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Brammo Empulse Discussion => Brammo Empulse => Topic started by: Gavin on November 13, 2012, 01:38:36 PM
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If Brammo needs more people to ride the Empulse in the Mountains covered in snow...well, yes Jeremy can do that...but I can too :)
Gavin
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Photo entitled "How do you turn an Eclipsed Black bike into White Noise.."
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different location...from Scuderia West
Gavin
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Above Malibu.
Gavin
waiting, patiently, for a "above Albuquerque" shot....
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Charging in Malibu
Gavin
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Does the Fully Adjustable 43mm Marzocchi Forks come in black as pictured on the black R at the top of the thread?
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Does the Fully Adjustable 43mm Marzocchi Forks come in black as pictured on the black R at the top of the thread?
Not the production ones AFAIK. The production bikes also have the gold ring around the motor housing and the orange wires.
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I think the non r might have those shocks.
Gavin
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Well that's to bad... I ordered the black R and after seeing the black bike with black forks I really wished the fully adjustable forks came in black! That looks great!
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Yeah, I saw a photo of a White Empulse with the black shocks and was, "ohhh, that looks nice"...was told it was the non r....
but who knows....
Gavin
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Gavin
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Yeah, I saw a photo of a White Empulse with the black shocks and was, "ohhh, that looks nice"...was told it was the non r....
but who knows....
Gavin
Eric Bostrom's wheelie bike has the black forks...anybody know if it is an R or non R?
(http://brammofan.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/hireswheelie.jpg)
Gavin
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http://brammofan.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/hireswheelie.jpg (http://brammofan.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/hireswheelie.jpg)
hi rez version...don't see a red "R"...so probably a non r....
i do like the look of that white empulse with the black fork.
Gavin
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The only difference between the R and non-R (aka the "E1", I asked the Brammo folks what they called the "non-R" and that's what I was told) is some carbon fiber bits and the suspension.
Specs page says (http://www.brammo.com/empulse_specifications/):
ER: Fully Adjustable 43mm Marzocchi Forks
E1: Semi-Adjustable 43mm Marzocchi Forks
The Fully Adjustable forks are "gold", while the Semi-Adjustable are black. So by definition, if the bike has black forks, it's an E1, if they are gold, it's an ER.
I suppose you could take the black forks and put them on the ER, but then you would have an E-Frankenstein!
Heck, if you really wanted black forks, you could trade with somebody who bought an E1. I'm sure many people would trade up for Fully Adjustable forks. Or you could paint your gold forks.
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I wonder if Marzocchi makes the fully adjustable in Black...perhaps it could be a special order?
and yes, I am always looking for ways to make Brammo's job harder :)
Gavin
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There's always this (http://www.farmandfleet.com/products/324531-m-d-building-products-polyethylene-tube-pipe-insulation.html?utm_medium=shoppingengine&utm_source=googlebase&gclid=CMby_bqx0bMCFREx4AodUwoApA#.UKUXWJjO1BM):
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Just posted - a pic of Brammo CEO Craig Bramscher with the Empulse in Portland, Oregon:
(http://distilleryimage8.instagram.com/9deee6ca2f4511e2a7ed22000a1f8f24_7.jpg) (http://instagram.com/p/SDsbOLJOqM/)
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Very nice! I take it he was not riding it hence the lack of proper gear ;D. Seriously though... we need to see these "in the wild" around the Denver area sooner than later ;)
BTW, Brammo told me they would announce the Colorado dealer weeks ago, I wonder what happened.
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Very nice! I take it he was not riding it hence the lack of proper gear ;D. Seriously though... we need to see these "in the wild" around the Denver area sooner than later ;)
BTW, Brammo told me they would announce the Colorado dealer weeks ago, I wonder what happened.
The update I got in early Nov. was that they were running some paperwork through the State of Colorado to make everything kosher, but everything is on track.
I posted a link a while back about all the paperwork it takes to make a dealership happen in Colorado. They have plenty of hoops here in Colorado, and everything moves at the speed of a Soviet-era bread line.
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I'm still looking around and trying to catch a wiff of a dealership north of the 49th. *sigh*
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nice photo from the cycleworld site....
Gavin
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Better shot if you make it large. My browser does a very poor job of resizing to fit into a small box.
http://www.cycleworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Brammo-Empulse-R_002.jpg (http://www.cycleworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Brammo-Empulse-R_002.jpg)
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gavin
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I can't wait for the day when street corners look like that...with multiple electric bikes parked at the curb.
And....why isn't that white one in my garage right now?? :)
Gavin
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And....why isn't that white one in my garage right now?? :)
That question leaps to my mind whenever I see any news/pictures/video at all from Brammo these days. "Yes, yes. Very nice... but where'e my Empulse?"
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the first customer Empulse R in the wild...well the wild of Scuderia West, San Fran...
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Gavin
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Keeping Chevy Volts company...
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Very nice. Keep up the photos, we appreciate it.
I wonder why you picked red? :)
It will interesting to see how parking goes as more EV's get out on the road. I know I once had the Enertia Plus moved out of a parking space and into a small space next to the spot...they left me plugged in, which was nice, but it still pissed me off...they figured a full parking spot is for cars only...
grrrr
Gavin
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Ain works at Edit: redacted. Red is kind of the signature color ; )
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Yeah...I knew that (Ain, a warning, we are a curious and resourceful group :) )....
I was trying to get Ain to say that...so it wouldn't seem like we are all spying on him when it comes out...
Gavin
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Ahem.. sometimes being used to digging for scraps can get ahead of me..
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Ain works at Edit: redacted. Red is kind of the signature color ; )
No worries guys...I actually DON'T work at Netflix anyone. The Internet isn't always up to date. ;)
The RED Empluse had nothing to do with my former workplace's color. I think it's a long standing affliction that started with a red Honda XR100 when I was 9 years old. :P
- Ain
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And the Empulse goes international...seen here in Hong Kong...
Gavin
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and an Empulse R in Berlin
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Gavin
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More bikes heading south to San Fransisco
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Gavin
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lovely lady...lovely bike...
Gavin
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This one goes to 11.... :)
on a related note...Brammo if this is a Beta bike...I am more than happy to test it also...cold weather challenge...high speed challenge...distance challenge...anything you need :)
Gavin
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love this photo
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