Jay Leno’s Electric Motorcycle Collection
If you are into cars and motorcycles you probably know Jay Leno has one of the largest collections out there and many can be viewed at Jay Leno’s Garage. His video reviews and interviews make it obvious he is a true enthusiast. Jay also openly and actively promotes alternative fuels. On the Leno Show he […]
In: Motorcycles · Tagged with: Aptera, Brammo, Enertia, Jay Leno, Jay Leno's Garage, Neal Saiki, reviews, Tesla Roadster, Video, Zero Motorcycles, Zero S, Zero X
SEV eTRICKS Crosses The Alps – Almost
Brammo is not the only motorcycle making an impressive journey this month. The French electric vehicle company SEV recently completed the Traversée des Alpes on their eTRICKS electric moped. The Traversée des Alpes is a three day trip through the mountains and the highest road in France. Each leg of the trip must be completed […]
In: SEV · Tagged with: 1000 W, 48 Volt, DC brushless motor, eTRICKS, France, Guillaume Amory, Lithium Polymer, moped, off road, SEV, Traversée des Alpes, Video, x-dirt
Tom Miceli’s Ion Electric Sportbike
The Ion Sportbike is the creation of Asheville North Carolina industrial designer Tom Miceli. The bike was designed and built in “one semester” and was recently on display at the S.E.E expo where at least on lucky guy was given a chance to ride it. The prototype bike’s design incorporates a full coverage fairing and […]
In: Homebrew · Tagged with: Electric Sportbike, Expo, Ion Sportbike, North Carolina, pictures, SEE Expo, Sportbike, Tom Miceli, Video
CP+B Brammo Interns Video
On May 27 2009 Brammo won an eBay auctionfor 38 interns for 3 months from Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Not long after the fledgling group of marketing professionals began posting pics, information and links to stories on their blogs and to twitter. They even leaked a few nice tidbits about Brammo that almost cost them their job. Lucky for […]
In: Brammo · Tagged with: Brammo, CP+B, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Interns, Marketing, Video
Video From TTXGP Start
2009 is the first year Electric Motorcycles raced the legendary Isle Of Man TT in a class called TTXGP. Here is video of the bikes silently leaving the starting line. Team Agni posted a lap time just over 26 minutes with an average speed of 84.8 mph. Below is a video from the start of […]
In: TTXGP · Tagged with: TTXGP, Video
TTXGP Rider and Team Interviews
Here is an interesting interview with various TTXGP teams and Riders. The following people are interviewed: Azhar Hussain – TTXGP founder Brian Wismann – Brammo’s Team Leader Roy Richardson – One of Team Brammo’s Riders Jeremy Cleland – Mission Motors Product Manager Rober Barber – Team Agni Rider Arvind Rabadia – Team Agni Race Director
In: TTXGP · Tagged with: 2009, 2009 TTXGP, Arvind Rabadia, Azhar Hussain, Brammo, Brian Wismann, interviews, IOM TT, Jeremy Cleland, Mission Motors, Robert "Bullet" Barber, Roy Richardson, Team Agni, TTXGP, Video
XXL Racing TTXGP Practice Session Video
German TTXGP entry XXL Racing posted a video of their recent practice session. This is one of the first track tests for the bike they will race June 12, 2009 in the first electric motorcycle race at Isle of Man. The rider will be Thomas Schoenfelder. Source: Manx Tube
In: TTXGP · Tagged with: TTXGP, Video, XXL Racing