Author Topic: Hi from Vancouver BC  (Read 1378 times)

Vibetrippin

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Hi from Vancouver BC
« on: November 01, 2010, 03:49:27 PM »
Guess I should introduce myself after having lurked for so long.

I'm Eric from Vancouver. I really want a Brammo. They are the first solid looking and, from reviews, backed up electric motorbike that I've found. I've even convinced my wife to let me get one, now it's just a matter of time before her conditions are met.

I have a question for a few of the people on here. Why are people starting to refer to electric motorcycles as Powercycles? If anything an electric motorcycle has more right to be called a motorcycle than a Harley does. Brammo uses an electric motor. All the gas bikes use an engine. Of course I'm not going to try convincing all the Harley owners I know of this point.

Anyway, just thought I should pop in and say hi!

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Re: Hi from Vancouver BC
« Reply #1 on: November 01, 2010, 04:10:39 PM »
Welcome to the forum.

I think Brammo uses the term 'powercycle' to help make the general public understand that it is not a typical ICE motorcycle. One of the demographics that Brammo is going after is current ICE motorcycle riders, and they might be playing it safe from a definitions point of view.

I always refer to it as an electric motorcycle.