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Brammo Empulse / Got it.
« on: July 30, 2016, 12:58:22 PM »
Finally rode my fully functional empulse yesterday.
I did hear some disterbing news from the shop hand, danny, that my bike "would be the last brammo they service" I don't know if I bugged the guy to the point he'd  lie to me to keep me away but it was a hassle, the charged me 800 dollars for 7 hours of labor then assured me that there where numerous bolts and he had never seen anything like it ( I tried to make the point that Polaris should have had some kind of training that would have maybe reduced this time like I'm sure anyone of them could rebuild a carb faster than I could)
 
I'll do my best to post more pics in between charges. But more than happy overall

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http://www.victorymotorcycles.com/en-us/shop/parts#/Victory/V16EZBRRBB%2f%2fCB_EMPULSE_TT_(2016)_(R03)/BATTERIES_AND_CHARGING_SYSTEM%2c_ON_BOARD_CHARGER_-_V16EZBRRBB%2f%2fCB_(800122)/122424/130409
That's a link to the 2016 empulse charging controller or on board controller and I've attached a close up of my on board charger/charging controller. I am hoping to get a hold of the on board charger from the orange county Westminster polaris dealers from their 2014 as Chocula  so helpfully suggested. I've contacted Chris and he's looking into it.
As far as I can tell the new one has 2 wire clusters and mine has three: 2 orange cables and 2 small individual wires one black one white I'm doing all of this without actually having the bike so sorry for the guess work but that's why I need help!
Always much appreciated

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I'd love to get an unbiased opinion and apparently all I have is time.

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Brammo Empulse / My Empulse thus far
« on: May 09, 2016, 02:23:04 PM »
It all started March 22, collected my payment and I was about to get on the highway  (50 miles from Fort collins to Lafayette) and the seller informs me the bike isn't charging. ....

It took him about a week to get the bike in due to freak snow storms in Colorado and another 3 weeks for polaris to assess that it was probably the charging controller I renegotiated a price with the seller based on the cost to repair the bIke of my freaking dreams.

Flash forward a month to when I actually buy the bike April 19th the part is on back order and is set to begin it's journey to lakewood  (my new closest empulse "mechanic") in another week Friday the 30th. I called nearly every day following the shipping to try and get a tracking number.

Now last friday, the 6th, I call ask the same old "tracking number?" Question and the guy on the phone says "oh my god, I'll be right back" and puts me on hold. After an agonizing minute he comes back to tell me he's  holding the part. (Believe me in the time I spent talking with the people there trying to convince them to let me take a swing at it I could have removed the charging controller at least).

Of course they can't just put in on last friday and due to the riding season ramping up and them never knowing when the part was going to come in they expect to get to it Wednesday or possibly tuesday..... they got to it Wednesday (see below ).

I needed to replace the brake lever and I talked myself into a fender reducer, and I was able to find and get in parts so I went in last Saturday morning and pleaded with them to just let me put the charging controller in, but they didn't want me screwing anything up and I'd rather not give them a reason to void my remaining battery warranty  (I feel like they would probably make that a nightmare too based on this experience with polaris). They did let me put on the fender reducer and new matching brake/clutch levers, I mean they had it all stripped down (seat/fairings) very quick easy job done in under an hour for both.

I'm not happy mainly because of the price I'm paying for this charging controller but my plan is to avoid polaris like the plague and find a better way to get parts even if it's ordering it though polaris. I went to the victory dealer in fort collins but when I went in I didn't even see a banner for the empulse and they seemed very confused by them taking over brammo warranties and directed me to lakewood :/

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