Photograph: Zero Motorcycles<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nThe dashboard was clean and intuitive, although visually unremarkable. All driving information (speed, battery level, estimated remaining range, current driving mode) is shown on a rectangular screen, and all functions, from selecting driving modes to setting preferences, are done through a small, unobtrusive cluster of three buttons on the left handlebar grip. The last thing you want to do when driving a vehicle is take your eyes off the road and train them on the dashboard for any longer than you have to\u2014the SR\/S\u2019s simple dash makes finding the info you need effortless.<\/p>\n
Lifting Weights<\/p>\n
Most gas-powered sport bikes weigh about 400 to 450 pounds, depending on engine capacity. At 518 pounds, the SR\/S is significantly heavier than even a large-capacity liter bike (a sport bike with a 1,000-cc displacement engine). You can really feel the extra 70 pounds as you maneuver the bike into parking or hustle it through twisty turns. The bike carries that weight differently compared to a gas-powered machine, too, since it\u2019s packing its batteries\u2014which account for much of that weight difference\u2014down lower in the frame, versus a conventional bike carrying its fuel weight higher up in the gas tank.<\/p>\n
That lower center of gravity affects the rider\u2019s ability to throw the bike into corners. A higher center of gravity makes the bike feel more agile, so the SR\/S\u2019s bottom-heavy stance meant I had to force the bike to lean over in tight corners more than I\u2019m accustomed to on a sport bike. Sometimes when I\u2019d see a juicy bend approaching, I couldn\u2019t help but feel a little frustrated that I\u2019d have to muscle the bike into a lean rather than deftly flick it over.<\/p>\n
At low-speed turns, and when walking the bike into and out of parking spaces, you\u2019ll feel the additional weight, too. As an average-size guy at 5\u2019 10\u201d, it wasn\u2019t a problem for me. Whether it\u2019ll aggravate another rider depends on their weight, height, and how often they skip leg day at the gym. Braking performance is acceptable, but not spectacular. But again, this comes down to stopping such a heavy bike.<\/p>\n
Comfy Cruiser<\/p>\n
Back in town, cruising through Brooklyn\u2019s wrinkled, scarred roads was surprisingly relaxed because of the SR\/S\u2019s relatively pillowy suspension. Blasting down the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, I\u2019d often hit an unexpected bump or road fissure mid-corner, which is enough to make any rider\u2019s palms sweat. But the SR\/S\u2019s suspension soaked them up with little drama.<\/p>\n
Likewise, I could spend a few hours in the saddle easily. The riding position is more aggressive and forward-leaning than most types of motorcycle, but compared to other sport bikes it\u2019s more upright, and the foot pegs aren\u2019t too far rearward. I had plenty of space to find a comfortable seating position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Photograph: Zero Motorcycles Once a battery reaches about 80 percent, it\u2019ll take longer to eke out those last few percentages up to 100, but you shouldn\u2019t be routinely brimming any EV\u2019s batteries anyway. It ages the cells faster, which leads to degraded performance over time. The test bike I rode had the outgoing 14.4-kWh battery, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1214828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1214827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1214827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214827\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1214827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1214827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1214827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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