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Brammo at Laguna Seca - GarageMonkey
« on: August 24, 2011, 05:51:13 AM »


Interviewed Adrian Stewart (aka thespecialone) :)
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Re: Brammo at Laguna Seca - GarageMonkey
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2011, 07:54:12 AM »
Missed this on the first go-around.

Some notes from the video:


2:25 "there is going to be a fast charge option, it will need additional hardware and halve the recharge time"

3:17 ".. and that's kind of interesting once you put the clutch and gearbox as we're doing with the new bikes, because you can put the bike in say third and then forget about the clutch, and just ride and stop, ride and stop in traffic, and then if you suddenly get beyond the traffic and want to accelerate, well then you use the clutch and change gear and accelerate away, you know go into a high gear and get the most range. So. kind of interesting because even though you have a gearbox you don't have to drive it with the gearbox."

5:30 is the grid start, safety car is behind the bikes, don't know if that means it's a practice session or the actual race.


There we go. Confirmation that (at least as of three months ago) you can leave the bike in-gear and ride it as if it had a direct drive transmission.
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Re: Brammo at Laguna Seca - GarageMonkey
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2011, 08:08:25 AM »
Wow, good catch Protomech and Brammofan! That is great to know. So the IET provides the best of both worlds! Beginners and experts are going to love this feature. This outlines yet another advantage of an electric motor... you cant stall it... must have something to do with max torque from 0RPM. Awesome!

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Re: Brammo at Laguna Seca - GarageMonkey
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2011, 10:17:47 AM »
Nice...