Et tu, Brutus?

[FreepZ]

Looking for a 100 mile, 100 mph bike that also looks like a cuiser? Check out this fine machine:



Read about it here:
http://green.autoblog.com/2011/10/07/the-brutus-electric-cruiser-is-a-beauty-and-a-beast/

Or go directly to Brutus' website:
http://brutusmotorcycle.com/

[Deadly Silent Ninja]

I couldn't find a price tag for it. Does anyone have that info?

It's not an Empulse, but it looks pretty cool, too. But it also looks expensive...

[FreepZ]

I couldn't find a price tag for it. Does anyone have that info?

"If you have to ask, you probably can't afford it!"

It looks pretty expensive to me too. I don't think that I could afford anything that requires men with muscles, tans and tattoos to be hand welding anything. I can only afford something assembled from pre-manufactured parts by scrawny dudes in overalls.

[FreepZ]

Brutus has announced version 2 of their electric cruiser.


http://green.autoblog.com/2012/01/21/brutus-2-0-electric-cruiser-is-more-beautiful-more-beastlier

More photographs here:
http://brutusmotorcycle.com/photos.html

Curiously, the bike has a 5 speed gearbox, but no clutch. The rear wheel can be breaked by a handlebar mounted lever (presumably taking the place of the clutch), and a foot pedal.

[Brammofan]

They did a nice job with the photography on this release.  I like the looks of this bike but wonder if they're prepared to truly manufacture it... or is it just a one-off to dozen-off?

[Phantom]

It looks like it is just one guy who will build them as they are ordered based on his website and his posts on elmoto.net. I imagine if business really took off, he would have options.

[Phantom]

I couldn't find a price tag for it. Does anyone have that info?

Estimated price is under $35,000, final price will be determined by buyer interest.

Link:http://brutusmotorcycle.com/waiting.html

[craigq]

More info : http://www.elmoto.net/showthread.php?1939-Brutus-2.0-Initial-tests

[FreepZ]

A sweet look at the Brutus shifter.

[Richard230]

Ah, the old heel/toe shifter, lifted from Japanese motorcycles from the 1960's.  What goes around comes around.    

I hope they don't copy the "rotary" shifting gearbox from the same era.  It went directly from top gear, to neutral, to first gear.  Great for slow city stop-and-go riding, not so great for back road riding.