Brammo is Out, Victory Empulse TT is In
The all-new for 2016 Victory Empulse TT is the same Brammo Empulse we already know and love, with a better seat, updated suspension, and better battery!
Read moreThe all-new for 2016 Victory Empulse TT is the same Brammo Empulse we already know and love, with a better seat, updated suspension, and better battery!
Read moreWhich electric vehicle is faster around the famous Laguna Seca raceway, the Tesla Model S or the Brammo Empulse motorcycle?
Read moreThe Brammo Empulse is one badass electric motorcycle, and this cutaway video goes beneath the skin of this electric crotch rocket to show what makes it go.
Read moreHere is my first ride on the Brammo Empulse, last Saturday at Bartel’s. It may seem strange to sell electric motorcycles at a Harley dealership, but the Bartel family all showed a real interest in selling Brammos. However, their regular customers were not the least bit interested in these quiet, sporty bikes. Thus, this would seem to be a diversification strategy. At the end of the video I get in front of the camera to tell you my first impressions of the Empulse.
Read moreWe don’t really need all that power, but this is America, and we’re nothing if not obsessed with power. James told me the most exciting ride of his life was following me through LA traffic on the Brammo Empulses we rode today. Today was just another day of freedom to me, only more free because I didn’t have to buy gas. To survive LA traffic, motorcyclists have to be fast and sure. “He who hesitates in war is lost.” are words to live by here. But how fast is fast enough? Would the street version of the bike that won the TTXGP World Championship be fast enough to survive LA traffic?
Read moreWhile electric cars are stumbling, electric motorcycles are finding more and more fans in the marketplace thanks to improved performance and generous subsidies. Brands like Brammo and Zero Motorcycles here in America are making a name for electric motorcycles. Over in Norway however, a group of 5 college students have revealed a carbon-fiber electric motorcycle that they plan to build and sell. And on paper, this 67 pound, 94 horsepower motorcycle sounds like some serious competition.
Read moreMotorcycles have never been my thing, as I have flirted with death enough times on four wheels to know better than to tempt fate. But the rise of electric motorcycles has me winking at the grim reaper again, especially after seeing Brammo’s latest offering, the Empulse R. Now Brammo has released a two and a half minute commercial highlighting the Empulse R in a surprisingly normal way.
Read moreLast night Brammo held a proper Hollywood launch party for the Empulse and Empulse R. Sure, we saw an Empulse at Laguna Seca in 2010, but a lot has changed since then. The problem with developing products on the cutting edge of technology is that it can be hard to decide when to stop waiting for it to be perfect and just pull the trigger on production.
Read moreFirst announced in July of 2010, the Brammo Empulse promises to be the fastest, longest-range production electric bike when it
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