An In-Depth Look At The Brammo Empulse + Video

Troy Siahaan
by Troy Siahaan

The Brammo Empulse is a technological wonder in the electric motorcycle world. With over 100 years of development, we’re largely familiar with how an internal combustion engine works. But if you’ve been wondering how an e-bike converts electricity into wheel-spinning power, Brian Wismann is here to show you.

In this video, Wismann goes over the critical elements of the Brammo Empulse with this cutaway model shown at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2013. He dissects the entire bike, explaining terms like battery cells, electric motors, motor controllers, and more, to give you an idea of just how different e-bikes are compared to their gas counterparts.

Troy Siahaan
Troy Siahaan

Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.

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