Hd streetfighter
#51
07-31-2018, 04:13 PM
Road Captain
All I see is another failure and like another poster said bikes sitting at dealers collecting dust. You know its not going to be all it can be out of the gate. Stage kits and doodads etc to make it what you can get stock from the competition thats been making this type of bike for years. Another red headed stepchild like Buell.
#52
07-31-2018, 04:13 PM
Road Master
#53
08-03-2018, 08:21 PM
HAHAHAHA... Not laughing at you, but at Harley's claims that i will run with the S1000RR.
I hope you and they are right.
They are going to need 200+ hp, the best electronics in the class, great suspension and crazy good ergo's to boot, to compete with the S1000RR.
I dont see any of that happening.
Dont get me wrong, I kind of want one of these, but to think they will compete with the S1000RR is laughable. That bike is IMO in the top 3 of super bikes right now.
I hope you and they are right.
They are going to need 200+ hp, the best electronics in the class, great suspension and crazy good ergo's to boot, to compete with the S1000RR.
I dont see any of that happening.
Dont get me wrong, I kind of want one of these, but to think they will compete with the S1000RR is laughable. That bike is IMO in the top 3 of super bikes right now.
#54
08-04-2018, 12:23 PM
Outstanding HDF Member
The cruisers and baggers are never going away. Don't throw the toys out of your crib just because they've decided they'd like to keep existing as a company and need to go after new customers.
#55
08-04-2018, 12:49 PM
Road Warrior
#57
08-04-2018, 03:19 PM
Stellar HDF Member
The Livewire is an asinine idea that will never catch on except for a few eco-whackos.
Love the idea of the Streetfighter. I may buy one when they come out just because.
Electric bikes will never amount to anything. Never. There is just too little energy in the battery compared to a whole lot of energy in a tankful of gas. Physics. Chemistry. Inexorable objective facts.
Love the idea of the Streetfighter. I may buy one when they come out just because.
Electric bikes will never amount to anything. Never. There is just too little energy in the battery compared to a whole lot of energy in a tankful of gas. Physics. Chemistry. Inexorable objective facts.
#58
08-04-2018, 04:08 PM
Grand HDF Member
The Livewire is an asinine idea that will never catch on except for a few eco-whackos.
Love the idea of the Streetfighter. I may buy one when they come out just because.
Electric bikes will never amount to anything. Never. There is just too little energy in the battery compared to a whole lot of energy in a tankful of gas. Physics. Chemistry. Inexorable objective facts.
Love the idea of the Streetfighter. I may buy one when they come out just because.
Electric bikes will never amount to anything. Never. There is just too little energy in the battery compared to a whole lot of energy in a tankful of gas. Physics. Chemistry. Inexorable objective facts.
Speed? Torque? Nothing comes close to an electric for most people’s money. 200+ miles on a single charge for a sport bike (that can go 0 - 60 in around 2+ seconds) will be a selling model and is already knocking on the door.
For the type of bike it is, I think the Livewire is a good looking scoot. Better looking than most gas powered sport bikes (to me anyway) and miles better than any other electric model in the mainstream market place.
#59
08-04-2018, 04:30 PM
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Well, if you have ridden an electric bike or driven an electric car you’ll know they far surpass gasoline powered vehicles regarding performance in every way except overall mileage. I agree that’s not a small factor and I love combustion engines personally, but the battery life improvements are developing rapidly. Hard to rule out what they’ll be like in a few years.
Speed? Torque? Nothing comes close to an electric for most people’s money. 200+ miles on a single charge for a sport bike (that can go 0 - 60 in around 2+ seconds) will be a selling model and is already knocking on the door.
For the type of bike it is, I think the Livewire is a good looking scoot. Better looking than most gas powered sport bikes (to me anyway) and miles better than any other electric model in the mainstream market place.
Last edited by shorelasHD; 08-04-2018 at 04:34 PM.
#60
08-04-2018, 05:22 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
That.^ Electric propulsion is better than ICE IN EVERY WAY except for range/battery life and (arguably) engine/exhaust sound. Range is adequate for most applications as I type this today (what kind of range do you get with a Sportster and peanut tank again?) and will only get better. The Livewire is a good looking bike, but I'm thinking my first electric bike will be an Energica Eva https://www.energicamotor.com/energi...streetfighter/