Zero Motorcycles electrifies the desert at Babes in the Dirt
The electric motorcycle manufacturer brought its XE and XB models to California's legendary off road gathering, inviting riders to experience silent, torque rich performance on sand and soil.
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Zero Motorcycles descended on the California desert for Babes in the Dirt, the spirited off road gathering where riders of all backgrounds gather to celebrate two wheels, open terrain and uncomplicated community. The brand erected its distinctive black exhibition tent, fitted with demo bikes and lined with the XE and XB models in a row, their white bodywork catching the harsh desert light.
The XE and XB represent Zero’s vision of electric off road performance: lightweight machines that deliver instant torque without the mechanical complexity of traditional engines. Riders spent the weekend putting both models through their paces on desert terrain, experiencing the particular silence that comes with electric propulsion and discovering how that absence of engine noise sharpens one’s connection to speed, line and surface beneath the tyres.
The event celebrated the democratisation of dirt riding. Babes in the Dirt has long drawn women and gender non conforming riders into spaces where off road motorcycling feels welcoming and fundamental, stripped of pretence. Zero’s presence at the gathering reflected a brand philosophy: that electric motorcycles belong not in showrooms but in the hands of riders who understand that the future of riding lies in torque delivery and handling finesse, not in the romance of a combustion engine.
The weekend crystallised something worth noting about electric motorcycles in 2024. These are no longer machines for the curious or the ideologically committed. They are machines for riders who simply want to go fast, feel the dirt, and arrive home without the familiar weight of petrochemical machinery between their legs.
Imagery courtesy of Zero Motorcycles (@zeromotorcycles).
