[MR] Harley Announces Electric Motorcycle Called LiveWire

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:35 am

No way! Prepare for a shock and click the pic.

In case anybody thought this was a hoax, here is a link to an AP article about the announcement. Check it out, 0 to 60 in about 4 seconds is no joke.

"Some people may get on it thinking, 'golf cart,'" lead engineer Jeff Richlen said. "And they get off thinking, 'rocket ship.'"

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:49 am

Probably didn't hear it coming either, unless the tires are noisy.

Rider's packin', watch out!

charlie55 · Post by **charlie55** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:53 am

Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse?

Betcha the first option is gonna be a synchronized sound system that backfires when you pull the clutch in, and goes "potato, potato, potato" when you're idling.

God, is nothing sacred?

az_slynch · Post by **az_slynch** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:00 am

Welcome to the bright and shiny future!

What is this "clutch lever" that you speak of?

Soon, you'll just think about where you wanna ride, and something that looks like an electrified hippity-hop will manifest and whisk you there, all while you atrophy what's left of your brain in a VR webspace and leave the riding to the machine. Cool beans, eh?

still shifting · Post by **still shifting** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 3:17 am

Did I miss the specs some where? R

k1dude · Post by **k1dude** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 6:25 am

It's only available for Catwoman.

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 1:47 pm

az_slynch wrote:Rider's packin', watch out!

That looks like a publicity photo from the set of a movie doesn't it? The new Catwoman? There was certainly a tie-in for the other new Harley in the new Captain America film. I'm wondering if this is something similar. Did you notice the glowing blue thing strapped on her leg? That looks like a scifi gadget to me.

jrsjr · Post by **jrsjr** » Thu Jun 19, 2014 2:22 pm

still shifting wrote:Did I miss the specs some where? R

The official announcement is Monday the 23rd, so then I guess. I expect it will run about the same as a VRod, but I'm just guessing. Honestly, I know this is a scooter site devoted to Genuine scooters, and I'm pushing my luck for all it's worth posting about this here, but honestly, that is the the most exciting all-new two-wheeler (apologies to fans of the BV, which wasn't completely all new) that I've seen since the Blur. I would really REALLY like to see an exciting electric scooter design, something that makes my blood boil like that LiveWire does. And with that I have tessellated the universe around on itself and somehow brought this shamelessly motorcycle-oriented thread back on topic. Sort of.