Review: 2019 Zero FXS is the affordable electric motorcycle we need 

Tesla is who they are because of innovation, not rebranding. I’ll take real innovation.

They're too busy already

@@AV8R_1 It is innovation to put more resources into the Zero team and to give them access to superior electric motors and battery packs from Tesla and to give them an entirely new distribution channel to sell the Zero motorcycle products. Besides, when Tesla acquires existing companies like Solar City and Maxwell Technology, they do so to speed up innovation, not merely to add the Tela name to it.

@@cooliipie Your so right. Elon has his hands full right now with projects

Elon doesn't like a motorcycle he or someone he knows got hurt real bad on a motorcycles and if tesla was going to make a motorcycles it would be 10 time better then this and it would cheaper

Tango Charlie Yessir my double spade ♠️ sure rips.

Tango Charlie , thanks for bring back some pleasing youthful thoughts with the playing card idea. 😜

I used a Flora margarine lid, best sound ever.

I preferred a can on the tire

Old school

10 years tops.

Substitute price for pace and thats where I'm at

If you are looking for something that is pretty fast and way cheaper, you should check out the Sur-Ron X ebike.

I am 76 and am expecting affordable (as in Benelli by way of Chinese backing). Also, look for Polaris to purchase Zero Moto.

@@captainglitterfingers6213 And the identical but more expensive Segway E-bike, owned by the same Chinese company and re-branded. )(Eric of Luna Cycles is a hoot !)

thank you

Leandro E. Louder - I don’t think TheCrazyFinn meant that as a compliment. 🤣

@@Erin-Thor I like the bike, didn't mean the quip as a compliment or a diss, just an observation. ;)

Exactly

The hero we need, but not the hero we deserve

Glad you liked it, I woke up at 4AM to get that shot!

Good Video

Omg a Toumal

We're still somewhat in the early adoption phase, give it 6 years and the price will come way down.

@@wistfulherbz no it won’t, have electric cars come down? the problem all bikes both electric and ice have gotten really expensive.

@@emmcey To answer your question: Yes, electric cars have come down. In 2014 a 200 mile EV cost $70k. Now they cost $40k.

@@emmcey They have come down in price a little bit, but we're still in the early adoption phase and it still like 6 years off until we see any real drop in price. It's like when HD TVs first came out and it took them years to drop in price, but now you can get a boss TV on the cheap. Also with the upcoming breakthroughs in Battery tech(Solid State Batteries) and the shift away from Lithium, that will defiantly start to drop prices on electric vehicles.

Agreed..

Hopefully, in time, the price will come down as more electric bikes get made.

WooferJr are you gay?

I think they've been out for at least 5 years now so there should be some used one's that is more affordable.

Same. So close

Make more money

And it makes you wonder why the Harley Davidson LiveWire sounds like ice in a blender.

Is the battery of the india brand better than zero?

@@maddiel6897 I think, both the brands must be having Chinese batteries. Though the Indian brand is also providing 8 years battery warranty.

@@user-uz4gh7sm9l hope the batteries live out the 8yrs warranty coz some people are hardcore bikers and longrides(which fuel based bikes takes the throne) are really awesome.

@@maddiel6897 well, 8 years is a long period. If it fails during that time or malfunctions, the company will be providing free replacement. So, it's not something to worry about.

@@user-uz4gh7sm9l are they planning to expand on neighboring countries?

He didn't see the pedestrians only sign on the fence post at the start of that trail. I don't know of any trail anywhere that has information panels that invite pedestrians to crowd around and read that also allow motor vehicles. It looks like even bicycles are not allowed there. If you are going to ride a motorcycle you need situational awareness. Ride safe. Ride courteous.

outstanding move XD

Lunamaria Go for KTM duke 390 or 790 if you want real fun.

@@ravirajyaguru5905 Or a 250cc for $250 for just as much fun.

Go for it. No shifting! Be careful out there.

Yeay i don't need a big engine.. I actually just bought a Kawasaki Versys x300 2 days ago and it is absolutely amazing and 300cc is more than enough fun for me lol

@@ravirajyaguru5905 This is faster to 70 than a 790.

Do you feel that there is an increased danger due to being quiet?

@@flowmastaflam I consider it a bike for more advanced riders because you're like a stealth ninja, silently appearing and disappearing. You bother nobody, whether you're parking in the middle of a crowd or arriving home at 2am. But one must ride accordingly, as if completely invisible. Arguably one should ride a deafening Harley the same way, so I take the stealth as mostly upside. Ah, the stuff one can get away with!

It sounds like a fun bike but most people don't have or want to spend 8-10K on just a low mileage commuter toy.

@@kugangles9860 Low milege is not a problem until it covers your every day ride

@@kugangles9860 check out the bikes on my channel they are 4000 cad and 2500 cad and electric

@Universal Sticker is $4,250 for brand new with ABS. Buy an overstock unit from the previous model year without ABS and it comes down.

Any idea how much is the maintenance and fuel over a period of 5 years? Genuinely interested.

@@cinilaknedalm That really depends on how many millage you put in during those years.

New tech vs old tech. There isn't anything innovate or new about the 400 which is produced by a Motorsport giant. Zero is new to the game in comparison to red, green and blue. With zero you're still paying for R&D on new tech, R&D for the rainbow teams has been covered for 20 years and they're just taking in profit. The people that buy Zeros bikes now will be paving the way for the lower cost "ninja 400" model that comes out years from now.

Ninja 400 is a joke... I would be bored on that bike in under a minute.

You should watch this then; a police department in CA has switched to EV bikes ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-V9oWPMfT-PE.html

And Game Wardens.

@#1 TRACKRECORD what-a-JOKE The EV bikes they got as a fleet purchase are cheaper to buy, cheaper to maintain, and cheaper to run than their Harleys, and have gotten great praise from their community. Would you rather their taxpayers pay more for less?

...or Dregs and Archon Priests, especially Randall the Vandal. (Destiny things)

abbaby555 - one vandal, two vandals. One vandal's hammer, two vandals' hammers. See how apostrophes work now?

Poor thing .. die 😻

3000usd for a bike of the same caliber called "super soco" here in australia this thing in the video is close to 12k aud and thats for stock

@@ornn6177 wow I looked it up, that thing is pretty 😍

I doubt it. All the big makers could make this bike for $5-7K. But they aren't...because they are still trying to figure out how to make money instead of just giving people what they want.

I'm pretty sure this is the only model from zero that has a swappable battery! I only bought one a couple years ago and thought I read that on their site.

@@rodrick722 Thanks for the reply. I know of a couple of bike models with swappable batteries. I guess what I really meant was e-bike companies establishing an industry standard for swappable batteries. Enjoy your bike!

gogoro in Taiwan have a system like that

@@junyong12 That's cool! Thanks.

Check out Ultraviolette f77. Its not available to buy yet. But looks very promising and much cheaper.

With tax rebate in federal and CA, price is down to 7000 new

Check out the kolter

fr fam

I want to get into a bike but I'm in the same boat as you, so many distracted drivers and no respect for motorcycles at least in South Florida, guess I'll stick with MTB.

Cole Christiansen 3:37-3:38 you can see the stick in the shadow on the floor on the right side. You can also see it in other places in the video u just have to look harder

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zljf7lk3ddU.html

True that

google John Goodenough and solid state battery

doesn't scale to production level

Electric motor good. Batteries no such much. Gas still produces much more energy per unit. 15 times as much or so.

SSFTW

Interesting idea. Now you have thinking about using a FX/FXS power train in my riding mower.

As a scooter

D Buk - It’s a Motorcycle, a standard written and drivers test to get the M qualification on your license would be needed in most states. This is the on/off road (Dual purpose) version. If you’re just riding it on trails you’re good. If you ride it on pavement, you need that M on your license.

You don't need a very loud horn... You just need a horn loud enough to be heard. With electric vehicles we can get rid of or at least reduce noise pollution.. We don't need to maintain or increase it for everyone unfortunate enough to live near busy roads.

@@MrUnder24 I disagree. If you're already driving electric, you've reduced your noise levels. Would you say the same about your headlamp? 'You don't need it to be very bright because of light pollution'? A very loud horn is a safety feature to protect you from people in their vehicles/semi trucks who often have windshields up, road & engine noise and music playing. You're flesh and bones on 2 wheels, moving fast and silently.. be heard, be seen 📯

They will not know what some of the "important" maintenance items mean. Most of us zero owners don't know what they mean either😂

@@austina4189 😂

I did a full maintenance package on my FX at 2000km. I washed it, set my iPhone to the Zero app and pressed update. 30 minutes later I came back and all the maintenance was done.

@@magnusrittersen4702 ha ha very nice

i recommend watching fortnines video on the zero, there is a part covering maintenance compared to classic bikes

thank you

Yes Micah tell us

360 camera

That would be Insta360's One X spherical camera.

@@PatrickKajirian how is it mounted? And do you have to manually edit out the mount in post or can you select an angle of the footage so that you don't see it?

@@jordanhart9441 The Insta360 One X comes with a telescopic selfie stick that is compatible with universal mounting equipment. The camera's software edits itself out of pictures and videos to give an omniscient 3rd-person perspective.

It's like a few dollars to fully charge the bike. I personally wouldn't buy a motorcycle that costs more than 10 grand.

@@doiceslife8374 if you have it for at least a year, you will save a lot of money. not as much as the cost difference of gas and this, but still.

The horsepower is essentially meaningless here since the torque is so high. Every Zero is ridiculously fast off the line, and they all have plenty of power left even at high speeds.

Matthew Storms you have that backwards. Torque is meaningless. Torque is a static force devoid of time. Written as foot pounds. HP is a measure of work. Written as foot pounds per second. More torque means more HP at a lower rpm. hence the quick off the line acceleration. Once the engine is wound up it has little power.

@@KTMcaptain yes, but I would prefer torque over hp at any time as I don't cross 100mph. So anything over a 50 hp is useless. But if you increase torque, hp also increases GENERALLY. Electric motors provide high torque without high hp, perfect for me. But I prefer gears.

​@@ritwikreddy5670 I don't think you understand the dichotomy of torque and horsepower. Horsepower is a measure of work. It is how much weight you can move in a given period of time. Torque doesn't describe how long it took to build up the force. It could take 10 years or 10 seconds to build 1,000,000 ft lbs. One has 0.00004 HP, and the other has 1,142 HP. So you can take a long stick and generate more torque than a semi-tractor engine, yet cannot move the load anywhere near as fast. 80 ft lbs at 1000 rpm is only 15HP. You need 3,000 rpm in order to make 46 hp. ((46/80)*5252 algebraically change rpm to X and rewrite HP=(RPM*TQ)/5252 in order to find what rpm it takes to make 46HP with 80ft lbs). So when you look at road speed vs engine/motor speed, you'd need to be doing about 51mph in order to make the 46hp ((85/5000)*3000=51). But, the motor makes 46hp at 4,300 rpm per Zero's website, which means you don't have full power until 72.5mph ((85/5000)*4300). Furthermore, guestimating utilizing my statistical software to create interpolated data, the motor makes 68 ft lbs of torque at 2,500 rpm which is 32hp at 42mph. (At 85 mph, 124.7 feet per second, with a tire circumference of 6.68 feet, the wheel must rotate 18.7 times per second or 84 revolutions per second of the motor considering the gear reduction. That is 5000 rpm @ 85mph) You're also missing a vastly important fact. Gearing can increase or decrease the torque at the wheel. An electric single speed bike is stuck in a high gear ratio. Compared to my previous 55hp 35 ft lbs bike, First gear is 2.43:1 gear ratio and 3.7:1 FD (9.03:1 total reduction). Zero FX is a 4.5:1 reduction. So 80 ft lbs in at 4.5:1 yields 360 ft lbs while a 35 ft lbs engine with a lower gear reduction generates 316 ft lbs. So a 129% torque advantage is reduced to 14%. Ultimately you want good torque, as it yields more HP at a lower RPM and generally reflects a higher average (not peak) HP across gear ratios. But what matters is your average HP, as Horsepower is 550 pounds moved a foot every second. It is torque within a defined interval.

@@KTMcaptain 👍. Everyone else - get your coat!

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kL1HZ2gq4yA.html Dyson electric superbike. 200 mile range and charges in a half hour. Oh yea 200hp and 200mph!

what enduro did you buy for $1500 new? must be some chinese POS

You missed out in listening to the detail. You can drop down the charge using auxiliary charger.

Chris S - Clearly you did not buy a Suzuki, which does NOT start every time. 🤬

$1,500 sounds like a Chinese enduro I do not think any of them go anywhere near 85 mph I am looking at the Tao Tao or Hawk

How much its cost

nisam it’s like 10k I would buy it but I can’t afford it

This need a license?

8k ?!?!?!

Skrill - SWEET looking bike, cool concept. I would LOVE one, $8k is high, true, but for me it’s not a deal breaker. What is a dealbreaker are No larger battery options to increase the range and No ability to swap out the batteries, so no way to charge one or two others while you play, then return to base to swap batteries and repeat. This is a ride 40 miles and... and... and... well that’s it.

The batteries have to be replaced if they dont explode first!

Come back and make a video when this bike is $2k.

But you buy NO GAS. ⛽ !

All motorcycles are intrinsically so unsafe that the electric ones being quiet makes little difference to their danger.

@@mirror1675 generally my strategy for letting unsafe drivers know I’m there is lots of revs, I’d get merged into a bit more on something without a combustion engine

The 9 hours is for the standard wall outlet which you usually plug your bike in overnight.

Mathematically Impossible - Ahhhhhhh, you might want to watch again. 100 miles if you nurse it at low speed, which means 50 miles... maybe. Highway speed range is ONLY 40 miles, or 20 miles round trip if you want to sleep in your own bed.

And this used is probably 5500. They should have made the battery removable so you can buy 2 extras and put them on a rear mounted rack or keep them at work and interchange back and forth.

Goddamnit why do you Europeans have all the best shit

Out the door my FX3.6 was Can$13,800. Worth every penny. FUN factor is through the roof!