I would assume it makes the whinning noise most all electric cars do.

Also if you were to fall or get hit, I wonder how all that battery would react to heavy impact

It hardly whined, only noise was from the chain and brakes, which were weird to hear. It does have a horn, blinkers, headlight, kickstand switch, and the headlight can go all the way off. The start up is kind of weird, there's a key, and power button on the tank, and then the kill switch like most motorcycles by the throttle. I just wished they extended the seat and bolted some pegs to the rear frame for a passenger.

Biggest room for improvement in my mind is some sort of KERS system.

Fifty eight fucking hundred dollars????????? What the fuck

Honestly, I'm just really happy that Brammo survived the Atom debacle and is now doing something awesome again.

One would hope that in a simple lay-down, it would tend to survive. I'm sure that with enough force you could rupture it, but at that point I don't think the first thing on your mind is going to be "gee, I sure hope the battery is ok."


Now that surprises me. How hard would it have been to use the rear brake pedal as a regen controller?


Have you priced new motorcycles recently? Suzuki only has one bike with more than one cylinder for less; the GS500 at $4,400. The next one in line is the Gladius at $6,900.

Discounting the Ninja 250 (which, if we're honest, is the fairest comparison), the cheapest street bike you can get from team green is the $6,700 ER-6n.

Honda's cheapest street bike is the $7,000 Shadow. (No, the Rebel doesn't count. That bike cannot be ridden by people taller than 3'6" and/or who have testicles.)

So really, I don't find the price to be at all out of line. Apply Perez' Second Law and it can only get better.

Actually, if you want a decent cheap bike, there's a dealer in Denver selling two brand new 09 Kawi Versys for $4999. That's a cheap ride.

I haven't posted it up here yet, but I'm selling my Daytona and getting a dedicated track bike and a V-Strom for a DD bike.

Love the Daytona, but it sucks to ride the last two miles of gravel to my house.

Not if you take into account the gas you would use over a few years. And if you charge it at work, no need to pay for electricity at home! :laugh: