Design Analysis: Brammo Empulse

With the launch of the Empulse, Brammo may well have succeeded in
monopolizing the limelight for the 2011 model year. Since the collapse
of motorcycle sales started in 2009, the major OEMs have pretty much
eliminated new product releases (with a few notable exceptions).  With
the all-important Milan EICMA global trade show looming in November, and
slow signs of recovery on the horizon, the pent up expectations of a
public eager for new motorcycles is great. Now, a small player with
barely a couple years of production experience has debuted a credible
alternative to the mainstream that combines this desire for novelty with
the first electric production motorcycle that looks like a genuine
motorcycle. Here’s an in depth design analysis of the first motorcycle
created for the 21st century. >

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