Updates

What is new

Changes to the Moto Zero site, newest first. The course text follows the PDF modules, edition 1.0, November 2026.

Released

1 and 2 November 2026

The first public build and the releases that followed on the same day.

17New

Motorcycle diagnostics, a clearer home page and a complete Repair section

  • Diagnose a problem: pick your bike, the area and what you notice to get the likely fault, whether it is safe to ride and the fix.
  • The home page has a "What is wrong with your bike?" section with repair search and common problems.
  • All 134 Repair part pages are now complete, including the drive chain, clutch, engine, gearbox and wiring.
  • The Overview shows each part's working animation beside its graphs, and closes cleanly on phones.
  • The Bike builder shows engine sizes from 100 to 400 cc and keeps its options beside the bike; click a part to edit it.
  • The crash course explains gear ratios with a moving gear pair.
  • Library now holds articles, motorcycle types, 3D models, technical illustrations and downloads.
16

Under the Engine, a full Repair section and spare parts

  • Under the Engine: a 125 cc engine in 3D with every gear, chain, fork and valve moving. Start it, pull the clutch, shift through the box, click any part. Its renders now illustrate the engine, clutch, gearbox, generator and ignition chapters.
  • Repair rebuilt: 274 problems with step-by-step diagnosis, 185 repairs from rider checks to workshop jobs, and 134 parts with links to the shop.
  • Spare parts for 41 best-selling bikes: intervals, prices and where to buy.
  • The Cockpit fits one screen with the dyno beside it, new switchgear and working sound on phones.
15

Crash course, Repair and part swapping

  • A 15-minute crash course: the whole bike, how the key parts work, and repair fundamentals.
  • Repair: search 63 problems by symptom or by part, with 58 step-by-step jobs, values and safety notes.
  • The Bike builder can swap seats, tanks, lights and wheels between the three bikes.
  • Eight more articles on maintenance and repair, and a gearing chart in the course.
  • A new menu: Course, Repair, Tools (with the Cockpit), Library (articles, types, history) and More. A sign-up for updates in the footer.
  • Motorcycle types: pictures on the timeline and a Diagrams or Photos switch.
14

Motorcycle types through the ages

  • A new Motorcycle types page under Course: sixteen types from the 1885 pioneer to the electric moped and e-boda, on a timeline with family filters.
  • Each type opens full screen with a labelled plate, a photograph, typical figures, landmark models, what came next and a link to the chapter that teaches it.
  • Twelve new plates (T01 to T12) on the downloads page, with the page text and data.
13

A new home page, model downloads and a circuit workbench

  • A new home page that leads into the site, with an "electrical components training: coming soon" section for working mechanics.
  • The 3D bike now lives at Overview, opening a component panel beside the bike.
  • Every 3D model can be downloaded as a GLB file.
  • A Circuit workbench under the Wiring Lab: change loads, fuse, wire and earth and see the effects.
  • Every chapter on the module pages has its own picture.
  • The fundi training programme on the About page.
12

Bike builder, graphs and animations in the course

  • The Bike builder: assemble a bike in 3D in workshop order, then change engine size, wheels, sprockets and colours and see the effects.
  • Interactive parts show graphs with reference curves: torque and power, piston motion, brake temperature and pad wear, gearing, motor torque.
  • Nine chapters now include the working animations.
  • Hidden parts show through a see-through shell when selected.
11

Easy and hard quizzes, photos and video

  • Quiz levels: easy, mixed and hard (timed).
  • Workshop video and photographs on the home page; the story behind Moto Zero on the About page.
  • A cleaner white theme with the Lato typeface.
10

My progress, new menu and new pages

  • A new menu in three groups (Explore, Course, More) and a full footer on every page.
  • My progress: chapters done, quiz bests and where you left off, saved in your browser with no login.
  • The quiz now has easy and hard levels for every module.
  • New pages: History, Downloads, About, Contact, and privacy, cookies and terms of use.
09New

Engine sound in the cockpit

  • The cockpit now has sound: engine note, starter, horn, indicator relay, gear clunks and switch clicks.
  • The Overview reads engine size from a link, so a lesson can open it with a given bore, stroke and compression ratio.
08Improved

Separate Overview and Cockpit, cleaner phones

  • The Overview and the Cockpit are now separate pages.
  • A plain white theme throughout, with no beige surfaces.
  • On phones the header is compact and no longer follows you down the page.
  • Sources and 3D models now link to the downloadable models on Sketchfab, with a contact for collaborations.
07Improved

Clearer 3D components and course pages

  • 3D component models move with the simulation, and an x-ray highlight shows the part you selected.
  • Component views show the model and its working side by side.
  • Learn has smaller images, white surfaces and the contents on top on phones.
  • A new typeface (Barlow) and a simple bike-building game for younger learners.
06New

Cockpit, Wiring Lab and 3D model library

  • A Cockpit page where every control of a 125 cc road motorcycle works.
  • The Wiring Lab: the main harness and the starting, charging and ignition circuits, with its original blue-and-orange design.
  • A 3D models gallery with all 56 models to rotate and inspect.
05Improved

One chapter per page

  • Learn now shows one chapter at a time, with breadcrumbs, a progress bar and previous and next links.
04New

Bike builder and course photographs

  • Build a bike: drag the parts onto the course plates to assemble a motorcycle.
  • Course photographs appear in chapters and on the module covers, with credits.
  • A full style and content check across the course text.
03New

Real 3D models and course plates

  • The site was rebuilt on the real course assets: 56 3D models, the 38 course plates and the controls cockpit.
  • Renders load as light still images until you open the 3D view.
  • Photo blocks, a glossary and further reading in every module.
01First release

Moto Zero goes online

  • The interactive Lab (now the Overview): a 3D motorcycle with every component explained.
  • Learn: the five course modules as web pages.
  • Quiz: questions on every module, with explanations.
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