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Author Topic: Victory Isle of Man TT racer stolen from Brammo HQ  (Read 2270 times)

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Re: Victory Isle of Man TT racer stolen from Brammo HQ
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2015, 07:03:14 PM »

Listen up, ladies and gentlemen! Our fugitive has been on the run for 400 minutes. Average speed on twisty turning roads is 100 mph and with average rider weight on a full charge, barring breakdowns and recalls gives us a radius of 38 miles! What I want out of each and every one of you is a hard target search of every charging station, private plugshare, RV park, solar array, wind farm and hydroelectric dam in that area. Radius doubles every 8-10 hours unless we miss a quick charge station! Our fugitive's name is Dr. Richard Kimble. Go get him.

Too soon?   Trust me it will help you remember to look for it later.

Eyes peeled here in Medina, WI (token twin of Victory HQ Medina, MN).
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Re: Victory Isle of Man TT racer stolen from Brammo HQ
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2015, 08:58:41 AM »

Cycle World says it's been recovered with damaged bodywork and no rear wheel.

The guy says he was going to break it down and sell the parts (I guess to all the other owners of one-off prototype electric racing bikes that don't care where their parts come from)

http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/07/20/victory-motorcycles-isle-of-man-tt-electric-motorcycle-racer-has-been-recovered/
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Re: Victory Isle of Man TT racer stolen from Brammo HQ
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2015, 08:22:15 PM »

Cycle World says it's been recovered with damaged bodywork and no rear wheel.

The guy says he was going to break it down and sell the parts (I guess to all the other owners of one-off prototype electric racing bikes that don't care where their parts come from)

http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/07/20/victory-motorcycles-isle-of-man-tt-electric-motorcycle-racer-has-been-recovered/

No one ever said that crooks were the smartest tools in the shed.   ::)  I saw photos of the guys that sole the bike on Ted's blog and they sure look guilty to me.   ;)
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Re: Victory Isle of Man TT racer stolen from Brammo HQ
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2015, 08:34:22 PM »

BrammoBrian was involved in recovering their race bike from the home of the goons.  He has some interesting comments on his second-page post today regarding the recovery on the Brammo Owners website:  http://brammoforum.com/index.php?topic=3043.15;topicseen
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Re: Victory Isle of Man TT racer stolen from Brammo HQ
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2015, 01:20:32 AM »

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We have a contactor built in to the battery modules for safety - I.e. If the bike is off, there is no exposure to the 400Vdc battery bus voltage. Given his disassembly techniques, he's lucky that safety circuit is there or he might have ended up in the hospital or worse...

Worse? ZZZZAAAP!!

I guess that'd mean we'd be "short" a bike thief?

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