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Oh how long must I wait?
« on: March 09, 2011, 01:16:05 PM »
Hello everybody.

I've just pre-ordered an Empulse, and I got a nice email that says that I have order #935. I assume that means that I am 935th on the list of folks who will get a chance to buy one of these machines.  :(

Assuming that all goes well, and they start delivering in the summer (let's say July or August), does anyone have any idea when I would actually be able to ride my own Empulse? Another way to put this is; how many will they be making per month?
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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2011, 01:21:27 PM »
Well there is some good news and some bad news...

Good...number 935 means they are very close to 1000...at 1000 pre orders Brammo will be giving away an Empulse...so you will have a 1 in 1000 chance of getting a FREE Empulse.

The bad news...well none of us know when exactly the Empulse will be on sale. Right now they are working and testing and such, but none are for sale or being made...as far as I know....

The Enertia Plus is supposed to be summer of 2011...The Empulse will likely be after that...so maybe late summer...maybe fall.

Of course Brammo is welcome to come here and tell me I'm horribly wrong and that the Enertia Plus and Empulse will both be shipping in 90 days or sooner :)

that would be fine with me

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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2011, 01:23:04 PM »
As for how many a month? Likely slow at start up...but the other good news is they are partnering with Flextronic...so they could potentially ramp up quickly if there is demand...

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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2011, 12:42:44 AM »
Hello everybody.

I've just pre-ordered an Empulse, and I got a nice email that says that I have order #935. I assume that means that I am 935th on the list of folks who will get a chance to buy one of these machines.  :(

Assuming that all goes well, and they start delivering in the summer (let's say July or August), does anyone have any idea when I would actually be able to ride my own Empulse? Another way to put this is; how many will they be making per month?
::)

If  brammo does not excite me soon, I will have to spend my money on a new honda insead of an empulse.  :-X

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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2011, 11:10:36 AM »
Maybe Brammo should do the Zero thing and email you every month for the next year to tell you that your bike will be delivered the following month.  ::)

I don't like waiting either, but I have an idea how long it takes to set up a production line for a new vehicle. You have to go all over the world to find the right equipment and manufacturers that can produce it with the necessary quality and quantity and then enter into contracts. After that, the suppliers have to organize their production lines and subcontractors, then start producing the equipment in sufficient quantities, ship it to the Brammo factory for assembly. Then all of the components have to be tested for quality and all of the other parts and equipment must arrive before you can start assembly of the first Empulse. One screw up by a single supplier can throw a monkey wrench into the whole works.

It is not too hard to do all of this when you are making just a few vehicles, but when you plan volume production using products from all over the world, things can get complicated and take more time than us anxious customers would car for. I really want Brammo to rush the Empulse to production, but (with my recent unfortunate experiences with my EMS GPR-S burned into my brain), I much prefer that Brammo get it right rather than get it quick.   :)
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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2011, 01:11:37 PM »
The same rules apply to this as to everything.

You want something, you can have it: Fast, Cheap, Good Quality

Pick two.

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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2011, 02:11:07 PM »
Yeah...in the 2 stroke scooter world we have the same phrase...

If you want to mod your scooter to be Fast, Reliable and cheap...well pick any two, but you can't have all three.

fast and reliable is going to be expensive
fast and cheap is going to be very unreliable
Reliable and cheap is going to be slow

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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2011, 05:04:34 PM »
I went for fast and expensive with my Aprilia RS50.  :-[  It blew up every 1000 miles and finally broke it's connecting rod. It is now sitting in my son-in-law's garage awaiting conversion to electric. I expect it will be waiting a long time.   :(
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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2011, 09:03:20 PM »
I used to love my Aprilia. It was fun and kept my feet dry in the rain. What it didn't do was go up hills faster than a walking pace when my wife was on the back.

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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2011, 04:38:27 PM »
Pick one if it's Italian   ;D
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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #10 on: March 20, 2011, 12:41:17 PM »
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Pick one if it's Italian   

The Italian motorcycle I am most experienced with doesn't let you pick, the make that decision for you   ;)
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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #11 on: March 23, 2011, 05:41:24 PM »
Speaking of waiting, can anyone tell me where I am on the Empulse order list? My order number is 20100719007. I have never quite been able to decipher my order number for sure. I think it shows that I was the 7th person to order an Empulse on July 19, 2010, but that doesn't tell me where I ended up in the line to receive one.  Can anyone give me a hint.  ???
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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2011, 01:27:39 PM »
Speaking of waiting, can anyone tell me where I am on the Empulse order list? My order number is 20100719007. I have never quite been able to decipher my order number for sure. I think it shows that I was the 7th person to order an Empulse on July 19, 2010, but that doesn't tell me where I ended up in the line to receive one.  Can anyone give me a hint.  ???

Good question.  I pre-ordered early on Fri, Jul 16, 2010 and my order number is 20100716036.

Rob.
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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #13 on: March 30, 2011, 08:56:19 PM »
I called Laura at Brammo's sales and provided her with my email info.  With that information she was able to give me my number on the list.

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Re: Oh how long must I wait?
« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2011, 05:20:13 AM »
I also ordered an Empulse but have not received any number.