Huge Design’s Zero FX-Based Futuristic SuperMoto Bolt-On Kit

With Zero’s FX and Huge Designs sleek new bolt-on kit, you can now buy an electric supermoto from the year 2040, today!

For this year’s One Motorcycle Show in Portland, the San Francisco-based Huge Design opted to unveil a wildly sleek Zero FX Supermoto custom. You may remember a few years back when Huge released a really cool scifi-esque bolt-on café kit for Honda’s CBR1000RR, though we’re even more taken with the design firm’s latest work, which the company absolutely knocked out of the park.

The Build

Starting with Zero’s 2018 FX — the electric marque’s most off-road-oriented model — Huge ridded the ebike of its less-than-sexy bodywork to make room for the new futuristic supermoto panels. Starting out front, Huge has crafted an angular MX-style “tank” section that features sections similar to Husqvarna’s Svartpilen/Vitpilen tank (albeit further forward), before draping down into a sleek radiator-shroud style shape.

Moving back we have the traditional, long MX-style saddle, though notches have been cutout just beneath it towards the front of the bike on either side of the faux fuel-cell, presumably allowing air to pass through while also happening to look pretty kickass as well. Finishing out the sleek stripped-down SuMo, we have a tail piece that looks like something you’d see on the 2039 YZ450, culminating in an LED strip taillight that caps off the tail, keeping the area above the rear Shinko slick — which, while looks cool, wouldn’t be our first choice of rubber on a supermoto —incredibly tidy.

The awkward stock headlight and fender units — which our buddy Abhi over at Bike-urious compared to a “robot owl” in his review of a 2016 Zero FXS —have been replaced by a gorgeous modern interpretation of a high-mounted MX style fender and a single HID bulb, housed in a slash-cut headlight cover. The forks have also received a really nifty set of futuristic-looking fork-guards, keeping in line with the futuristic SuMo theme.

Unlike internal combustion motorcycle engines, electric powertrains on bikes have traditionally been a bit of an eyesore, so it’s all the more impressive that Huge was able to turn the batteries and motor into what now actually looks pretty darn good, thanks to custom covers, a neat see-through hole section on the bottom, and a mini belly-pan piece.

Bolt-On Goodness

Quite possibly the best part of this custom is that, like Huge’s CBR1KRR café kit, this breathtaking build is being offered as a bolt-on kit available to the public. Details don’t appear to be available yet (nor does the kit appear to be for sale just yet), we can assume it will likely be priced similarly to the Honda RR kit which sold for $3,000 US — not cheap, but not unreasonable on top of a new five-figure motorcycle.

While the big hole in the swing-arm continues to bother me to no end every time I see one of these bikes, overall I can’t find anything else I don’t like about this build (though a chain conversion would have also been nice). The thing genuinely looks like a straight up supermoto from several decades into the future. Plus it’s all the cooler knowing this isn’t just some unobtainable one-off creation, in the near-future anyone can order this bolt-on kit and have this very bike. Love it!

Why It Matters: The Best of Both Worlds

The mere fact Zero manages to remain in business speaks volumes about the quality of their product (and tech). As Erik Buell will tell you; starting a successful motorcycle company is an insanely uphill battle that necessitates far more than just a good product. While Zero has rightfully and undeniably earned a solid reputation for its wares, the Bay Area-based firm has never moved product based on the strength of its bikes’ appearance. So this new kit from Huge is right up our alley as it allows for all the fun (and torque!) Zeros have to offer, while getting that sex-on-wheels style that’s never been associated with the electric brand.