Michael “Woolie” Woolaway facelifts Zero Motorcycles SR/S into a retro-futurist café racer - Yanko Design

When master fabricator Michael "Woolie" Woolaway gets downwardly to fabricating a wheel using old school techniques – it results in pure magic. A visually-pleasing course that resonates with the perfect symmetry of shapes that evoke a sense of excitement even earlier i pushes the throttle. For a change, Michael embarked on creating a custom electric bike – the offset electrical motorcycle that he has laid hands on for a thrilling collaboration. The collaboration betwixt Zero Motorcycles and Deus ex Machina – courtesy of Michael's creative inputs has resulted in a stunning custom-made all-electric SR/S café racer.

Nothing Motorcycles SR/S was introduced in Feb this year, and it instantly resonated with buyers given its superior design and better range over the street cycle Zero SR/F. Rewind back to terminal year when Woolaway came across Zero Motorcycles Race Team engineers at the 98th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb competition in Colorado Springs – the idea to customize a Null electric motorcycle was sparked in the legendary fabricator's mind. And what improve style to exercise information technology than on the Zero Motorcycles SR/S – information technology'south a clean slate that tin can be modified with creative freedom. That's because at that place are no gas tanks and the presence of a trellis frame makes it ideal to weave the magic. He was sent a stock SR/Southward before its unveil and fifty-fifty though he had to counter the difficulties related to coronavirus lockdown, Woolaway used decades of manufacture connections to keep things going. As he elaborated, "I wanted to do something kind of old and new, quondam shapes that I grew upward with and new technology, no computer piece of work, just foam, plastic, shaping and measuring tools, transfer tools and kind of the sometime schoolhouse way."

The custom SR/South capable of churning out 114 hp and a top speed of 124 mph is crafted from a unmarried carbon mold of carbon fiber composites and Woolaway likewise took help from aerospace engineers from Lockheed Martin who helped with the monocoque assembly. Of course, at that place are custom inclusions similar manus-diddled windscreen from Zippo Gravity, race car-style winglets, a brand-new seat from Saddlemen, custom pollex brake from Spain, Showa suspension, and ultra-light Dymag carbon wheels. Apparently, this is the beginning time the master crafter has been able to unleash his artistic bits to organically shape something. As he added, "You're thinking virtually part and seating position and weight distribution, distance to the pegs… I've never been able to just organically create a shape for a motorcycle like this ever. And information technology was a great experience and I hope everybody likes it."

Designers: Zero Motorcycles with Michael "Woolie" Woolaway