Motorcycles
Zero DSR/X
Zero's US comparison states 112 mph (180 km/h) for the DSR/X. The ranked figure is 180 km/h.
Top speed
Published as 180 km/hPublished as 180 km/hPublished as 180 km/h
Zero's US model comparison prints 112 mph (180 km/h) as the DSR/X maximum. 180 km/h is 111.8 mph, so 112 mph is Zero's rounding. The ranked figure is 180 km/h.
In context
- 1.7× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
- A football field in 1.8 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
- London to New York in 30 h 57 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle
Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.
This list
Why it's so fast
A motorcycle is fast because the air only has to get around a rider and a fairing, not a cabin. The engine still has to stay in its power band, and many of the big numbers are factory limiters.
A small hole in the air
Less frontal area means less drag for a given speed. The rider's tuck is part of the shape. A sitting-up test is a different motorcycle.
Limiters are common
A published top speed on a modern sport bike is often an electronic cap the makers agreed to, not the speed the engine would reach with the cap removed.
The capped one people mean is the Suzuki Hayabusa.
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Provenance
Every measurement
Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.
- 180km/h112mph50.0m/s97.2knRanked figure
Zero's US model comparison prints 112 mph (180 km/h) as the DSR/X maximum. 180 km/h is 111.8 mph, so 112 mph is Zero's rounding. The ranked figure is 180 km/h.
Claimed
Reference
Specs
- Model
- DSR/X
- Maximum
- 180 km/h
- Base MSRP
- Base MSRP from manufacturer, MY2026: $20,995
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