Looks pretty cool ! Just don't like the fact that in my area it's charged with coal. Hopefully when they get it out in the world and work out the bugs they'll build a Hybrid version you can fill up at gas stations - and keep riding. Then I will consider it.
Livewire range extended
HD claims the new battery is good for 150% more range!!
This thing is going to be so cool it will sell out.
Bet it will be priced crazy though.The ev nuts will splash the cash even if they haven't ridden before and once the performance benefits get to be know a whole new culture will open up.
I see light weight,big brakes,adjustable suspension,mega torque,killer looks,funky whine,almost free fuel and a pillion seat if that don't make you happy you should consider retirement.
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Looks too much like the Backwater!
H-D Wet Back / Wet Crotch Warning Sticker now available -
Excellent point coastrider ! H-D Development - Note to itself on Livewire safety placarding - "Do Not Defeat the Rear Wheel "Backwater" strip - In Rain Motorcycle May Go Full Speed Uncommanded and Electrocute Rider Due To Shorting Of Main Battery Through Wet Crotch Area" There that's fixed. Stupid Question ? Why can't these new bikes just have a friggin' rear fender ? So H-D can sell a "fender add kit" instead of a " fender delete kit " ?, either way for $ 500 ? Like the Limited Tour Pack- ya pay big bucks for it then another $ 500 to Q.D. remove it and then $ 250 to fix the lights, wiring antenna, etc.
Tassie lets just hope they don't neuter it's performance - got it from a H-D source it's already been trimmed back - a future V&H electronic add-on work-around ? $ 550 ? No Dyno time required, just plug & play ? :blahblah:
Excellent point coastrider ! H-D Development - Note to itself on Livewire safety placarding - "Do Not Defeat the Rear Wheel "Backwater" strip - In Rain Motorcycle May Go Full Speed Uncommanded and Electrocute Rider Due To Shorting Of Main Battery Through Wet Crotch Area" There that's fixed. Stupid Question ? Why can't these new bikes just have a friggin' rear fender ? So H-D can sell a "fender add kit" instead of a " fender delete kit " ?, either way for $ 500 ? Like the Limited Tour Pack- ya pay big bucks for it then another $ 500 to Q.D. remove it and then $ 250 to fix the lights, wiring antenna, etc.
Tassie lets just hope they don't neuter it's performance - got it from a H-D source it's already been trimmed back - a future V&H electronic add-on work-around ? $ 550 ? No Dyno time required, just plug & play ? :blahblah:
He said light weight. Like he forgot it's a Harley or something.![]()
HD claims the new battery is good for 150% more range!!
This thing is going to be so cool it will sell out.
Bet it will be priced crazy though.The ev nuts will splash the cash even if they haven't ridden before and once the performance benefits get to be know a whole new culture will open up.
I see light weight,big brakes,adjustable suspension,mega torque,killer looks,funky whine,almost free fuel and a pillion seat if that don't make you happy you should consider retirement.
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Fatten it up some more if they like...………….gotta think different with these suckers weight = range.He said light weight. Like he forgot it's a Harley or something.
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Frame weighs 14lb,lightest wheels they've ever made,not a lot of shaving to be done without blowing out the cost with carbon bits.
Mercury and Cardigan sweaters ? What ?
So Tassie again is 60 miles x 150% - 155 Miles ? Mercury pollution from man comes mainly from coal fired electrical powerplants after the soot settles back on land and water, guess you never heard of that. One good thing ( I Guess ) is I just don't see pirates dumping out of the bars in droves and kicking over their shovel heads to get to the first one that is dumb enough to pull up out front. That guy just might get laughed at and get his nice cardigan sweater all frumped up doing that - and then run out of battery power during his great escape - as the shovel heads catch up. Yea, Hate it when that happens. I'm Sticking with Gasoline for now. Report back to us my battery biker buddy ! :blahblah:
So Tassie again is 60 miles x 150% - 155 Miles ? Mercury pollution from man comes mainly from coal fired electrical powerplants after the soot settles back on land and water, guess you never heard of that. One good thing ( I Guess ) is I just don't see pirates dumping out of the bars in droves and kicking over their shovel heads to get to the first one that is dumb enough to pull up out front. That guy just might get laughed at and get his nice cardigan sweater all frumped up doing that - and then run out of battery power during his great escape - as the shovel heads catch up. Yea, Hate it when that happens. I'm Sticking with Gasoline for now. Report back to us my battery biker buddy ! :blahblah:
Oddly enough yes it is.I'm fully aware of the reason a trout grows two headsSo Tassie again is 60 miles x 150% - 155 Miles ? Mercury pollution from man comes mainly from coal fired electrical powerplants after the soot settles back on land and water, guess you never heard of that. One good thing ( I Guess ) is I just don't see pirates dumping out of the bars in droves and kicking over their shovel heads to get to the first one that is dumb enough to pull up out front. That guy just might get laughed at and get his nice cardigan sweater all frumped up doing that - and then run out of battery power during his great escape - as the shovel heads catch up. Yea, Hate it when that happens. I'm Sticking with Gasoline for now. Report back to us my battery biker buddy ! :blahblah:
I did a thesis on it when I applied for membership to the forum.
HD are building new urban storefronts for the customers that don't need the aggravation of entering the testosterone pits,they would be wise to have parts pickup available there also.They've also hinted at a greater online presence so you can probably click on a Livewire and have it delivered.
Here's an interesting fact for the cynics only 1% of the original Livewire that did the initial tour was retained so more than likely the mirrors.The rest is all new.Now that's taking feedback seriously and when was the last time a bike manufacturer went to these lengths to get public opinion on a product.
This is going to be awesome,might sew some buttons up the guts of my BBTVR t-shirt and mingle with the new ''Shock Jocks''.
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GEEKS are the Future ! ?
Just make sure your cardigan sweater is properly pressed, your skinny jeans are in place and your helmet is a special edition that provides that all needed room for your " Man Bun " Toss your Shell gas credit card, print up a local plug-in map for electric vehicles with distances to local bars with " 1/2 a charge, a 20 Oz. Fosters and a Cheeseburger w/fries for $ 17.50 " advertising and hit the road. Nothing can stop you. ( as long as the battery stays charged ) OH - except add to the map where real biker bars are so you can avoid all that conflict with the pirates. Not Good. Amazing they changed the Livewire that much, kinda sounds the original was a little half baked, right ? Amazing what group think does for corporate decisions - everyone wants to keep their jobs, all agree - kill the best bike and engine we ever made because we never believed in it or promoted it and hey lets get this battery bike out there for the silly A$$ millennials that never worked on a bicycle let alone a motorcycle or even mowed a lawn. No oil changes, adding gas or fuel adjustments. GEEKS are our future ! Sounds good, I seriously hope it works out for H-D, I can see them selling a lot at first, then tapering off like the V Rod, once they start eating 2 headed Trout at their local urban bar from the mercury in the coal it took to charge their battery bikes. At least they won't have to worry about picking up biker chicks - :blahblah:
Just make sure your cardigan sweater is properly pressed, your skinny jeans are in place and your helmet is a special edition that provides that all needed room for your " Man Bun " Toss your Shell gas credit card, print up a local plug-in map for electric vehicles with distances to local bars with " 1/2 a charge, a 20 Oz. Fosters and a Cheeseburger w/fries for $ 17.50 " advertising and hit the road. Nothing can stop you. ( as long as the battery stays charged ) OH - except add to the map where real biker bars are so you can avoid all that conflict with the pirates. Not Good. Amazing they changed the Livewire that much, kinda sounds the original was a little half baked, right ? Amazing what group think does for corporate decisions - everyone wants to keep their jobs, all agree - kill the best bike and engine we ever made because we never believed in it or promoted it and hey lets get this battery bike out there for the silly A$$ millennials that never worked on a bicycle let alone a motorcycle or even mowed a lawn. No oil changes, adding gas or fuel adjustments. GEEKS are our future ! Sounds good, I seriously hope it works out for H-D, I can see them selling a lot at first, then tapering off like the V Rod, once they start eating 2 headed Trout at their local urban bar from the mercury in the coal it took to charge their battery bikes. At least they won't have to worry about picking up biker chicks - :blahblah:
Lots of places around the world will only permit electric bikes in cities,the market is massive HD could prosper on electrics alone no need to even have dealers anymore as we know them if it works right.Just make sure your cardigan sweater is properly pressed, your skinny jeans are in place and your helmet is a special edition that provides that all needed room for your " Man Bun " Toss your Shell gas credit card, print up a local plug-in map for electric vehicles with distances to local bars with " 1/2 a charge, a 20 Oz. Fosters and a Cheeseburger w/fries for $ 17.50 " advertising and hit the road. Nothing can stop you. ( as long as the battery stays charged ) OH - except add to the map where real biker bars are so you can avoid all that conflict with the pirates. Not Good. Amazing they changed the Livewire that much, kinda sounds the original was a little half baked, right ? Amazing what group think does for corporate decisions - everyone wants to keep their jobs, all agree - kill the best bike and engine we ever made because we never believed in it or promoted it and hey lets get this battery bike out there for the silly A$$ millennials that never worked on a bicycle let alone a motorcycle or even mowed a lawn. No oil changes, adding gas or fuel adjustments. GEEKS are our future ! Sounds good, I seriously hope it works out for H-D, I can see them selling a lot at first, then tapering off like the V Rod, once they start eating 2 headed Trout at their local urban bar from the mercury in the coal it took to charge their battery bikes. At least they won't have to worry about picking up biker chicks - :blahblah:
V Rod isn't dead yet, they've got 100 bikes coming over ten years, so far we've seen what about 20 variations of the new stuff announced. Streetfighter,Frying Pan America and Custom are a few years out.Think I counted 32 bikes in the current lineup so if they are included that's only fifty odd.Quite a few of them will go the way of the dodo you would think I mean how many variations of the Sportster do you need so hang in there it's nearly a new bike a month for the foreseeable future.
The FXDR just appeared from nowhere V could be the same with all the bibs and bobs to make it a must have.
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