Shocking Barack; two guys on an electric Brammo motorcycle make a trek to visit the President

October 15, 12:05 AMShreveport Motorcycle Travel ExaminerMary Baker

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Two guys riding electric motorcycles are retracing the route that the automotive CEOs took from Detroit to Washington D.C. to ask for a bailout of the industry.  They aren't asking for a handout; just a chance to meet with the President.   Brammo lead designer, Brian Wismann and  Crispin, Dave Schiff started their trek on Monday, but prior to the trip, they sent out tweets and asked the internet community for assistance in powering their Brammo cycles.  They logged onto couchsurfing., a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visited.  Here they searched for places to recharge their cycles and couches to sleep on.  They were counting on the American public and social networks to help them in their quest.  They sent out tweets asking if anyone knows Obama, or if anyone knows anyone who knows Obama, please contact them and help them get a foot in the door to present their case for a transportation solution.  They claim the Brammo Enertia Power Cycle, listing at just $11,995 is the most energy efficient vehicle in America.  According to the Brammo official website, the vehicle can travel 15,000 miles on about $85 worth of electricity.  The vehicles are "made in Oregon by a scrappy bunch of electric vehicle visionaries with zero marketing budget", said Alex Bogusky, co-chairman of Crispin. He went on to say "we want to shock him with the fact that without any bailout money these enterprising and innovative dudes at Brammo have a homegrown solution to our country's transportation crisis.  And it's not theory.  It's for sale."

The two just want an opportunity to "Shock Barack".  and have fun while doing it.  To keep up with the story, you can follow them on twitter and check out a great blog by brammofan, complete with a slide show of their trip thus far.   And, if you know Barack, or know someone who knows someone who knows Barack, why not help them out and get them in to see the President?