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Not too sure where you're coming from with that , but I would expect the Empulse to have a much better range on pavement. 60/80/100 mile range on the Empulse. Encite will probably be set up with around 30 mile range to keep weight from the battery and motor down for dirt track purposes. It will, of course, depend on how hard you ride, too.

Ultimately, if someone wants to steal your stuff, there's little you can really do about it. The best we can usually do is keep the honest people honest. Stolen riding gear has been an issue for many years and we just take a certain amount of risk if we leave anything attached to the bike when we leave it parked. Much as we do with our cars in parking garages and leave anything in them. But I saw some pretty good ideas on this thread for makeshift systems that would work fairly well.

As far as cargo, there are tank bags as well that you can get that ride in front of you. They also give some cushion when you lean into it. Add on some properly made saddlebags and you have a decent setup. I'm pretty sure Brammo will come out with some sort of cargo equipment on their site. The plus would be that it is adapted to fit properly.

I'm thinking ATV. Rear brakes are hardly used most of the time on them but when you need it to drag down a steep slope you need it. More spring in the back would make sense too of you've ever played on tough trails.

I'd love to see what they could come up with on them.

Brammo released some new information here http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/05/brammo-six-speed-tranmission

In case the link doesn't come through well, here's some of what's in the story. Planned range, 60 - 80 miles on the street, 20 - 30 minutes of hard dirt track. Swappable battery, which will be bigger than the prototypes. Price on extra battery unknown but they want to keep it low enough to not make it too scary to buy. Recharge time of 2 - 3 hours on 110 volts. Approximate release is 2012. Although nothing definite there.

More information available in the report, so I hope you can at least cut and paste it.

 :oThat thing's crazy off the line! I need to research this one and see what went into building it. Time to google.

Figure a release date of summer 2013 or so, just by how long its taking to get the Plus and the Empulse out. Legitimatly

I imagine it will depend on the durability of the transmission. The Engage and Entice are good test bikes for it but are definitely less torquey than the Empulse. The increased torque of the Empulse could be too much for the current technology available. Then again, having gears may give more options for a smaller motor on the Empulse which may in turn reduce costs or increase range further. Increasing range is most likely a goal to enter into the cruiser market. It takes a good 300-400 mile range at 80 mph to have a shot at being taken seriously with the cruisers. That's a long way off today, but the improvements I've seen in the last 2 years say it could be sooner than I think.

The video of the Engage I just watched showed it able to pop off the line. With the option of 6 gears to adjust your power you can do much better.