Victory Empulse TT???

[Richard230]

Ride Apart picked up the story: 

https://rideapart.com/articles/victory-motorcycles-fully-electric-empulse-tt-photo-gallery

My guess is that this is a relatively inexpensive (for Victory) trial balloon to see how their dealers and customers will receive an electric motorcycle.  I agree that introducing the bike at the end of the typical riding season in many areas will not generate a big response from their customers.  I see this as a "place marker" while they work on their own in-house EV design. But it is still nothing but positive for current Empulse owners. But I am not too sure that Victory's marketing of the Empulse is going to help out Enertia owners much.   

[Richard230]

I think Motorcycle.com has published the best review of the Victory Empulse so far:  http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/victory/2016-victory-empulse-tt-first-ride-review.html

[roma258]

Victory's promotional video has me hyped up!

[Auslander]

I think Motorcycle.com has published the best review of the Victory Empulse so far:  http://www.motorcycle.com/manufacturer/victory/2016-victory-empulse-tt-first-ride-review.html

Photo caption from the above:
"If it looks like a Brammo Empulse R to you, that’s because it mostly is. Victory made a few updates and provided new graphics with sparkling gold metalflake in the paint."

I'm hoping they've worked past this debacle:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/polaris-misses-views-on-motorcycle-paint-issues-2015-07-22

[JeffK]

Sorry, Jeff. No fairing yet, but in August you CAN get performance forks for $2299.99. And I KNOW you're gonna order some!

Ha, pretty hard to resist!
But I think I'll try to upgrade my current forks first, fiddle around with air chambers and different oil weight, then maybe upgrade springs, revalve/reshimm etc. 

[protomech]

Victory's promotional video has me hyped up!

Yes, it's a nicely produced video : )

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[katacrak]

Well as you can see it has almost completely confirmed the information that my dealer gave me a couple of months ago . Just with a little less autonomy than expected. ABS insurance that will be present on the bikes of 2016 , at least European .
It seems a wise move to keep the base of the Brammo Empulse , also he makes the SR zero .
The path is simple: same model with more autonomy and more features.
.... but the price has to be reduced , I do not think that in Europe many Empulse TT sold at that price.
I bought my Empulse e1 at 10250 e. . new , and had the Empulse R 12500 e. , R at firts wanted to buy , but this had the same set of batteries, and had less autonomy. He had paid 2,500 euros more for 25 % more capacity . E1 benefits are enough for me.
Relative to the wheel I like the 180, a bike fell really sport bike.
And especially with this model victory , as owner of a Brammo Empulse is assured  will have a post sales service, something many already doubted

[JeffK]

.... but the price has to be reduced , I do not think that in Europe many Empulse TT sold at that price.

In the Netherlands it would still have the extra tax deductions of 36% (MIA) and the VAT returns, that makes the Victory a Must-Have for all self employed motorcyclists... That is, if they would know about it

[katacrak]

Turning , not quite understand the strategy of Victory with this "new" Empulse TT , had been a major blow effect have put the 17 kw / h of Victory TT, and thus counteract the Zero 15.3 . That way if the price would be reflected and also that some current owner changed his bike for the new TT.

[EmpulseRider]

Turning , not quite understand the strategy of Victory with this "new" Empulse TT , had been a major blow effect have put the 17 kw / h of Victory TT, and thus counteract the Zero 15.3 . That way if the price would be reflected and also that some current owner changed his bike for the new TT.

They are using the same supplier for batteries that Zero is so the individual cell characteristics are identical, just packaged and managed differently. I can only assume that going from 7 separate battery modules to 2 is where Brammo/Victory was able to increase capacity ~10% by probably just adding more cells. I remember Brian talking about some new battery tech around the corner that would increase energy capacity 50%... but we all know how new battery tech "breakthroughs" go... oh, and as Protomech mentioned in another thread, that 15.3KWh number Zero uses is nonsense.