Resources if you want to see one taken apart. Or just check the Zero facebook group plenty of pics of disassembled bikes there too.

Their demo bike had either the Power Tank or Rapid Charge tank option, which goes into that storage area, so they just had a little pocket left instead. However the side of the fairings is also storage. You have to unscrew it stock but you could replace the fastners with something else. And of course top and side case options exist.

The problem is weight. You need those brackets to hold that weight and protect the rider also. The recharge rate on their website is 1hr, with a 180mi range.

It's entirely possible to build an electric cruiser bike, but nobody has done it for a few good reasons. The first is that the most expensive part on a BEV motorcycle, is the battery. The 17.3 kWh battery in this DSR/X is already like $8k. To get 200 miles of true highway speeds you'd basically need to double the capacity, which is going to double the price. That's also going to double the recharge time, and double the weight. You're going to be left with a badly performing, very heavy, and expensive bike. We already have bikes like that - overpriced Harley's and expensive Touring bikes. The type of people who buy bikes like that are mostly older folks, who do long range motorcycle touring. They already aren't interested in BEV's. Plus they're often buying decades old bikes or riding the same bike for decades. The market just really isn't there yet. Before we'll have electric touring and cruiser bikes, we need way more people to buy the current BEV bikes, to bring the costs down and increase awareness.

@@TheTyrial86 That 180 mi range is just at city speeds though, stop and go at like 30 mph. It's closer to 120 mi at 55mph and range goes down as speed increases. The 1 hr recharge time is also only with the Rapid Charger Charge Tank and getting a full 12.6 kW which most public Level 2 stations can't do. So you also need the DJ-RapidCharge kit to charge from two different J1772 stations at the same time, to max out that 12.6 kW rating with most public chargers...

They dropped the prices about $4k on this bike a couple weeks ago.

@@GregHassler OK. Who cares? Still doesn't make any sense. You gonna sell your car and drive this in January??

Norton P11….beautiful and strong bike…!

They’ve just announced price cuts, and I think these are also eligible for some govt. EV incentives.

He works for Lucid now.

Corry , went to the DARK side.

Sorry to hear that he left. But I know supporting his family is extremely expensive. Gotta make that money to pay for $500 a month ballet lessons for kids.

Not much.

its a Racing Bilke , NOT much Storage. see - Suzuki BERGMAN 650 , for Best Storage.

Would like to see charging point, and if charging cable could be stored / carried with.

If has a TON of storage, like well over a gallon, IF you don't have the Rapid Charger option, or the Power Tank option. They replace most of that storage space. This demo bike probably had one of those if they're saying it didn't have much space. There is also side storage on the sides of the front fairings on the DSR/X where you could store stuff like a first aid kit etc. You have to unscrew those panels, but you could repalce them with speed fasteners.

@@MunroLive this demo bike must have had the Rapid Charger or Power Tank options then. They replace the storage tank. Otherwise that's a huge open cavity, well over a gallon in size.

If you don't have the Rapid Charger or Power Tank upgrades, than the area where the gas tank would be is a huge lockable storage compartment, holds over a gallon. Plus on the sides of the bike, those fairing panels in the front are also storage pockets, you have to use a screwdriver to open them but you could replace them with quick fasteners instead. For the rear of the bike, factory kits are available for both top, and side (pannier) cases. SHAD makes great storage for these bikes and the rear OEM mount allows for easy snap on/off removal.

Good for you and your “adventure” … someone else’s adventure ride will be different and thus the bike will do just fine. All we have learnt from you is that you will not buy this particular model or electric bike in general. Nobody is forcing you to buy one, do they?

Numerous DSRX's have done the continental divide. I rode my DS across country. Not sure what you're on about.

People have imported them into Brazil, I have seen them on facebook. Could buy used and have it shipped to you. Closest dealer to you is in Costa Rica or Puerto Rico. Since Zero just opened a new overseas factory in Thailand I think you may get a dealer closer to you soon.

This bike (the DSR/X) as well as the other Gen 3 Zero's (SR/F and SR/S) can charge at up to 12.6 kW on Level 2 AC, if you have the Rapid Charger or Charge Tank option. 12.6 kW on this battery is good for about 1 hour recharge times for 0% to 95% and about 1.5 hours if you're going all the way to 110%, using the Extended Range Charging feature. Of course in practical terms you're not ever going down to 0% nor do you need to charge to 100% most of the time let alone 110% so typically ou're just charging for 15 to 30 min.

It charges off J1772 here in the USA, on ether Level 1 (120V) or Level 2 (240 V) AC, at up to 12.6 kW if you have the Rapid Charge tank. Base MSRP is about $25k.

It's Level 1 or Level 2 AC, just like an EV car. Uses standard J1772 here in the USA, or Type-II (Menekes) everywhere else in the world. It's 6.6 kW max charge speed on the base model, and if you add the Rapid Charger "charge tank", it raises the maximum to 12.6 kW, almost double. This is the same for any current Gen 3 Zero, including the SR/S and SR/F too. As for charge times, these bikes (Zero Gen 3's) allow you to "overcharge" them to 110% for added range when desired, to get more of the full "actual" capacity of the battery. The Rapid Charger "charge tank" upgrade at 12.6 kW does 0-95% in 1 hour, or 0-110% in 1.6 hours. The base model with 6.6 kW charging does 0-95% in 2 hours, or 0-110% in 2.7 hours. There are plenty of full reviews of this bike online and on RU-vid, and the full specs are here: zeromotorcycles.com/model/zero-dsrx

the make a "lightweight" off road Dirt bike Version.

Storage in the tank area as well on both sides of the tank.

None. Unfortunately Zero motorcycles does not have L3 fast charging.

NOT compatible. e-Mororbike Dont have Active cooling and ONLY Charge on 120v AC.

Can't take them seriously until they add fast charging. Not being able to take bike on long road trip is deal breaker.

A goldwing engine is about 300lbs, a Zero battery is about 60lbs. Imagine if Honda replaced the ICE with even 200lbs of batteries that support L3 charging... 300 miles of range, similar to the Tesla, charge at Tesla stations... that'll work. Maybe someday they'll work it out.

@@desultorilypanacea - BEV motorcycle can do Roadtrips , charge anywhere there is 120v AC in just 1 - 2 hours and 100% overnight.

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The videos you're referring to are for the old Gen 1 and Gen 2 Zero's. This is a Gen 3. You can change the belt on a Gen 3 in literally about 5 minutes with just 2 tools at the side of the road, If you take off the stupid DMV required rear license plate bracket and do a tail tidy first. Taking off the rear plate bracket takes most of the time otherwise. If you remove it, you can easily just slip the new belt into place without even removing anything.

Either nothing in which case it's a huge amount of lockable storage, or the extra 6 kW Rapid Charger "charge tank" for 2x as fast charging, or the 3.6 kWh Power Tank battery for extra range.

Front tires on motorcycles are orientated for braking performance, they look backwards.

There is storage in the "tank" area, and you can put another battery in it for extended range (and still have a smaller storage area).

I hope so

Nope, the DSR is a dual sport. It lacks traction control entirely, let alone the advanced Bosch stability control with off road traction modes that the DSR/X has. The DSR/X is truly an adventure bike. More ground clearance, electronics moved up and out of the way, available spoked wheels and chain conversion, the belt is wider and the rear sprocket drilled to let gravel / dirt out of the sprocket, it's off road traction control and ABS modes allow for rear wheel slip off road, it has WAY more storage in it's front fairings and storage tank, etc. The Gen 2 bikes that use the SDS platform, like the DSR, are going away next year and getting replaced with Gen 3 models like the DSR/X.

​@@protonusthe FX is a dual sport. Zero's naming conventions are terrible. The DS / DSR are definitely more of a scrambler, and they positioned the DSRX as the full ADV bike. I own a DS and have owned an FX and have ridden the DSRX.

The fake gas tank is a lockable storage compartment that's very large, over a gallon. This same compartment is also used for the optional 6 kW Rapid Charger (Charge tank) upgrade that doubles the charge speed. OR the 3.6 kWh "Power Tank" battery that adds another ~15% more range. So you lose most of that storage space if you get either of these upgrades (Which this demo bike had). On the sides of the bike, at the front, there is a removable panel on each side of the upper fairings that are ALSO storage compartments. From the factory you need to remove screws on the side panels to get to these compartments, useful for things like first aid kits, tire puncture kits etc. Buy you could replace these screws with quick fasteners if you want to get into these cubbies easier. Other than that, the fairings conceal the on board charger, the MBB and other bike electronics etc.

Munro does have a video on the Verge TS Ultra. It's just a light overview from this past year's SEMA show.

The fake gas tank is a lockable storage compartment that's very large, over a gallon. This same compartment is also used for the optional 6 kW Rapid Charger (Charge tank) upgrade that doubles the charge speed. OR the 3.6 kWh "Power Tank" battery that adds another ~15% more range. So you lose most of that storage space if you get either of these upgrades (Which this demo bike had). On the sides of the bike, at the front, there is a removable panel on each side of the upper fairings that are ALSO storage compartments. From the factory you need to remove screws on the side panels to get to these compartments, useful for things like first aid kits, tire puncture kits etc. Buy you could replace these screws with quick fasteners if you want to get into these cubbies easier. Other than that, the fairings conceal the on board charger, the MBB and other bike electronics etc.

It's Level 1 or Level 2 AC, just like an EV car. Uses standard J1772 here in the USA, or Type-II (Menekes) everywhere else in the world. It's 6.6 kW max charge speed on the base model, and if you add the Rapid Charger "charge tank", it raises the maximum to 12.6 kW, almost double. This is the same for any current Gen 3 Zero, including the SR/S and SR/F too. I own the SR/S. As for charge times, these bikes (Zero Gen 3's) allow you to "overcharge" them to 110% for added range when desired, to get more of the full "actual" capacity of the battery. The Rapid Charger "charge tank" upgrade at 12.6 kW does 0-95% in 1 hour, or 0-110% in 1.6 hours. The base model with 6.6 kW charging does 0-95% in 2 hours, or 0-110% in 2.7 hours. There are plenty of full reviews of this bike online and on RU-vid, and the full specs are here: zeromotorcycles.com/model/zero-dsrx

It's great. You can get a 1" taller seat that's OEM as well to raise you up a bit more for more leg room and the bars can be tilted or changed out too. I'm 6'1" and the normal seat was actually still tough to swing my leg over. This has a longer suspension and a lot more ground clearance as compared to the other Gen 3 Zero's, it sits very tall.

I'm 6'4", I've ridden this and the DSRX is plenty of room for you.

Range is 180 miles in the city. Much less on highway.

The battery is already a stressed member on these Gen 3 Zeros like the DSR/X, but it's very important to protect it during a crash. The battery is by far the heaviest and also the most expensive thing on the bike.

The fake gas tank is a lockable storage compartment that's very large, over a gallon. This same compartment is also used for the optional 6 kW Rapid Charger (Charge tank) upgrade that doubles the charge speed. OR the 3.6 kWh "Power Tank" battery that adds another ~15% more range. So you lose most of that storage space if you get either of these upgrades (Which this demo bike had). On the sides of the bike, at the front, there is a removable panel on each side of the upper fairings that are ALSO storage compartments. From the factory you need to remove screws on the side panels to get to these compartments, useful for things like first aid kits, tire puncture kits etc. Buy you could replace these screws with quick fasteners if you want to get into these cubbies easier. Other than that, the fairings conceal the on board charger, the MBB and other bike electronics etc.

You can literally already do all of those things you just said with this exact bike. Those parts exist, even from Zero as OEM parts, you could buy the bike prebuilt this way.

I love how people think the brake fluid reservoir is a big failure point. I guess that's how Touratech stays in business.

My pal crashed his BMW 700GS during our California Backcountry Discovery Route trip last year and busted the plastic brake reservoir in half. We gathered up the pieces and limped across the desert with rear brake only to a town with an O'Reily's Auto Parts. We spent the next 2 hours in the parking lot carefully cleaning the sand out of the master cylinder and gluing the reservoir back together. It worked and got him home. The bigger F850GS has the more adventure-ready aluminum housing.@@GregHassler

Good to hear - Zero is on the right track.@@protonus

..That's probably going to happen at about 25Kwh

​@@spiritusinfinitusYou also need a fast charger in every 3rd world sh*thole to make it actually adv... no! just no... Gas is good for adv BECAUSE it is low-tech.

Rent one?

100-150 miles is doable if you charge mid trip.

​@georgepelton5645 sure, if you're on a highway that has a charger you can use and that's functioning. I tend to only use interstates to meet a time deadline or link up the roads I really want to ride. Sometimes it's hard enough to find 91 octane on those, let alone a charging station.

YES, only IF it has Active Cooling & HEAT PUMP.

The battery is already a stressed member on this bike.

Yeah. I cant take a "Adventure Bike" seriously without fast charging. Whats the Adventure? To go on a hike until its loaded? But there are some bikes with DCFC like Energica. Like the Verge TS. So i have hope they will come. In my book Ducati could be the first "old" manufacturer with a good bike. The Ducati V21L in the Moto E is very cool. 225 kg, 18 kWh battery, 45 minutes to 80 percent. 800V system, battery part of the frame, 2 seperate water cooling lines. One for the battery, one for engine and inverter. 110 kW, 140 Nm torque, 275 km/h top speed. I am curious how long it will take until Ducati brings its first electric Panigale. I am sure it will be fast, beautiful and red. :D

I don't understand all of the details you pointed out. But as someone who has owned a lot of motorcycles, and currently own two sportbikes that I use for country roads and commuting; I would definitely buy this Zero DSR/X. It's my favorite electric bike to date. It has everything you need for 99% of riding. Personally, I cannot ride a motorcycle for more than about 50 miles without needing to take a break. The aesthetics are the most important factor to a motorcycle; all motorcycles handle good and have a ton of power now. Only some of them of them actually look good enough to call them beautiful, and the Zero is a beautiful bike. I would be perfectly happy only charging my motorcycle at home. There's a reason you own multiple motorcycles, because each of them have different strengths. EDIT: I just looked at the Zero website, and the range is only 85 miles at 70 MPH highway driving with the 17.3 KWH stock battery. That's a bit rough, 85 miles is a very limited range, because most motorcycle rides do involve a lot of highway driving. Perhaps the battery technology does need to advance just a bit more. The Moto Morini X-Cape gasoline ADV bike is less than half the price of the Zero and you get 200 miles from the stock fuel tank.

​@@stoapfalzrunden4150that ducati is a pure race bike. At 225kg is very porky. Battery is 110kg! As for the bike in the video....adventure bikes are meant for long distance travel in all conditions. Bike have poor aero. So range will be quite limited at highway speeds.

@@rjbiker66I know its a pure race bike. Its good to show current technology and where we stand for motorcycles where the weight of the battery is more important. If i want to buy an electric Adventure Bike now for longer distances i would go for the Energica Experia.

@@Ritalie My personal bike is a KTM 1290 Superduke R. Its good for a (very) fast round after work or to travel 600km/350 miles a day with only short brakes to go where the hairpin bends are. So an electric bike for me should have SOME range and DC fast charging. I dont want 2, 3 or 4 bikes. The Superduke is perfect to get it all done, an electric bike should be able to do the same for me. ;)

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Hybrids are terrible, but especially terrible on a motorcycle. A hybrid gives you all the disadvantages of both a BEV and a ICE drivetrain, while giving you less of the advantages of either. You can already get 200+ mi of range out of a Zero DSR/X using the Power Tank, or get recharge times of 0-95% in 1 hour using the Rapid Charger. People have gone across the entire country on these bikes, using slower charge times than that.

@@protonusThe range is not good on this bike for what it's intended to do. For me, I couldn't even get to the West Coast without a couple hundred mile detour because Western Utah has a stretch of 120 miles with no services at all and this only does 85 miles of highway on a single charge. 200 miles of city driving is cool, but if it were meant for just city driving you'd have 1 quarter the batter capacity and save the cost and weight because that's not helpful. I was suggesting a bike with only an electric drive train and essentially an onboard generator that only charges the batteries. It would be a very simple motor because it would have a single gear, no timing advance and optimized to run at a single speed to run a stator to recharge the batteries at a single DC voltage converting gasoline into battery charge at the most efficient rate possible. The bike would be entirely functional without the generator it would just have much less range. With the generator it could conceivably beat ICE motorcycles for range with the same amount of fuel because of how optimized the generator could be while taking advantage of regen braking and how efficient an electric motor can be. It could also have more peak torque and horsepower than a pure ICE bike because you can draw as much power as you like for short bursts without having to worry about range.

When he said "damping" adjustment, what he technically meant is preload adjustment, as in the spring length adjustment, not a shock adjustment. The rear shock/spring on this bike has a knob to adjust preload, which is great. On other Gen 3 Zeros you have to use 2 standard spanner wrenches to turn the coilover nuts to adjust preload, so it having a knob to do it instead is a huge time saver and doesn't need tools. So you can adjust preload, compression, and rebound; front and rear. Triple adjustable, as they say typically.

It's Level 1 or Level 2 AC, just like an EV car. Uses standard J1772 here in the USA, or Type-II (Menekes) everywhere else in the world. It's 6.6 kW max charge speed on the base model, and if you add the Rapid Charger "charge tank", it raises the maximum to 12.6 kW, almost double. This is the same for any current Gen 3 Zero, including the SR/S and SR/F too. As for charge times, these bikes (Zero Gen 3's) allow you to "overcharge" them to 110% for added range when desired, to get more of the full "actual" capacity of the battery. The Rapid Charger "charge tank" upgrade at 12.6 kW does 0-95% in 1 hour, or 0-110% in 1.6 hours. The base model with 6.6 kW charging does 0-95% in 2 hours, or 0-110% in 2.7 hours. There are plenty of full reviews of this bike online and on RU-vid, and the full specs are here: zeromotorcycles.com/model/zero-dsrx

Different. Not so sure about superior.

Would make a good comparison though. I’m waiting on Experia to add 19” front, NACS, 20% more battery, and adv suspension.

Energica doesn't make an ADV bike. Their Experia is the closest, but it's a sport tourer, the DSRX is definitely more off road capable.

​@@thedownwardmachineexactly, I'll buy one as soon as they add those things. I'll even deal with CCS, but I want a 6kW level 2 charger.

​@@astewart1900better breaks dc fast charging bigger battery more economic at highspeed better customer service

I think you're going off old and incomplete info. The cooling fins on the battery of a Gen 3 Zero is for when it's charging. That's why they're vertical. Battery heat while riding isn't an issue, especially on the new Gen 3's like the DSR/X which has forced air cooling in the center of the battery to cool it from the inside out via 2 fans. I've never heard of the battery getting too hot while riding, even from folks in the desert. It's the motor that can get too hot while riding, if you push it really hard or are track racing. That's why Zero has a new patent for water cooling of their ZForce motor and we expect upcoming models to have that water cooling. As for the belt, it's 30% wider and therefore much stronger on the DSR/X vs the normal Gen 3 belt, in order to handle the abuse of off road. They also drilled the rear sprocket full of holes to let dirt and rocks fall through to prevent belt damage, another common issue off road. However, if you really need off road durability, Zero sells a Chain drive upgrade for the DSR/X that could be preinstalled before you even take ownership of the bike, same thing with spoked wheels for more off road use. So this is already a non issue. You mention "belt snapping problems since the early days of Zero" - that was also already taken care of with Gen 3. Gen 3 has a 20% wider belt vs Gen 2, plus traction control. Basically the only reason a belt snaps on a Gen 3 is because you got air with the bike and landed without letting off the throttle, so the rear wheel is going really fast and when you land you snap the belt. Or if you get get debris in the belt, hence the aforementioned changes to the DSR/X. Also, ICE bikes like Harley and BMW HAVE to have larger belts because they can't control the torque instantly to limit belt snap like a Zero can. Zero doesn't give you the full torque of the bike immediatly at 0 RPM for this exact reason. Torque rolls on a little more gradually and thus belt snap is prevented. You can't tear down Zero's batteries as they use pouch cells fully potted in solid epoxy. There's nothing to look at. The construction is already known and documented though, what is it you want to know about the battery?

Hub motors have no place on high performance motorcycles like this. They add a ton of unsprung weight to your rear wheel, making the handling terrible and unsafe at high speeds. Plus they have way more torque than hp, and you need hp and higher RPM's for faster speeds. Hub motors are fine for scooters, bicycles, and low power commuter motorcycles, but for anything large and fast like this bike, you need a mid drive motor. These bikes are air cooled, adding a heat pump would add weight and complexity for no advantage.

@@protonus - unless , they make them Cheap enough and have 1x HUB motor per wheel (2WD).

​@@markplott4820my scooter has that, but the added unsprung weight is not ideal for an ADV bike. Also can't change gearing on hub motors.

@@GregHassler - you only need 1 gear.

You can buy a brand new Zero FXE for under $10k with rebates and incentives. Used models of the more expensive bikes can be had under $10k too. There are great deals out there on bikes with like 1k miles on them for 1/3 off retail or more.

@@protonus I wish, I live in England, I have no such incentives or options, just lots of import tax.

Unfortunately 80% of what we do isn’t allowed to be filmed, so in between the public teardowns we do multiple types of videos and podcasts on a variety of electric vehicles and topics from an engineering perspective.