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Brammo Empulse Discussion => Brammo Empulse => Topic started by: Brammofan on May 09, 2012, 11:05:07 AM

Title: LA Times Article on the Empulse
Post by: Brammofan on May 09, 2012, 11:05:07 AM
It's by Susan Carpenter:
Electric motorcycle has Hollywood debut (http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-motorcycles-brammo-20120509,0,7439077.story)

There is a video on that page - can't be embedded here...yet. Go take a look.
Title: Re: LA Times Article on the Empulse
Post by: machone on May 09, 2012, 11:52:19 AM
0-60 in.............5 seconds!!

So really we're looking at an Yamaha RD350 or slow 400s for off the line comparisons?
Title: Re: LA Times Article on the Empulse
Post by: EmpulseRider on May 09, 2012, 12:37:26 PM
Quote from: machone on May 09, 2012, 11:52:19 AM
0-60 in.............5 seconds!!

So really we're looking at an Yamaha RD350 or slow 400s for off the line comparisons?

Where did you get that 0-60 number from?
Title: Re: LA Times Article on the Empulse
Post by: protomech on May 09, 2012, 12:41:57 PM
0-60 time is stated by BrammoBrian in the LA Times video (go to about 2:10 in).

It's about as fast or a bit faster than my GS500 (which was no sport bike). Actually quite a bit faster if you didn't dump the clutch. Wonder if you can do that on the Empulse.
Title: Re: LA Times Article on the Empulse
Post by: Richard230 on May 09, 2012, 05:16:29 PM
That is the best video report I have yet seen for the Empulse R.  I must say that the bike has a much larger radiator than I had expected. Brammo must need to get rid of a lot of heat at the bike's top speed.
Title: Re: LA Times Article on the Empulse
Post by: machone on May 10, 2012, 03:44:51 AM
Why didn't they let her ride it?

If the first deliveries are in June, it doesn't leave much time for reviews.