For years Zero Motorcycles built competent, range-limited, expensive alternatives to petrol bikes. The SR/F was their first machine to credibly challenge its combustion equivalents — and the 2025 revision closes the remaining gaps.
The numbers
- Motor: 100 kW peak, 190 Nm
- Pack: 17.3 kWh (ZF17.3)
- Range: 260 km city, 185 km mixed (quoted)
- Charge: 6 kW on-board; optional 12 kW DC fast charge
- Weight: 220 kg
The range figures are real-world achievable under city riding conditions. On mixed sport riding — filtering, motorway stretches, canyon passes — expect 140–160 km. That's the threshold where range anxiety ends for most riders.
What changed in 2025
The new Cypher III+ motor controller closes the response lag that haunted earlier models. Throttle response from zero is now comparable to modern ICE sport bikes. The Sport riding mode maps peak torque to 60% throttle input by default; full Sport+ gives 100% linear response.
Bosch Motorcycle ABS and traction control are standard. Cornering ABS — previously optional — comes fitted. The integration with the Zero app improved significantly; live motor temperature, per-charge statistics, and charging schedule management all work reliably now.
What hasn't changed (in a good way)
The frame. Zero's steel trellis chassis remains one of the best-handling platforms in the middleweight segment regardless of power source. The 2025 suspension tune (KYB at both ends) is stiffer and more confidence-inspiring than the 2023 spec.
The honest case
At €23,900 the SR/F is not cheap. But a comparable displacement petrol sport-tourer — BMW S1000XR, Ducati Multistrada V2 — costs the same or more, requires far more maintenance, and doesn't do your daily commute for €0.80. The maths work if you keep it more than three years.