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jimtube84 said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Exactly, it needs …
Exactly, it needs more speed, more range, and less price. It should also have belt or shaft drive.

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ZamatoElite said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

beef*
beef*

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ZamatoElite said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Eh, 53 mph aint …
Eh, 53 mph aint fast enough. Way too expensive.

Here is my advice.

Beat up the design a little. Add some more batteries and get the range to AT LEAST 100 miles. You will knock out two birds with one stone. And as for speed, make it go at least 70 mph.

Then lower the price a little. I would pay at most 6-7 grand for an electric bike like that.

You do those 4 things. You got a customer.

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riphraphh said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

As an industrial …
As an industrial designer I like the styling. Although, it could be a little more aggressive looking. Why do all “green” machines have to have a cutesy pooh look to them. As a long time motorcyclist I like the clean energy alternative. Kudos to Brammo for bringing a well thought out and designed product into the alternative vehicle market.
Pet peeve either lower the seat height or make it adjustable – there is nothing but air underneath it. Yes, faster and more range would be nice too.

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cdsplaya said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

thats pretty sick …
thats pretty sick looking for an electric bike..

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krazed0451 said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

However the Sumo is …
However the Sumo is considerably larger and not yet aimed at the general public… ;-)

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Cheesygrind said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

i’d make a chopper …
i’d make a chopper with that

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Killroy1999 said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

That is one young …
That is one young lead engineer. Good luck kid.

I wonder when Brammo is going to come out with their advertised supper car, Wiki says that it will be Battery Electra like the Tesla.

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jasian06 said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

seems like the us …
seems like the us is very far behind in electric motor technology. Japan has a new electric bike prototype called the sumo, goes over 100 miles on a charge, up to 93 miles an hour, also they making a scooter version for under 3k…

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tenrazo215 said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

The Chinese …
The Chinese electricbikes can do 70 mph. Hotrodders push it to 100 mph.

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theinneruniverse said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

its pretty nice. …
its pretty nice. but like the bane of most electric motorcycles, it needs 2 gears. its a shame to limit to 45mph a bike that can go well over 150

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daedalx said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

at $12000 in this …
at $12000 in this economy it will flop.

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badnewswade said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

Sod that, I want a …
Sod that, I want a proper hard core version that will make the chavs and themselves at traffic lights!

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DjGizzo said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

thats fantastic a …
thats fantastic a 30mph limited speed version would be fantastic for 16 year olds in the uk

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fatteachersamson said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

is there a larger …
is there a larger seat for us heavyweights? it will be awesome with belt final drive. is the carbon fibre model the lime color bike in this video? im a convert!!!

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harlingtonstraker said in September 5th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

It would be nice to …
It would be nice to see this bike run, but what do you do? You have music over and faff about with stupid kiddie motion effects. You totally invalidate the purpose of the vid.

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