A broken Zero attracts much attention. Photo: plugbike

A Zero MX electric motocross bike crashed at the e-Moto MX electric series in Switzerland on April 24 when the frame broke in the first lap.

Pictures suggest a complete failure at the neck of the frame, though the exact nature of the break and its cause are not known.

The frame will be shipped to Zero's headquarters in California for examination.

Rider Tommy Heimburg was left with a concussion, a partially collapsed lung, and possibly some broken vertebrae. He will recover.

The race was won by a rider on a Quantya MX, which allegedly remained in one piece throughout.

What would MacGiver had done ? Posted by Mr X 29-04-2010 15:07 » Report this comment to administrator Now if it had been divided by zero, that would have been newsworthy. Posted by Fazer 29-04-2010 16:56 » Report this comment to administrator I guess that's what happens when a bicycle builder makes a MX bike   You can bet that won't happen to the new KTM e-bike. Going up in flames, that's a whole other situation that all makers could succumb to. Posted by Singletrack 29-04-2010 20:22 » Report this comment to administrator 10-15 years ago the same thing happend to Triumph street bikes.    I wonder what the story will be - Bad weld or Bad frame material. Posted by pat walker 30-04-2010 08:06 » Report this comment to administrator bad design more like.....dummies. Reminds me of the R-101.    Cheerio,. Posted by peter 30-04-2010 10:38 » Report this comment to administrator That's what I call unplugged. Or the extension cord was too short.    At least you can follow the race by plug-in your radio on the batteries. Posted by JoBlo 03-05-2010 13:39 » Report this comment to administrator