Brammo Owners Forum

The problem with hydrogen is that it is part of a classic bait and switch.  They talk up "green" hydrogen, but in the end the vast majority of it comes from natural gas.

Any updates on this?  My bike just started doing this.  Of course its on the same day I put the bike up for sale.

Looks like it's donor bikes and sourcing parts from where Brammo got parts.., I.e. Parker, SEVCON, etc.

It looks like Sevcon parts might disappear as well...https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2017/07/17/1047327/0/en/Sevcon-Signs-Definitive-Agreement-to-be-Acquired-by-BorgWarner.html

First question you need to answer: What's the value of a warranty if there is no one trained to work on the bike, or parts take half the warranty period to arrive?  Will the shop service the bike is sells?

Second... Are you comfortable with the TT depreciation?  In a year or two you might have a boat anchor if Polaris comes out with a new model (not likely), or drops production of the TT.  (Note Polaris stock is down about 40% for the last year... the TT is not a priority).

I'm not sure I can recommend a used one either.   Why not a few grand more for a Zero S?

Quote from: CAT in HAWAII on April 24, 2016, 11:01:41 AM

I have the bags, well,, had cases,, and yes the mounting is special for BRAMMO,,

I may sell them shortly,,, I don't use them as much as I used to,,,

CAT - if you have mounts that you're willing to sell, I'd love to buy them.  I can't find a set of GIVI mounts for my Empulse anywhere.  I already have a set of GIVI bags from a previous bike, but no mounts.

Note that your existing bags might not fit on this mount.  I have some old GIVI bags that will not fit on this mount.  Actually I wish the old ones would work.  I have never had any problems with GIVI bags until I got these for my Empulse.  Both keys cores popped out of the bag after about a year of use, making it so the bags could never lock, or always be locked.

I think you'll be disappointed if you expect the Empulse to cost less for service than any other motorcycle.  I have found the cost of service a bit disappointing for my Empulse.  I have also found that specific electric work, such as software updates, gets ignored during the service.  I now do most service myself.  The Polaris dealership where I bought it stopped accepting Empulse's for a while, but takes them now.

Kill switch on?

No kill switch or side stand.  There is a slight noise coming from somewhere below the "tank" and above the batteries when I twist the throttle.  Ended up having the wife pick me and the bike up.  Glad I have a trailer.  I don't think that this is a moisture issue as the bike hasn't seen rain for months.  I've been riding it for the last two weeks in sunny weather.  Before that it was sitting in the garage waiting for parts to replace the chain and sprockets.  The strange thing is that for the last week I was getting the best range ever according to the SOC.

Skuzzle - When you say no recall work, does that include the tail light /license plate rear arm? IMHO, this is a very important safety update and I'd work with Adam to get that piece to you you. It should be relatively easy to install. While your at it, get the chain spacer thingie that keeps the chain from wearing a grove in the swing arm.

Tail light done.  I was referring to the gear box breather.  I'm not sure if I would have it done anyway as I don't ride in very low temperatures.  The chain spacer thingie would be good.