How does the Zero DSR Black Forest edition do as an electric off-road adventure motorcycle? Go for a ride-along motorcycle review of this Zero DSR that was just put through 1000 miles of off-road travel on the Colorado Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR) and through the Rocky Mountains with Electric Cycle Rider. The whole adventure was completed using only existing, publicly available charging infrastructure with two charges at RV parks using 50 amp RV hookups. This video compares this electric adventure motorcycle to the last bike we did the COBDR on; a gas KTM 1090 Adventure R. Let the battle of gas vs. electric motorcycle begin!

You can watch the whole 24 minute documentary of the 1000 mile off-road electric motorcycle adventure from the Four Corners Monument to the Wyoming border on Electric Cycle Rider's channel here:
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The DSR Black Forest Edition by Zero Motorcycles is their adventure/dual-sport motorcycle. This version comes fitted with some adventure-focused accessories from the factory including a hard pannier system (great for motorcycle camping gear), a larger windscreen, and some more off-road focused adventure tires. For this adventure, the bikes also had the "Charge Tank" option which allows the bikes to be charged off of level 2 fast chargers using a J1772 plug AKA the "J Plug." The Charge Tank option drastically reduces the charging time of this electric motorcycle to a reasonable time for adventure touring travel. Learn more details about the bike, charging, range, ergonomics, ride quality, and off-road capability in this electric motorcycle review.

The Colorado BDR is an off-road-focused adventure motorcycle route that follows Colorado's Continental Divide from Four Corners Monument all the way to the Wyoming border. It is mostly off-road and passes through some of the most beautiful parts of the Rocky Mountains including the San Juans, Animas Forks ghost town, Telluride, Steamboat Springs and many more gorgeous spots. With additional diversions for charging and connecting routes back to the Colorado Front Range, these Zero DSR's ended up doing over 1000 miles of adventure travel over 7 days of ride time.

The electric motorcycle charging infrastructure along the route we rode is actually fairly robust (because these Zero DSR's had the Charge Tank option) with a diverse amount of commercial charging stations (including Chargepoint, EV Link, and more), free charging stations at municipalities & utility companies, and in a pinch, you can charge at a 50 AMP RV hookup in any RV park. In order to not be towed or use a generator, the bikes were charged at two RV parks towards the end of the route.

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS / Table of Contents:

00:00 Intro
00:40 Overview
01:08 Zero DSR Burnout & Acceleration
01:43 Zero DSR Power Vs. Range
02:45 Adventure Range
03:42 45 MPH Average Speed Issues/Cost
05:08 Making Friends
07:00 Bike Ergonomics
07:47 Suspension/Wheel Challenges
10:50 Awesome Drivetrain
12:50 Best Part Of The Zero DSR
13:20 What Is The Zero DSR Perfect For?
14:28 Time To Sell The Gas Bike?


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