The Most Exciting Motorcycle News From AIMExpo 2014 A wrap up of all the things we saw and didn't share from AIMExpo 2014. By Jesse Kiser News - Oct 27 2014 -
Stunters Tell Off Cop? - Video Stunters make the rest of us riders look bad. Here's more proof. By Jesse Kiser News - Oct 24 2014 -
What's New In Electric Motorcycles Electric motorcycles are getting better and better so we put together a list of 2014's newest electric offerings. By Andrew Chen News - May 8 2014 -
Technology vs Heritage - Zero Electric vs Royal Enfield Combustion We compared the tech-packed Zero electric motorcycle vs. the pure Royal Enfield combustion to see how they stack up. This is technology vs heritage. By Jacob Moss News - Dec 10 2013 -
2014 Zero SR: Finally, A Fast, High-Spec Electric Motorcycle A better electric bike. By HFL Staff News - Nov 5 2013 -
Learning To Slide With Shelina Moreda Learning To Slide With Shelina MoredaShelina Moreda races Harley XR1200s and a Brammo Empulse in TTXGP. She also runs a dirt track school for women,... By Susanna Schick HFL - Aug 14 2013 -
Real Rides: Terry's Zero S Real Rides: Terry's Zero SCan electric motorcycles really serve as practical transportation, even on cross-country trips? Terry Hershner thinks so.... By Daniel Silverman News - Apr 9 2013 -
Life Electric: unintended deceleration and nuclear fallout Wow, is it Thursday already? Sometimes you look up from your computer and realize the week’s almost over. And sometimes you realized you promised your readers you’d be giving them regular updates on the 2012 Zero DS you’re riding for a couple weeks. Whoops. It’s been a few days of highs and lows on the electric. I think I’ve totally fallen for it, but at the same time come to the realiza... By HFL Staff News - Apr 26 2012 -
Life Electric: Chip Yates at the Ritz and sausages at Deus Sorry for the lack of Zero DS updates over the last few days. Been busy using it to do too many things in too short a time all around LA. We're a week in to living together now. Much more insightful than the quick test rides I've had in the past, I think I'm finally beginning to understand the Zero as a motorcycle and, honestly, I think I'm falling for it. - Last night I met Chip Yates for dinne... By HFL Staff News - Apr 15 2012 -
Life Electric: babes, n00bs and getting wet When we left off yesterday, I was out the door to pick up Ashlee and go for an evening ride around LA. With the prospect of a couple hours’ riding looming, I was getting pretty paranoid about the Zero DS’s range, but actually looking forward to riding it around city streets. Well, I didn’t end up pushing, but I did get soaked. - Nearly 60 miles of riding last night. Over to Sean and Ashlee... By HFL Staff News - Apr 11 2012 -
Life Electric: range anxiety and an adoring public Not much riding today. Just running around Hollywood, 28 miles in all. Still, three days in, I’m starting to adapt to the Zero DS’s miniscule weight and silent operation. I’m liking the bike more the more I ride it, but enjoying the constant questioning less and less. - I definitely don’t have a future as a Zero spokesperson. During the day, I’m typically distracted by phone calls, work... By HFL Staff News - Apr 10 2012 -
Life Electric: living with a Zero DS We’ve been writing about electric bikes since HFL’s launch, four years ago, in the process covering their rise from flights of fancy to futuristic concepts to expensive novelties to gas-beating race bikes and, lately, the creation of realistic consumer products. But while we’ve spent plenty of time on machines like the Brammo Enertia, MotoCzysz E1pc and even the full Zero range, we’ve neve... By HFL Staff News - Apr 9 2012 -
Is the 2011 Zero DS finally ready for public consumption? A certain smugness is unavoidable. Let the less enlightened suckle up to evil Big Oil's fuel pumps while you glide silently by on your Zero DS, its battery pack brimming with electrons from an overnight charge that cost all of 48 pennies. Not for you the tyranny of $4.29 per gallon gasoline. Best to practice a little humility, though, as you'll see those gas guzzlers again 25 miles down the road w... By David Edwards News - Jun 26 2011 -
Gear: AGV AX-8 Dual helmet I’ve only had the chance to wear this new AGV AX-8 Dual helmet for a quick ride to Sean’s house and back, but I’m so excited about it that I wanted to go ahead and share. Even after just a quick blast up and down the 405, I can tell this is going to be my new favorite helmet. Think of it as the adventure touring version of Rossi’s AGV GP-Tech, just with much better vision, much better vent... By HFL Staff News - May 10 2011 -
11 motorcycles that will make this summer awesome Our friend JonB pinged us yesterday — “New job, new season, time for a new bike. What should I buy? HFL should do a buyer’s guide.” Good idea. Here’s 11 motorcycles you can afford that will make 2011 a summer to remember. The Sportsbike: Triumph Daytona 675R Like going around corners? There’s little else that does them as well as the stock Daytona... By HFL Staff News - Apr 12 2011 -
Why you should be excited about Zero Motorcycles The most interesting thing about the 2011 Zero launch wasn’t the bikes. Yes, the company has beefed up the components, restyled the existing line, added street versions of the dirt bikes as well as the new and very tiny XU model. Yes, the new management team has veterans plucked from Triumph, KTM USA and the remnants of Buell. Yes, Zero just scored $26 million in additional financing. That’s a... By Grant Ray News - Mar 23 2011 -
Zero's new motorcycles don't ride like bicycles anymore When I first rode the Zero X two years ago at Glen Helen, I was basically riding a weirdo chassis stuffed with a giant battery box, then fitted with bicycle parts and an electric motor. When we tried out the Zero DS and S models in Brooklyn last year, Zero had just figured out how to get the throttle response to act with the same kind of variable input as an ICE, steady throttle finally equalled s... By Grant Ray News - Mar 22 2011 -
Zero XU gets removable battery As urban transportation, all current electric motorcycles share the same achilles heel — if you don’t have a garage with a plug, it’s difficult to charge them. No longer. The Zero XU’s 2kWh battery pack slides out of its frame and can be brought inside for easy charging in just two hours. Genius. Update: cost, weight and other details on the removable battery pack. The rest of the XU... By HFL Staff News - Mar 1 2011 -
The coming of the electric motorcycle Hell For Leather has extensively covered electric motorcycles from an enthusiast's perspective, but we haven't really looked at their impact on the mainstream motorcycle industry. Luckily, bike designer Michael Uhlarik is here to break down the reasons why electrics are carving out a market niche all their own and what that could mean for companies that make a living off internal combustion. Coul... By HFL Staff News - Jun 14 2010 -
12 teams enter inaugural American TTXGP Electric motorcycle racing is coming to America on May 16 with 12 teams entering the first-ever TTXGP race to take place on this continent. To put that in perspective, there were 20 entries at the fledgling series' first race at the Isle of Man last June and five entries in the first race of the rival FIM e-Power series. The entries are eclectic, running the gamut from the flashy Mavizen TTX02 and... By HFL Staff News - May 5 2010 -
Oh Snap! Zero MX frame fails during Swiss race A Zero has come under some criticism, some of it from us, for specifying components that blur the line between motorcycle and mountain bike parts. They do this to achieve the lowest possible weight to maximize the limited performance currently available from electric powertrains, but often, the products end up feeling flimsy. Last May, Zero ... By HFL Staff News - Apr 27 2010 -
Zero partners with Agni for inaugural US TTXGP Zero Motorcycles CEO Gene Banman has exclusively revealed to Hell For Leather that his company will be partnering with Agni Motors to create a new motorcycle to enter the first American TTXGP race on May 16. The partnership makes a lot of sense; Agni's Cydric Lynch essentially invented the modern archetype for electric vehicle motors, while Zero has enormous expertise in constructing very lightwei... By HFL Staff News - Mar 18 2010 -
200 million electric motorcycles by 2016 That's an astounding number. By HFL Staff Electric Motorcycles - Feb 21 2010 -
Zero Motorcycles joins 2010 TTXGP series Zero Motorcycles has announced it'll be joining Team Agni and CRP Racing next year in the TTXGP's electric motorcycle racing series, eGrandPrix. That's big news for the TTXGP, giving them and not the FIM e-Power series one of the industry's leading innovators and biggest names. It's expected that Zero will be using a Mavizen TTX02 (read KTM RC8) chassis equipped with their own batteries and motors... By HFL Staff News - Dec 2 2009 -
