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It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« on: April 15, 2011, 12:15:50 AM »
Yeah, I wonder freaking why.

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It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores   Updated at 4:40 PM
   
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•Sealed permanent-magnet AC-synchronous disc motor
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•72V lithium-iron-phosphate battery
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Look at that piece of crap!  And it works like a piece of crap to boot!  "Reaches speeds of up to 60 mph."  So on the interstate, you're ****ed.  Of course, that's likely only the projected top speed.  If it ever does reach that speed, it will only maintain it for a few seconds before the battery is sucked dry.  A 42 mile range!  WTF???  And the range "depends on rider weight."  I bet they used the smallest, skinniest rider they could find when they tested it.  And what the hell is "Minimal assembly required?"  Apart from hobbyists and restorers, who the hell buys a vehicle that requires you to assemble it after you purchase it?

Here is my proposal: if anyone reading this sees someone willingly riding one of these things around, please follow them to their next stop, walk up to them, and beat them to a pulp.  The bruised and bloodied look will butch them up and they will thank you for it.  Then as you drive away, plow over the bike (*spit*) like the train did to the Delorean in "Back to the Future 3."

People often call big Harleys "hogs."  I think this... thing... should be called a "*****."
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2011, 12:30:56 AM »
An amusing comparison from Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brammo_Enertia#Comparison_with_conventional_motorcycles

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With 12–25 hp (8.9–19 kW), and 17–34 ft·lbf (23–46 N·m) of torque in the 'performance' mode, the Enertia's power output is comparable to a conventionally powered Kawasaki Ninja 250 motorcycle.[8][9] However, the 2009 Ninja 250 has a top speed of 95.5 mph (153.7 km/h),[10] while the Enertia's top speed is 50 mph[8] or 55 mph (89 km/h).[4][11] It has no gears or clutch so shifting is not required, which Brammo claims enables the Enertia to go from 0 to 30 mph (0 to 48 km/h) in 3.8 seconds in performance mode.[8] Tested by Cycle World, the Ninja 250 accelerates from 0 to 30 mph (0 to 48 km/h) in 2.0 seconds.[12] Motorcycle Consumer News projected a range of 246 mi (396 km) for the Ninja 250 based on their tested 51.2 mpg-US (4.59 L/100 km; 61.5 mpg-imp).[10] Brammo claims the Enertia has a range of 40 to 50 miles (64–80 km) between charges if power is set to the minimum level, 40%.

So it's like the Ninja's snot-nosed little brother who wants to tag along on the "really cool ninja missions," but who is slower, wimpier, and whines after every few minutes, "I'm tired!  I want to rest!  Can we stop somewhere for a couple hours?"


Here's a video.  Listen to the sound of this thing:

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaIXR1h_dME[/youtube]

It DOES whine!  Yuck!
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2011, 02:19:27 AM »
Quote from: thelaughingman on April 15, 2011, 12:30:56 AM
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It DOES whine!  Yuck!

Just like its target market.
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2011, 03:24:54 AM »
50+ MPG isn't good enough for DUmmies, they want in in electric as well!   :rotf:

Probably takes $20 worth of electricity to charge it (on the left coast, of course)   :rotf:

Only in Kalifornia, the land of "fruits and nuts".   :rotf:

If ANYONE sees me on something like that, PLEASE, RUN OVER ME!  No, really.  PLEASE, RUN OVER ME!   :hammer:
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2011, 05:48:52 AM »
Reminds me of when Jeff Dunham was talking about driving a Prius:  "Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  GAY!"
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2011, 07:48:34 AM »
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16. Man that looks so cool!!!
 I'd love to get one!!

No it doesn't look cool.  It's butt-ugly and Teh Ghey. 
They end up squabbling over there about energy.  Electricity apparently doesn't come from unicorn farts, but only a few DUmmies know that. 

Oh, and all those birds that get sliced and diced up by windmills?  Well, they should just learn not to fly into things. 
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52.  Birds have been flying for millions of years. You think they would have evolved to not fly into shit by now. The ones that do probably shouldn't be passing on their genetics anyway...
 

That's pretty heartless, cruel, and coldblooded toward our feathered friends!  Freeping Teahag. 
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2011, 08:24:00 AM »
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With a range up to 42 miles (depends on rider weight).
You DUmmies are SOL. :loser:

Brammo has (had?) a contract with Ariel Motors to build and sell the Atom in the US. 

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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2011, 08:57:03 AM »
Quote from: chris_ on April 15, 2011, 08:24:00 AM
Brammo has (had?) a contract with Ariel Motors to build and sell the Atom in the US. 

If that's the case I'd better start saving.

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50+ MPG isn't good enough for DUmmies, they want in in electric as well!

Of all the vehicles you could have in electric, it would figure they'd want a bike in it too. I can get a cheap bike for less then the 7000$ of that one with goof fuel economy that looks half decent.


IC engines are easy to dispose of as scrap, what about the batteries? Battery tech is still not up to the challenge of a good electric vehicle.
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2011, 09:46:38 AM »
20 HP? My little gas scooter has a 8.6 HP, goes 65, and gets about 85MPG. All for 525 bucks. If I'm paying 8 grand for a motorcycle, I'm getting a HD Sportster, not a f'n 2-wheeled golf cart.
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2011, 09:51:23 AM »
If they sell it at Best Buy, does that mean you have to go there for warranty service?

Good luck with that.
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2011, 10:04:34 AM »
Quote from: NHSparky on April 15, 2011, 05:48:52 AM
Reminds me of when Jeff Dunham was talking about driving a Prius:  "Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm  GAY!"

Classic!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP-tyvBGla4[/youtube]

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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2011, 10:06:38 AM »
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52.  Birds have been flying for millions of years. You think they would have evolved to not fly into shit by now. The ones that do probably shouldn't be passing on their genetics anyway...

Um, okay...
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2011, 10:09:35 AM »
What the hell kind of company name is "Brammo" anyway?  It sounds like a company that makes kids' toys.  Hmm..  I guess that makes it the perfect name after all.
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2011, 11:16:27 AM »
OMG! I can just imagine Dain driving that thing on Rt. 80 in NJ :lmao:
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2011, 11:25:16 AM »
This thing is strictly designed for well-heeled Yuppie ecofreaks to tootle around inside Western Sun Belt cities, nowhere near an interstate.  There's a reason that's the only place they're being offered.
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2011, 11:27:34 AM »


What the **** is that?
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2011, 11:39:20 AM »
The exorbitantly-expensive electric bike is just like the exorbitantly-expensive electric cars. When these silly homo transport systems run out of juice on the highway, can you walk to the nearest station and come back with a can of volts?
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2011, 11:45:04 AM »
I see it as a perfectly good thing to have...............as a target for the XM-134 minigun.
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #19 on: April 15, 2011, 01:09:36 PM »
Imagine Dain driving that thing on this, and this is light traffic and this driver isn't driving that fast:

[youtube=425,350]pRzN1NHPxQU[/youtube]
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #20 on: April 15, 2011, 01:28:55 PM »
They'll be riding those to the shooting of the next "Dear Woman" video.
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« Reply #21 on: April 15, 2011, 01:35:16 PM »
I can see a couple of metrosexual Yuppie type assholes riding this about two blocks to the local Starbucks, getting semi-jealous stares from all their fellow liberal douchebag hipster friends, then driving home just as the juice runs out.

Totally. ****ing. WORTHLESS.
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« Reply #22 on: April 15, 2011, 01:39:19 PM »
I want to see a ton of liberals on these things. The more of these electric f'ers, the more manly my gas-powered scooter looks.  :uhsure:
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #23 on: April 15, 2011, 02:11:12 PM »
Quote from: dutch508 on April 15, 2011, 11:27:34 AM


What the **** is that?



A washed-up actor?
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Re: It's too bad Best Buy only sells this in a few West Coast stores
« Reply #24 on: April 15, 2011, 02:13:17 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on April 15, 2011, 12:43:57 PM
This is 500 dollars cheaper:

So that's what a pair of balls is worth.
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