Dorothy gets a boost…

The last time “Dr Dave” came to replace the black plastic seat frame, we got to talking about the upgrades for the bikes. I am very anxious to get some upgraded batteries with a longer range. I’m sure all we Enertia owners are! Having the development of the Empulse has given us all a glance into what is to come with our Brammo motorcycles and I am anxious!
To help keep me happy while I’m waiting for new batteries to become available, my field rep, Dave Murray, came up with a little plan. He gave Dorothy a “boost”.  
As Dave explained it to me, “I adjusted up the voltage boost setting in your motor controller. This is the software limitation on current allowed to flow to the motor during peak demands, (i.e. hard on the throttle). It makes the Enertia react a little quicker to rapid throttle twists.” 
Let me just say that if you havent had this done, do it! Dorothy is runnin like a scared rabbit!  It takes a little off the range but, I am having so much fun that I don’t even care. Dave has promised that if it’s a problem, he can put her back to factory in no time. I would have to break his thumbs first!!
One more note, it is incredible in the curves….

A very happy Lady Godiva on wheels, taking every curve I can find!!

Dorothy gets her “fix” at Starbucks…

I had a meeting with my friend, Mary Nunnenkamp of the The Randall Lee Nunnenkamp Scholarship Foundation, at my local Orenco Station Starbucks.  It had been a perfect day to ride and having got caught up in the lovely weather, I wasnt thinking about how far I had taken Dorothy on our route to the meeting. We had really taken the LONG way there and when I arrived, I realized that I was going to need to plug-in and recharge!

I went inside and started scouting out an outlet. One was perfectly located just inside the window where we were sitting! How perfect for me!  I grabbed myself a little iced coffee pick me up and asked about a little electric refreshment for Dorothy.  The girls behind the counter were in total amazement and wanted to know everything about the bike. That got all the customers going and during a 30 minute conversation, we cracked the window and hooked Dorothy up. I was able to go through the entire process for all to see. I even got a round of applause when I started Dorothy up and she made the familiar hummmmm. She had wowed the crowd again! 

Mary arrived and joined us at the table.  We had a lovely time talking about the “2010 4th annual Randy Cares Ride” coming August 21st. The proceeds from this event are used to fund education for young people who would otherwise be unable to secure money to go to school.  They are considered the ones that have fallen through the cracks!  Mary and all the people involved with the foundation have worked tirelessly to continue giving to the communities youth, in Randy’s absence. Read his story at “Randy’s Story”.   To anyone in the area of Hillsboro, Oregon or anywhere in the world, this is a worthwhile cause and deserves attention. If we can educate our youth, they can prosper and give back to society in a positive fashion. Hey, they may be taking care of us one day!!  Keep up the wonderful work, Mary.

After the meeting, Dorothy was revved up and ready to go. A special “thanx” goes out to the sweet girls that helped me out that day. I got my “pick me up” and so did Dorothy.  THANK YOU, LADIES!  See, you really can plug-in just about anywhere.

Lady Godiva on wheels…..