Harley-Davidson's E-bike & E-scooter Concepts

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Saw a post today on Jalopnik about these concepts by H-D. I've heard of the LiveWire ofc, but not these things:

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Harley-Davidson Sees 'Opportunity' in E-Scooters and E-Bicycles

Harley-Davidson, the company synonymous with big, loud American motorcycles, is trying to figure out how to make money because demand is quickly sinking for big, loud, American motorcycles. Sales dropped 10.2 percent last year, and the Motor Company’s stock value has roughly halved over the last...
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Forget About LiveWire, Harley's Two Electric Concepts From CES Are Way Cooler

The entire motorcycle world clutched its collective pearls when Harley-Davidson announced the LiveWire would cost nearly $30,000. And for good reason, that’s a lot of dosh for a bike, even a Harley. The 116-year-old motorcycle company claims it is aiming for new buyers and trying to reach a...
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Pretty cool stuff, hope they don't charge an arm and a leg...
 
I'm glad Harley is exploring other modes of transportation. Yamaha dealers have been selling e-bicycles for quite a while.
 
Yamaha makes mid drives, others have hub motors. Both have advantages and disadvantages, study before you buy to match your needs. 1 fault of mid drives is the wear on the drive system. Your good for about 2k miles then everything needs to be changed out. Sprockets and chain.
 
Yes, I am in Milwaukee and it is going to be tough going to start for Harley but I am glad they are putting some money and R&D into it. Usually, first adopters are gonna pay a huge premium similar to first Tesla owners because they can afford to and believe in the vision. It will be years before common folks can afford this stuff. I mean the Livewire is 35k? That is a Tesla 3 standard model with tax and ship out the door...
 
See I told you so 2 years ago on this forum what Hareley was planning on doing.

They look awful creepy but they probably run pretty fast got any idea what top speed is?
 
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