Last week I got the chance to ride the new Zero dirt bike. I was very skeptical of how an electric bike would compare to my new KX450. Well, they don’t really compare, except for price! The Zero held its own though with fun. I was very surprised with the acceleration. It was awesome and it pulled my 185 pound body around better than a 125 2 stroke. OK, so I am more like 190, you got me! Anyway, it has great acceleration and it would definitely be competitive against ”normal” bikes under the right conditions. It goes 0-30 in 2 seconds and 0-55 in about 4. Unfortunately the top speed of about 45. Sure you can change the gearing(it has a 71? tooth rear sprocket stock), but then you will lose some acceleration.
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