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Polaris acquires Brammo
« on: January 15, 2015, 06:27:47 PM »
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Richard230

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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2015, 07:01:08 PM »
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2015, 08:56:02 PM »
Wow...I wonder if the local dealerships will service my bike? Easier than taking to Denver...

In "non me" related news...I wonder what this means for the people in Ashland/Talent?

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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2015, 10:45:00 PM »
Quote from: Gavin on January 15, 2015, 08:56:02 PM
Wow...I wonder if the local dealerships will service my bike? Easier than taking to Denver...

In "non me" related news...I wonder what this means for the people in Ashland/Talent?

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Yes. I hope that they will either be a part of Polaris or the next chapter of Brammo. They're visionaries, and deserve the best treatment.
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #4 on: January 16, 2015, 12:15:14 AM »
Yes I am a bit shocked. But I also need to keep my mind open for the future.

Will Brammo focus on electric powertrain, rather than motorcycles?
Will there be an Engage produced by Polaris?
What about the Brammo employees at Talent?

Puh yes the world is changing. Hope this change will be a good one. We will see.
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2015, 01:21:04 AM »
I see this as a totally positive and welcomed news!

Hopefully this has some influence on the Austrians too ;)
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #6 on: January 16, 2015, 08:33:34 AM »
Well, it seems we have to wait for at least another 5 months to see what Polaris/Brammo are coming up with.  Let's hope they launch some kind of Engage type of motorcycle, e.g. in both offroad and allroad trim.
I can't wait to hear more about their promising plans.

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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #7 on: January 16, 2015, 08:58:42 AM »
Are there any signs that Polmo  ;) is going to continue the motorcycles business?
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #8 on: January 16, 2015, 09:21:24 AM »
Exciting stuff. Polaris is gaining years of racing experience and EV knowhow while Brammo focuses on more lucrative endeavours (for them at least). Looks like a win win to me. I really hope they keep the Brammo name (and reputation), and continue on with some new race-bikes. I still am waiting for my RR.

This makes Polaris the first big manufacturer to have electric motorcycles in production. They need to capitalize on that.
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2015, 10:33:10 AM »
Here is another article:  http://cleanrider.com/end-brammos-empulse-enertia/

My guess is that when Polaris saw H-D's LiveWire project they decided to jump into the fray with both feet by buying a fully functional and well developed electric motorcycle business and beat H-D to the marketing punch by at least several years.   :)
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #10 on: January 16, 2015, 11:22:20 AM »
The real question is. Will I be able to get my windscreen now?
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #11 on: January 16, 2015, 11:29:13 AM »
i put exactly 3.2 miles on my new Empulse R between the time i bought it and the time the company was sold... gotta be some kind of record...  :o
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #12 on: January 16, 2015, 01:40:54 PM »
@csspring I really would have appreciated, if you wouldn´t had ordered  :'(
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #13 on: January 16, 2015, 05:53:43 PM »
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Re: Polaris acquires Brammo
« Reply #14 on: January 16, 2015, 07:17:28 PM »
So my very expensive electric motorcycle will continue to be supported!  I was getting a little worried.
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