Brammo Owners Forum

Any ideas on  where to find replacement rear sprockets? My new digital torque wrench is itchy!

I'm sure guys like Renthal will have one that will fit...  We'll have to ask Brammo if their wheel/sprocket/rotor setup is the same with any other common bikes since the Empulse is too new to show up in anyone's parts lists yet:

http://www.renthalroad.com/File/products_rearchainwheels.aspx

Renthal has various ones that fit "Marchesini Race Wheels", so I'm curious if the bolt patterns are the same for the street wheels on the Empulse?

It would be fun to get a slightly larger sprocket just to play with some gearing too!  Wheelies anyone!?!?   

I was doing a little cleaning and my rag snagged on the lower part of the swing arm pivot...

Looks like the chain on the Empulse rubs on the swing arm pivot since the front sprocket size makes for a tight fit.  It cuts into the surface finish and runs it down to the metal underneath.

I installed an adhesive backed Teflon pad to use as a chain guard, and after one ride it was clearly being rubbed on.

Going up one tooth on the front or rear sprocket (rear is probably safer - it's tight fit in the front) might solve the problem.

I e-mailed the guys at Brammo since they could come up with a chain guard/protector, but in the meantime the Teflon pad is preventing more damage to the swing arm.

Anyone else notice this on their bike?

Do you know which bar ends for the Empulse bars?

http://www.e-securedsite.com/rhinomoto/store/myProducts.cfm?parentcategoryid=4%7CBarend%20Sliders%20and%20Mirrors&productID=73&showDetail=1&categoryID=79|CRG%20Barend%20Mirrors&vendoridtodisplay=0&filterFor=&collection=4%7CBarend%20Sliders%20and%20Mirrors

Gavin

The interior dimension of the bars on the Empulse is 18mm, so the .675"-.725" Mirror Mounts should probably work.

Rhino Moto also makes some really nice bar end sliders that also have a groove to mount CRG mirrors:  http://www.rhinomoto.com/bar-end-sliders.html

I put a set of the Rizoma bar end mirrors on my bike, but they are a little too small.  The CRG Lane Split mirrors give much better visibility and the folding feature is nice.  In hindsight, I would have stuck with those and not experimented with the Rizomas (more style over function).

And as has been mentioned before, it's not even a foot that you need to roll the bike back: just a few inches. Throttle works too, but that's too much precision work for me!

I figured I'd post the "easy" way, but I've also noticed you can feel when the motor starts to move a bit on the rollback too.  But I'm with you, the throttle works, but the "roll" is 100%.   

Doing the slight roll back after coming to a stop has become second nature to me now since launching the bike off the line is a seriously fun addiction!

On the tire pressure point...

I've played around a bit since the Avon's run a bit cold and tried running them at lower pressures to get them to heat up a bit more, but range definitely suffers.

For quicker rides in the hills, I've dropped them to 32F/34R, but I was planning on over 100 miles of riding last weekend (with some charging along the way) and put the tires back up to 38F/42R (42 front just seems too high to me  ).

Comparing range, it makes a BIG difference with the lower vs. higher pressures.  I haven't kept a strict log, but it seems like it may vary as much as 10-20% more range with the higher tire pressures when riding at highway speeds.

Looks like GMAC/National General Insurance doesn't want to insure the Empulse R...

Any other new owners have better luck with their insurance company or have an Enertia insured with a company that's not afraid of electric motors?