Credit: Brammo Quiet is a relative term, and after a summer of testing screaming sportbikes and rumbling V-Twin cruisers, my current ride certainly fits the quiet bill. It’s so quiet that what I can hear is unusual: Tires on the road underneath as I sweep through a corner, suspension compressing over a pothole, pea gravel shooting out from under my tire… Did I just hear a bird singing!
Squeezing the brakes to a halt from a 45-mph cruising speed, there is simply no sound on my stationary mount. An immediate 37 lb-ft of torque is waiting at the throttle, yet the bike makes no peep.
“I can’t believe how quiet this is!” I cry, way too loud, using that not-quite-shouting voice riders use to communicate on conventional motorcycles. But my current ride is anything but conventional, it’s the pre-production prototype of the all-electric Brammo Enertia. Read more >>
Base Price Est: $11,995 - $14,995
Vehicle Style: Motorcycle
Range Est.: 45 miles
Top Speed Est.: 50 mph
Availability Est.: Early 2009