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[princec]

+1, reckon it's a looker.

Cas

[vinceherman]

What are the chances that this fairing will fit my SR/F?

[stevenh]

What are the chances that this fairing will fit my SR/F?

An upgrade path would be cool!

Steve

[princec]

Millionaires think both.

Cas

[shayan]

Here are the first official details:
https://electrek.co/2020/02/19/zero-sr-s-electric-motorcycle-unveiled-aerodynamic-comfort-upgrades/

Official (non-tucked in) range figures remain the same as the SR/F. That probably is not ideal

[Auriga]

From the elektrek article. Range estimates are required to be done on a dyno anyway, so aerodynamics don't play a factor.

To calculate the official range ratings, the rider is required to be in an upright, non-tucked position. While the SR/S is more efficient and aerodynamic than the SR/F, the rider is also more upright than on an SR/F which adds additional wind resistance. As it turns out, that additional wind resistance with a fully upright rider coincidentally resulted in essentially identical energy consumption figures as compared to the SR/F.

[remmie]

Zero hasn't released any specs yet on the SR/S so they just "published" the figures of the SR/F and made it look like its the new figures for the SR/S. There is no way that the figures for the 2 are identical. We'll know for sure in a week when Zero releases the specs officially

just my 2ct

[enaef]

Here are the first official details:
https://electrek.co/2020/02/19/zero-sr-s-electric-motorcycle-unveiled-aerodynamic-comfort-upgrades/

Some nice pictures and the linkt to the 'alrady-well-known' vid also in the German 'Motorrad':
https://www.motorradonline.de/elektro/zero-sr-s-2020/

[enaef]

Zero hasn't released any specs yet on the SR/S ....

But it seems they have ... - at least in Germany.
Europe-Premiere March 5th Dortmund.
Reported availability March.
Premium version in Germany: 23.740 Euros --> ~25'600 $ (probably less in the States; my guess)

Oh - I like that 'Cerulian Blue' ... !

[wavelet]

Zero hasn't released any specs yet on the SR/S so they just "published" the figures of the SR/F and made it look like its the new figures for the SR/S. There is no way that the figures for the 2 are identical. We'll know for sure in a week when Zero releases the specs officially

just my 2ct

I hope you're right. If there's no improvement when not tucked in, that means the fairing isn't helping aero at all. Not that weather/wind protection is bad;
if the price I saw on one of the news websites is true (specs & price aren't on Zero's site yet), the bike will cost $500 over the corresponding SR/F (there will be two versions, Standard & Premium with the same differences as in the SR/F). That's a really low price for the fairing -- I would have expected $1500+ .

[TheRan]

A review on the SR/S. Strangely I found this linked from Zero's own Facebook page, and their Instagram account (not verified but I assume it's official) is sharing SR/S posts from other pages. I'm really surprised they've just gone along with all the leaks and even allowed a site to post up an early review. You have to wonder if anyone is going to care about the official announcement on the 24th.

https://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/zero/2020-zero-sr-s-review-first-ride.html

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

Here's a moto-journalist review, which shows some realistic critiques (oops, TheRan beat me to it while I was typing):
https://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/zero/2020-zero-sr-s-review-first-ride.html

I'm not sure about the range figures yet, but I believe the 13% improvement claim. It just sounds realistic compared to say the Hollywood Electrics fairing which offers a similar improvement.

Honestly, the bike looks much more ergonomic than the SR/F and the price difference of $500 over the equivalent SR/F trims is very reasonable.

I would be glad to buy this with 6kW charging and a Power Tank, mount a broad touring windscreen with adjustable brackets, and look towards touring once the charging situation is sorted. All that Zero really needs to provide is CCS and some side racks. I also like think that Cerulian blue color/finish is really attractive.

Of course, what I'd really aim for is that extra-streamlined setup, with wheel covers and an enclosed tail with storage. That's a project, but I'd rather start with this bike than any other electric motorcycle model on offer.

[Richard230]

A review on the SR/S. Strangely I found this linked from Zero's own Facebook page, and their Instagram account (not verified but I assume it's official) is sharing SR/S posts from other pages. I'm really surprised they've just gone along with all the leaks and even allowed a site to post up an early review. You have to wonder if anyone is going to care about the official announcement on the 24th.

https://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/zero/2020-zero-sr-s-review-first-ride.html

I received a link to that review via an email message from Motorcycle.com a few hours ago.   

[BrianTRice@gmail.com]

I'm pretty sure they haven't ruined their press announcement on 2/24, although it's reasonable to say that today's release happened because of the leaker.

I think they've arranged some live event with journalists trying the bikes out, so it can't be a real wash.

Seriously, is a bunch of photos and a promo video going to ruin a bunch of hands-on reports for you?

[Richard230]

$500 more for the fairing is a good deal. It would cost you much more than that to buy fairing plastics like that from any other motorcycle manufacturer. The closest comparison I can think off is the up-charge between the naked Kawasaki EN400 and their Ninja 400 with a fairing similar to the SR/S. I seem to recall that the difference between those two models is around $500 to $700, depending upon the paint job.  But then Kawasaki can spread the cost of the fairing over the huge number of Ninja 400 models that they sell. Likely 100 times the number of Zero SR/S sales.