Nuts, if you listened to my interview with Frodus then you know I've been on that forum since almost the beginning. I started my blog and podcast for a reason, and that reason was because I could no longer stand the vitriol on elmoto any longer. There used to be a lot of what I thought was fun debate over elmoto racing that I stirred up, as well as builds and everything else. At the time not many people had the money for builds, but as we have seen more and more people have been actually building bikes. But, Ted wanted it to be only about builds and PM'd me into submission. Add to that Mechanic, who has said things that make me certain he is anything but, and you double the vitriol and I decided to make my own corner and if anyone wanted listen then cool (and then it became a small little monster of its own).
Obviously most of the people on the elmoto forum are good people, as is why I have started venturing over there again. But I find the atmosphere to be mostly toxic. I set mechanic off with my comment. My frustration is that Brammo has stated sooo many times on why they use a 6-speed transmission that it is infuriating when publications make it obvious they haven't bothered to pay attention to the very thing they are writing about. However, the comment I made was not from anything Brammo said, but a few years ago a few article were written about transmissions and electric motorcycles, and one of them I am pretty sure was James Parker. Anyway, the jist was a 2 or 3 speed just wasn't viable. I would have loved to have replied but the thread just went off the deep end, and I prefer to not feed the trolls.
As for hanging out here, I am very grateful they haven't thrown me out yet. And actually grateful they let me hang out at all.
Edit: Found it!
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/750/10144/Motorcycle-Article/Brammo-Shifts-Gears.aspx Parker didn't write it but is quoted.
