I can see the charging meters lined up in front of the new urban HD boutique/coffee shops. Lots of clothes (all slim fit), six buck cups of coffee and absolutely no smell of grease and oil. They already have the no smell of grease and oil down pretty good already. I have to walk a 1/4 mile (well it seems like that it I don't use the service entrance) from the front door of my dealer to the service dept. past a pool table, pinball machine, and TV lounge. It didn't used to be like this but it is now. I think that the suits see the urban thing as a big part of the HD in the future if it is to survive. I, also, think that they have been trying to get more single women involved in riding because they are the big buyers of accessories from what I have seen, personally. I think that they will promote the Live Wire aggressively to the female market. Sure doesn't seem to be a two up deal. They have to do something because it may be a while before the HD culture fad/bubble returns. The days when everyone walked around in a HD t-shirt and you had to order a bike appear, to me, to be over. I am sure they are trying their hardest to bring it back. It must have been good times up in the exec suites when the HD bubble was in full swing. I have known a couple of suits in my life and they don't like losing. Personally, I don't see enough volume in the Live Wire to do it but there is probably more EVO to come. I wish them luck.

 

 

Now you've done kap

You said Evo!

 

 

And you just converted your 30k coal powered bike back to gas....

 

 

It's a Harley. Trust me. A lot of things will go wrong with that bike. The only question is, will the service department personnel be up to the task?

 

 

LOL! Me too, but you can bet your bippy that if you pull into a gas station or convenience store and slip the clerk/attendant a fiver, they'll be happy to let you plug in to get a few more miles. As a matter of fact, you will almost certainly see charging stations making their appearance at just these locations. Remember, you heard it here first!

The point is, there's already an established infrastructure for delivering charge to EVs, and it's growing all the time, complemented by exponential improvement in batteries and charging technology. The EV revolution is upon us, and like the the introduction of the Internet, computers and smartphones, it will happen so fast our heads will spin and our lives will be changed forever.

 

At least it will sound better.....