Topic: O goodie, another masterful idea to follow the Street from the MoCo (Read 6620 times)

ultrarider123 · « **on:** June 14, 2016, 02:57:46 PM »

What is the world coming too....

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2016/06/14/that-buzz-harley-davidson-confirms-production-electric-motorcycle/?intcmp=hpff

New catchphrases:
Sparkie
Shockedmore
Electric Avenue
Volt (oops, Chevy already got dat one...)
AC/DC (all kinds of ad music available)
Rayo-bike
Neveready...

grc · « **Reply #1 on:** June 14, 2016, 04:17:18 PM »

Make sure to buy the super extra long Screamin' Eagle extension cord with the chrome plated reel.

Jerry

phato1 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 14, 2016, 05:05:20 PM »

Laugh if you must, but I'm gonna start new change jar at home to save up for one of these. According to the article I've got some time...
If it can deliver on the 130 mile range between "fill ups" it should be a fun cycle to "buzz" around on and because electric motors generate all their torque right from the start it will provide plenty of entertainment. Without the need yo shift a traditional transmission my wife may even ride it.

I will not delude myself or others that it is a "green" vehicle because the electricity has to be generated somehow, and at this time that somehow is usually with a fossil fuel.

I've been waiting for the past two years for HD to get the Livewire project out of the concept stage and into production. If they can get it to market with a sub 20k price tag I think it just might be successful.

And yes, I would have to splurge and have the official Screamin Eagle chrome charging outlet installed at home.

Twolanerider · « **Reply #3 on:** June 14, 2016, 05:08:00 PM »

I'm potentially with Phato here. The qualifier is I'm not much of a bar-hopper or local around town rider. If I was though I'd be all over the idea of a good looking reliable electric bike.

BostonboyDH · « **Reply #4 on:** June 14, 2016, 06:25:26 PM »

Just think about it, A new production Harley with no THEY ALL DO THAT MECHANICAL NOISE!!!!

Twolanerider · « **Reply #5 on:** June 14, 2016, 06:50:24 PM »

Quote from: BostonboyDH on June 14, 2016, 06:25:26 PM

Just think about it, A new production Harley with no THEY ALL DO THAT MECHANICAL NOISE!!!!

Yeah, it'll take awhile to think of all things that these might "all do" to excuse whatever they screw up or under-engineer next.

windjammer · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2016, 06:52:46 PM »

Sounds like Polaris is way ahead in this game!

kiro · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2016, 07:18:27 PM »

Sounds like one should wait about four or five years after production before jumping on that bandwagon. Think the learning curve and design issues will be significant in the first years. Let the MoCo work out all the bugs first...

longlast · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2016, 07:19:38 PM »

Don't know about over the pond but over here plugins are far and few,....maybe pull a solar panelled trailer

SBB · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2016, 07:28:20 PM »

Quote from: phato1 on June 14, 2016, 05:05:20 PM

Laugh if you must, but I'm gonna start new change jar at home to save up for one of these. According to the article I've got some time...
If it can deliver on the 130 mile range between "fill ups" it should be a fun cycle to "buzz" around on and because electric motors generate all their torque right from the start it will provide plenty of entertainment. Without the need yo shift a traditional transmission my wife may even ride it.

I will not delude myself or others that it is a "green" vehicle because the electricity has to be generated somehow, and at this time that somehow is usually with a fossil fuel.

I've been waiting for the past two years for HD to get the Livewire project out of the concept stage and into production. If they can get it to market with a sub 20k price tag I think it just might be successful.

And yes, I would have to splurge and have the official Screamin Eagle chrome charging outlet installed at home.

We are in also!
For two, his and hers.
I guess I'll have to put up one of those fake trees with solar panels at Eagles Nest.
Of course the color will have to be "Lectric Blue"

SBB

JCZ · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2016, 08:49:53 PM »

Quote from: kiro on June 14, 2016, 07:18:27 PM

Sounds like one should wait about four or five years after production before jumping on that bandwagon. Think the learning curve and design issues will be significant in the first years. Let the MoCo work out all the bugs first...

Yep, I agree! We're still waiting for the MoCo to work out all the bugs on these twin cam 110s.

JCZ · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2016, 08:52:39 PM »

Quote from: longlast on June 14, 2016, 07:19:38 PM

Don't know about over the pond but over here plugins are far and few,....maybe pull a solar panelled trailer

We put charging stations in all of our projects. We have 36 of them here at Broadstone Corsair. And we always put a few outside the gate so that they're open to the public when they pull up charging stations on their app. They're all over larger cities here in the US.

motor1 · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2016, 10:36:22 PM »

I gotta say I took a Livewire out for a test drive last summer and I loved it. I found it smooth, fast, flickable, (like a Buell/EBR), and really really fun. I have no problem telling you if the production bike is anything like the prototype I will be buying one.

HUBBARD · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2016, 11:04:04 PM »

Y'all crack me up! I love to laugh! That's what I'd be doin' watchin' you clowns on your PC Motorsickles!!!! Whatr' you gonna' do? Have your Ol' Ladies follow you around with a trailer to haul your dumb a$$ to the next chargin' station? Good luck! News flash......there ain't none!!! Y'all will have to get you some stickers made that says "I rode the Dragon, but had to walk home.......No juice!" ROTFL!

Later--HUBBARD

Twolanerider · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2016, 12:14:26 AM »

Quote from: HUBBARD on June 14, 2016, 11:04:04 PM

Y'all crack me up! I love to laugh! That's what I'd be doin' watchin' you clowns on your PC Motorsickles!!!! Whatr' you gonna' do? Have your Ol' Ladies follow you around with a trailer to haul your dumb a$$ to the next chargin' station? Good luck! News flash......there ain't none!!! Y'all will have to get you some stickers made that says "I rode the Dragon, but had to walk home.......No juice!" ROTFL! Later--HUBBARD

I'm not so sure Hub. All the torque that comes from properly sized electric motors wouldn't suck. It wouldn't be a real bike but it might make a fine city hopper.

HUBBARD · « **Reply #15 on:** June 15, 2016, 12:42:47 AM »

Hey, I know 2Lane. Hell, there's already an Electric Commercial Tractor in the experimental stages. Everythings changin'. Don't like change. I have to conform to it, but I don't have to like it. Old school.....from hell. Just visualize me on an electric Motorsickle! I know you could see the humor in that! I'd be drivin' myself nuts trying to cheat-up the batteries! Later--HUBBARD

VaEagle · « **Reply #16 on:** June 15, 2016, 02:35:20 AM »

I would like to know how long it takes to charge up......hate to think I would have to wait at some roadside charging station for several hours just to get home. And since rechargeable batteries do loose the ability to charge I wonder how many charges we would get out the battery pack before it needs replacing and then how many hundreds or thousands of dollars is that battery pack gonna cost? Bet it would be a hazmat disposal procedure and cost to dispose of too.

Twolanerider · « **Reply #17 on:** June 15, 2016, 05:17:34 AM »

Quote from: HUBBARD on June 15, 2016, 12:42:47 AM

Hey, I know 2Lane. Hell, there's already a Electric Commercial Tractor in the experimental stages. Everythings changin'. Don't like change. I have to conform to it, but I don't have to like it. Old school.....from hell. Just visualize me on an electric Motorsickle! I know you could see the humor in that! I'd be drivin' myself nuts trying to cheat-up the batteries! Later--HUBBARD

Oh yeah, I can just see ol Hub with a helmet with lightning bolts painted on the side trying to add outrigger batteries to give the bitch more power

!

iski · « **Reply #18 on:** June 15, 2016, 06:37:43 AM »

There won't be anything to leak?

Live to ride, ride electrically?

Do not know about this one. Sorta sounds good.....but....and there are several buts.

Then again, there are times I wished I was born 50 years earlier. Or even 30. This one made my head hurt.

turn_key · « **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2016, 11:10:13 AM »

I don't necessarily think electric cars or bikes are a fad, or a bad idea, but with the present tech I don't think they are practical yet. Perhaps they are jumping on the bandwagon, but the good thing about projects like these are innovation: the moco is refining or developing new technology for feasibility.

Range and charging stations are my concern considering the traffic here and my distance to work, but I like the idea of having a small bike just to scoot around to run some errands, and electric seems like a low maintenance option (yeah yeah, Harley, don't say it). I miss my old dyna for that reason.

I'm not a tree hugger and don't think I'm saving the world when I throw a pop can into the blue bin, but if fossil fuel is finite then there has to be an alternative, and I'm glad Harley is involved.

screaminCVO · « **Reply #20 on:** June 15, 2016, 07:06:57 PM »

Took out one of the Livewire Prototypes, incredibly fast, but they slow down so fast when you let off the throttle, you have to be aware that there is nobody in a cage to close to you. You could sneak out at night, without being heard.....

Rooster · « **Reply #21 on:** June 16, 2016, 01:20:34 PM »

Two things I have seen lately. One, YouTube electric dragsters. The other was someone installed a Tesla motor in a Vintage VW Bus. Tesla so far is the only electric car that will go a few hundred miles before charging and the rest are like less than 100 miles. Don't know how far the Hd electric bike goes before charging.

Jbbrown73 · « **Reply #22 on:** June 16, 2016, 05:02:46 PM »

The good ole' US of A is just too big for electric anything to work out long term. Long road trips are never going to be possible. And batteries are anything but environmentally friendly!

FLSTFI Dave · « **Reply #23 on:** June 19, 2016, 09:06:27 PM »

Give it a 250 mile range and I'm all in. Have lots of roads in East TN that the Livewire would be a total blast on.

smkymtnboy · « **Reply #24 on:** June 27, 2016, 07:54:04 PM »

i guess i am out on the electric cycle. i guess me and hubbard will be ridin togather. maybe, steve at fulsac will make you guys some fake loud mufflers!!

MadCVORG · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2016, 12:05:50 PM »

Shocking article......!

RonandJanet · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2016, 02:10:28 PM »

They need better batteries which is what the car makers are working on (It will come). Once the battery is shot it will be expensive to replace. The prices will go down but someone had to replace their battery a few years ago and it was around $4K. I know they have done a lot of work on safety as well having a big battery and then getting in a wreck is a little scary. I have seen a few wrecked and I never saw any indication of a problem with the battery leaking, burning or blowing up.

It is important to have the Harley sound!

Dr.D · « **Reply #27 on:** August 02, 2016, 03:52:20 PM »

My goodness the Harley crowd that has to have better/louder sounding pipes is now going to accept an electric motorcycle???

I will not be one of the first to get one of these. I am not an around town bike rider and even a range of 250 miles will not be enough for and average day of riding. What on earth would lead anyone to believe that just because it is electric it will not have breakdown issues? The least reliable parts on our Harleys are the electronics.

Author Topic: O goodie, another masterful idea to follow the Street from the MoCo (Read 6620 times)

ultrarider123

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