2008 Brammo Enertia Electric Motorcycle Test Ride

Brammo Motorsports is betting on the future with its electric powered Enertia motorcycle and Motorcycle USA takes a spin on the prototype.

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• 2008
• alternative
• bike
• brammo
• electric
• enertia
• motorcycle
• power

[jaime21985]

Its now $7,995!!

[heartlesspinto]

These guys are definitely on something here.

You guys should check out the Brammo Empulse. Looks like a Ducati Monster, is a bit faster than this one (comparable to an SV650), and has better range. They said they should hit the streets sometime next year.

You also gotta remember that whatever they charge will be a lot less after tax breaks for going electric. Sounds like a good deal to me!

[svengalie]

good video

[Hodenkat]

My round trip commute is almost 70 miles so when you folks get it up to a 100 mile range I'll be thinking about you! Electric is cool, but in my humble opinion it will be a chemically charged system that will ultimately win the range war. Pull up to the pump. Exchange your spent chemicals for fresh ones to be recycled, and off you go!

[NonStopRush]

@chipmunkofdoom2 So you're telling me that a whisper quiet bike is safer then something that people can actually notice? Keep telling yourself that.

[1pa2ch]

@mhelalcaraz LOL

[AceTracer]

The whining about this bike being too expensive doesn't seem to take into account that the cost is almost entirely due to the batteries. Even if you tried to build your own bike, you're not gonna get it for much cheaper.

In fact, there are companies that sell kits, and they aren't cheaper.

[oYoYebutu]

The price tag, USD8-9,000, will keep me away from anything like this for years to come. Honda Ruckus, for instance, burns very little fuel, so the damage it does to the environment is next to insignificant, and it costs just USD2,500. The balance could be used on several family holidays and as much gas as one would need for a lifetime.

If the Brammo were sold for similar money, I would really consider it - it's quite a(n odd) looker, indeed.

[leafyism]

Inertia is spelt wrong.

[mrmssmile7777]

Again I want an electric bike but there is just no way that I would pay that much. So its a cost issue for people and not much more. My proof, those little red scooters from the late 1980's that had a one gallon tank and went 100 miles on it. People but them up faster than they could be built because the price was right.

[mrmssmile7777]

I can respect that people need to make money and all but even at $8k its still too much. These are gonna go the same way of the 1970's electric car - no where ! Now don't get me wrong, I want an electric bike. My problem is that I can get an adapter looking monkey box and mount to my bicycle and get the same result as this bike does. That monkey box costs around $400 !! Which way would you go ?!?!

[killancid]

43 miles range ,thats like 1 gallon of gas.even@4$ a gal, gas bikes are still more efficient. new gas bikes produce very little emission today.compared to the coal burning elec plants..imagine this: from your house to the beach is 45 miles,and every one wants to take their elec bike today. is there gonna be a charging station for every one.it would not be so bad if it charged in five minutes.the day some drone comes to my door with an ext cord: sir i ran out juice; ok ill call you a generator