Motorcycles
Zero FXE
Zero's US comparison states 85 mph (137 km/h) for the FXE. The ranked figure is 85 mph.
Top speed
Published as 85 mphPublished as 85 mphPublished as 85 mph
Zero's US model comparison prints 85 mph (137 km/h) as the FXE maximum. 85 mph is 136.8 km/h, so 137 km/h is Zero's rounding. The ranked figure is 85 mph.
In context
- 3.6× Usain Bolt's 100 m world-record paceSourced · Usain Bolt, 100 m in 9.58 s. World Athletics, Berlin 2009. Averaged over the race
- 1.3× 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 2.4 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
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.
- 137km/h85mph38.0m/s73.9knRanked figure
Zero's US model comparison prints 85 mph (137 km/h) as the FXE maximum. 85 mph is 136.8 km/h, so 137 km/h is Zero's rounding. The ranked figure is 85 mph.
Claimed
Reference
Specs
- Model
- FXE
- Maximum
- 85 mph
- Base MSRP
- Base MSRP from manufacturer, MY2026: $10,495
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