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Sorry - no posting of these copyright protected photos here, until May 9.
Energica's webpage header image sure paints a bizarre picture...
I'm going to be chased by a couple of other bikers (riding the same type of bike as mine), and then wind up at the sea side with a hot, barefooted babe, but keep my riding suit on (including my helmet) while I talk to her.
I would have thought that a helmet would be a rather impractical barrier to intimacy. But what do I know? Perhaps that's how they roll in Italy!
CRP unveiled that at EICMA in Milan last November. They announced last week that they won't bee racing this year in the TTXGP or the e-Power. Also, one of their riders, Shelina Moreda, was recently outed by Brammo as one of their test riders on the Empulse.
But yes, it's a pretty cool bike.
I was going to say that the computer might not let you rev with the clutch pulled in in the first place, but they may need to allow it to engage for no other reason than for the occasional need to help the gears engage (most notably if you coast to a stop with the clutch pulled in, then it is hard to downshift without blipping the clutch slightly).
With respect to having a neutral - it might actually cost more to get rid of it as that would require a custom gear set rather than taking a stock design (they are likely going to need a somewhat unique set of ratios compared to an ICE bike, but choosing different gear cogs is less of a customization than removing a neutral mechanism). One advantage to having neutral is having the bike sitting, on, but in a mode where nobody can run over themselves by grabbing the wrong handlebar. When I test rode the Zero there was a little safety lesson before I could board the bike that involved basically "keep in mind that if you touch the throttle now it *will* move so watch what you do".
It might take less power to put a small speaker that emits a whining sound when you twist the throttle while disengaged. How about some LEDs in the motor casing that make it look like a plasma ball is forming?
$18,000 USD, to account for the more expensive suspension, frame, gearbox, larger motor, more powerful charger, cooling system, etc. You know what they say. You get what you pay for.
The Oregon-based company will produce two versions, the Brammo Empulse and the Brammo Empulse R. Brammo has released new specifications for the R version though it’s not clear what differentiates the two models. The Empulse R will likely be a faired version similar to the Empulse RR TTXGP racebike. More specific differences will come when both versions of the Brammo Empulse are revealed May 8.
RR--race bike
R--pseudo race bike--Empulse with fairing
Empulse-naked bike
As for battery??
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