Livewire will become a reality someday. Harley is still working on the project


http://www.leftlanenews.com/harleyda...els-95942.html

 

I had heard they where coming out with 50 new models but acording to this artical which quoted Bill Davidson they are comin g out with a 100 new models in the next decade.


"The company will continue investing in and building gasoline-powered two-wheelers. In fact, its product plan calls for the launch of no less than 100 new models in the next decade."

 

I wonder if they will be new models, or just revamped old models, like the Road King S. The Road King S looks like a redone Road king Custom, to me. Maybe Harley will put some bells & whistles on a Dyna Street Bob with a two up seat, and call it a Street Bob S

 

Good.

 

Electric motorbikes have one big disadvantage, just as electric cars. They are not allowed to pull more than 100 kgs of trailer with a 100 kms long extension cord. Because that is approximately the operational range on a full battery. And one thing: I refuse seriously to load every hour my bike for 2.5 hours before I can ride further. Nice in small towns but even in a bigger city the action range is already too small for communting. What I can imagen is, that a hybride motorbike will be developed. Much more succesfull and much more future than electric bikes only.

 

Oh happy day.

 

didn't think they would stop working on it

 

dumb dumb dumb. who thinks of this stuff

 

same type of people who brought us everything else, inventors

 

I am not an electric anything on wheels guy. However there is a market for these and several brands already. There are lots of city folks that want them for commute bikes. I know a guy down in Charlotte that has one. I cannot remember the brand. He can go about a 100 miles on a charge and it tops out around 80mph.

Spoke to an HD dealer a few years back when they introduced it at a dealer meeting. He rode it and said it actually impressed him.

Anything to keep HD in business and profitable.

Ride the Charge!