It's actually a great idea. Think about it this way......

College student or someone starting out living in an urban area needs a way to get around without the hassle or expense of a car, this will do it. Time goes by, they make more and have a bit more space, maybe they'll buy a Street model to replace it with. More time goes on, and they're ready to move to the next step of a cruiser or bagger. It's all about planting the seed in someones mind and making them a lifelong customer. Tapping into new demographics and otherwise ignored areas is key to growth and survival. Not everyone has the need for a big heavy touring bike or cruiser, a customer base that HD has ignored while everyone else is making a killing on.

 

I think that's a well designed city bike except for one thing, no rear suspension will be rough going on cracked concrete and pot holed asphalt city streets, common in many big cities I've been in. The fat tires are a good idea for stability on those roads, though, and the riding position looks upright and comfortable enough. The big battery down low will help handling. Put a monoshock on it like the dirt bike concept, and I'd say Harley has a winner if they can price it affordable. Would I buy one? No, I have a scooter with a sidecar on it, meets most of my shopping and errand needs for cargo capacity, and if I'm just solo, I'll continue with one of my two wheelers, like the power and comfort; like all of you reading this, I want my motorcycle.

But... not everyone, probably safe to say most folks, don't or won't ride a motorcycle but are ok with bicycles - they're the biggest potential market for these electric bikes and there's a hell of a lot more of them than us. Harley does the electric business right, big twins might be a small niche market in 20 years. Or less.

 

suffers the same problem I have with Live Wire, where to put the luggage/bags so I can carry something other than myself.

 

They were in the golf cart business a good while back

 

Not even close.

How about this for $40,000?

https://www.visordown.com/news/new-b...eaks-cover-ces

 

If it had a set of pedals and a 30 mile range I would consider getting one. With pedals I could take it on the local bike paths. 30 mile range would get me to work, that one looks like it has a removable battery, lock the bike in the bike rack at the office, bring the battery pack in to recharge, ride home in the evening. Wouldn't have to deal with grid lock the next time the Pentagon gets hit or we have an earthquake.

 

It's priced 30 large like LiveWire. Take your pick.

 

Totally agree! I would get one too if it costed around 3k. I live in the city and traffic kills me. Plus, it would be cheap to go to work, i'd love to not pay for gas to go to work (here is crazy expensive)

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If price is around 3k yes. It woudl be a cheap way to commute or do simple tasks around the city. That space under the seat would be a good place for an old school travel bag to store work stuff or minimum groceries.
I like the idea. The thing i do not like is how harley sizes their brakes.... The caliper and disk on this thing is undersized

 

I'm sure someone on here has a youngster somewhere that thinks this is just what they need.

 

You might care if the cost to manufacture and sell electric razors, hover boards or flatware influence the costs of motorcycles.