Brammo Owners Forum

Got this this AM and thought some of you who do not have an order would like to read it anyway.

Dear george bower,

As someone who has pre-ordered an Empulse you clearly share our passion and you will be pleased to hear that we are rapidly approaching 1000 customer pre orders. One lucky customer from the first 1000 pre-orders will be selected at random and their Empulse will be a gift from Brammo. It could be you! Help us get to 1,000 pre-orders by referring a friend. Follow this link to share with your friends: Share >>

When we announced the Empulse range of electric motorcycles on July 15th even we didn’t anticipate the overwhelming response that we have received from customers, dealers and journalists around the world. Since then we have announced our strategic partnership with Flextronics, this relationship will enable Brammo to establish a manufacturing capability in each of our major markets very quickly, while maintaining our reputation for producing electric motorcycles of the highest quality.

Development work on the Empulse continues apace and during testing the pre-production prototypes have consistently exceeded our expectations. This work will continue through the winter into 2011 and we will keep you informed of progress.

We are also in the process of establishing a Brammo authorized dealer network in both North America and Europe. We expect to have this network substantially in place for the 2011 riding season. Best Buy will remain an integral part of this network in North America. If you have a favorite motorcycle dealer you can share that information with us here: Dealer Referral.

In November Brammo attended the 68th EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, this is the oldest and largest show of its type in the world. It was an excellent opportunity for our European customers and dealers to see our motorcycles meet Brammo and pre-order the Enertia Plus and Empulse.

This is the first in a series of newsletters specifically for Brammo customers who have preordered an Empulse. If you have any questions about your Empulse simply email empulse@brammo.com at any time.

I think it is good to think "outside-the-box", but your idea might have been unsafe.

What about some bars that go up and down electronically?? That's variable geometry.
Pretty impractical on the Empulse. Maybe on a Goldwing.

How do you brake from the upper hand position?
Gavin

I don't. I need to move to the lower position. I only use the upper bars if I'm in a situation where I won't need the brakes for a while.

For a motorcycle, going 60 mph or more, or in town going slower but having idiots trying to turn left on me and such, well I sure wouldn't want my hands that far from the brakes.
Gavin

Agreed. This would be for highway use.

You would need a second throttle and brake lever right?

The riser bars work good on the ebike because the bike has a pedal sensor that reads what your pedalling rpm is. It adjusts the electric motor assist based on that--ie the faster you pedal the more assist you have.

That of course would not work on the Empulse. I was thinking a true cruise control (as opposed to a throttle lock) would work as most of my miles will be highway miles. The other way would be to do what Highlander suggested----2 throttles.

So that leads me to ask you guys: Do you know of any aftermarket cruise controls exist?? I would think they would. The more complicated mod would be a "Y" split on the throttle cable or maybe 2 separate cables. soooo: you guys ever heard of that. I have not.

Gavin Quote:
"" Leaning forward you do feel more in touch with your bike...your balance is more forward, you will be using more muscles as you move more with your bike instead of riding it as a passenger (if that makes sense).""



Yes, this is what I was thinking. Another friend said it's more like ---not COUNTER leaning, as opposed to just matching the bikes natural lean angles.

Brian,
At least give me a 0.5C, 220V off board charger.

Thx GSB

GeorgeS,

If you can find a backroads route for the commute, you might be able to do the entire thing without recharging in the middle - maybe 40-45 mph.

No way, 65 is the min, 75 is more like it w/ a blast past some a them Harleys!!! Can you imagine an off the line race. LOL!!!

If Brammo is supposed to have production up and running in Europe at Flextronics by April, 2011, Does this possibly imply that Empulse production could be a little earlier in the US??