A few short months after Zero Motorcycles revealed its newest SR/F model, the California electric motorcycle manufacturer has unveiled the Zero XP, a custom build from Hugo Eccles of Untitled Motorcycles.
Last year, while the SR/F was in the final stages of development, Zero gave Hugo exclusive access to the pre-production prototypes and to their team of engineering and electronics experts.

?We?ve been fans of Hugo?s work since we saw his Hyper Scrambler, says Zero?s VP of Product Development, Brian Wismann. ?We felt the SR/F was the perfect fit for Hugo?s future-forward design approach.?
For Hugo, who trained at the Royal College of Art in London and has worked on concept cars for Ford, the SR/F project was an opportunity to rethink the design language of motorcycles.
?When you?re dealing with an internal combustion engine, you have built-in physical constraints,? he explains.
?The fuel tank has to sit above the motor to gravity-feed the carbs, the carbs are positioned away from turbulent airflow, the exhaust is routed to avoid heating the fuel or the rider, and so on.?

?But those rules don?t apply to an electric motorcycle?and that freedom is an incredible opportunity for a designer. If things like a fuel tank, exhaust, carbs, and clutch are no longer necessary, then what is"?
Apparently, not a whole lot. The bodywork of the Zero XP is minimal, with just enough to support the rider. And what there is, seems to float off the frame almost like an exploded diag...