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Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 465
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From: Grand Rapids, MI
I bought one in May...freaking love this bike. I feel the need to always note that it is best placed alongside a traditional V-twin (Roadglide would be my HD pairing choice) as it is really built for street riding and not long highway distances, or you get into the L1 vs L2 vs L3 charging discussions. If you have this as a bike alongside another, you will never need anything more that a standard 120V outlet.
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Joined: Nov 2018
Posts: 4,607
Likes: 3,312
From: Virginia
I test rode one back in the end of August at a Demo Day. My write up is a couple pages back.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 810
Likes: 570
From: Detroit Metro Area
Probably one of the most comprehensive reviews I have seen so far. It is done by a couple of reviewers that are probably the youngest I have ever seen so far without the usual 'make it snarky' approach to the review:
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Joined: May 2014
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From: mississippi
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3rd Gear
Joined: Nov 2020
Posts: 7
Likes: 6
From: Denmark
I bought one in May...freaking love this bike. I feel the need to always note that it is best placed alongside a traditional V-twin (Roadglide would be my HD pairing choice) as it is really built for street riding and not long highway distances, or you get into the L1 vs L2 vs L3 charging discussions. If you have this as a bike alongside another, you will never need anything more that a standard 120V outlet.
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Joined: Sep 2019
Posts: 16
Likes: 3
From: Australia
Depends what kind of person you are. My dealer put me on one for an extended test ride when they first came out, and... I was really disappointed... but i'm probably not the kind of person who would be interested in one in the first place. I mean, it goes... alright, but it's not as quick (in a straight line) as my regular bike, and it does it without any of the raucousness which is half the reason I ride a big twin over all my buddies on their R1's and Speed Triples anyway. In the right hands the LiveWire is a wicked fast bike (as is any bike with a good rider really) but as it's not faster than what I usually ride (as obviously throwing it through the twisties i'm way more confident, and therefore faster on my normal bike), that side of it was lost on me.
Other than that... I just see it as a really expensive super naked, which is what it is really. As I'm not in the market for a super naked (I already have a Triumph Thruxton so no need for two) it's not something that appeals to me... the problem is when I point out that I don't like the bike, people tend to get offended by the comments.
Other than that... I just see it as a really expensive super naked, which is what it is really. As I'm not in the market for a super naked (I already have a Triumph Thruxton so no need for two) it's not something that appeals to me... the problem is when I point out that I don't like the bike, people tend to get offended by the comments.