Brammo Owners Forum

After 2 years of constant riding the last 2 years have only seen intermittent riding. Last night I was to take it for a longer ride than usual (20mi vs 15mi) and upon checking it was down to 97% so hooked it up for charging to top things off.  Screen was showing all pixels black when I went down a couple hours later to start my ride. Everything except the screen was behaving normally so I took the chance. By the end of the 10mi leg was able to barely make out the information on the screen. Parked for a couple hours and the same process repeated on the return trip. We're having a slight cold spell here, about 39F but the temperature has never been an issue before and the original failure was while still in the garage.

Any ideas/recommendations?

2009 Enertia. Original screen was replaced in Jan/Feb 2010 but has otherwise been working fine.

That would be a custom AC inverter right, or is there some simple way to get 120VAC from 72VDC?

Good find! 

I was thinking about the earlier comment/question you had about whether the USB connection on the bike is powered or not.  I don't know the answer, but this morning, after riding in the 40 degree temps and freezing my fingers, I researched a bit on heated gloves and... of course most of them have to be powered off the vehicle's 12V system. 

Amazing that no one has yet to come up with a basic aftermarket 12v socket for the Enertia. 

Didn't realize you guys started getting that cold so early, is that normal for this time of year? I don't recall it being that cold in my many years in Southern Ontario until closer to Halloween.

Can't wait to see another Enertia in the wild, even if it's just a rental.

I don't know the legality of riding without a headlight during the day but I do know the manufacturers are required to have the headlight running. I wouldn't consider riding without the headlights on -- heck I used to run with them on in my car (before automated systems).

As an aside you can ride an Enertia without the headlight on...it looks like it only checks to see if the headlight is on when starting from a dead stop. Of course this would mean having to blip the headlight on every time you stop, but I guess if you're into saving a couple pennies a day. Then again, you'd save more money by going on an extreme diet, both from food costs and less energy required to accelerate.

How many miles per charge do you really get?  Have you ever run out?

With the hills on my commute I estimate 30 miles. I regularly hit 25 miles and have yet to run out.

How fast does it really go?  If i only weigh 150, will it go over 60 mph?

I'm 200lbs and am carrying a full load in my backpack and I can get to 60 going up a pretty steep hill. I've had not problem getting it to 70 on the freeway the few times I've tried.

How comfortable is the ride for a decently long trip.

This is a non-issue since it only has enough charge for about an hour of 35mph riding.

How visible Is it, do you worry about being run over by a truck, it seems pretty small

It's a relatively tall bike...in some ways you're more visible than in your Golf. Like any motorcycle the biggest danger is people pulling out in front of you. Having cars lane change into you happens periodically but is pretty easy to avoid.

How bad is the milage when you take it on a 55 mile and hour road?

If you're doing 55mph your range will drop a fair bit. I'd be surprised to get 20 miles.

Does is tell you your expeced range left or just have a gadge?

One of the dash screens (the one I always use) indicates an estimate of remaining range.

I’m coming from never riding a motorcycle but wanting the most efficient commuting vehicle when weather is favorable.

Please take a motorcycle safety course.

Does that big hill seem to pull more out of the battery each time (on the same charge)? I have a hill with a 45mph speed limit on the beginning + end of my commute and it really seems to suck more out of the batteries at the end than the beginning.