June 20th, 2014, 11:31 PM | #1 |
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Name: Brian
Location: Boston MA
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Harley-Davidson Project LiveWire
What are your first impressions on Project LiveWire? I really like the design of the bike and how it looks a lot like a Buell.
"See it. Hear it. Feel it. The Project LiveWire Experience begins a 30-city tour across America starting June 24th in New York City, where riders will be invited to take a historic ride." They're showing next week in my city!! Tuesday, June 24 - Wednesday, June 25, 2014 PROJECT LIVEWIRE EXPERIENCE & TEST RIDES AT HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF NEW YORK DEALERSHIP New York, NY, US Thursday, June 26 - Sunday, June 29, 2014 PROJECT LIVEWIRE EXPERIENCE & TEST RIDES AT THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON MUSEUM® Milwaukee, WI, US Friday, June 27 - Sunday, June 29, 2014 Project LiveWire Experience & Test Rides at Boston Harley-Davidson Boston, MA, US Thursday, July 17 - Saturday, July 19, 2014 Project LiveWire Experience & Test Rides at Brian's Harley-Davidson Philadelphia, PA, US
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June 21st, 2014, 06:37 AM | #2 |
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Name: Bruce
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I like it - but with a range of only 53 miles it makes a decent commuter, nothing more. Considering that the price will be something like $15,000 to $20,000 I will likely never own one.
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June 21st, 2014, 07:09 AM | #3 |
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Name: J.Emmett Turner
Location: Newnan, GA
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Agreed and, though there's nothing wrong with that, watch them play it up as so much more than a commuter in the next Avengers movie.
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June 21st, 2014, 08:32 AM | #4 |
I'm crazy,your excuse is?
Name: Winston
Location: Connecticut
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My commute is 48 miles round trip, these electrics need to give more range.
Kinda nice looking. I would prefer dual front discs, but I heard that Harleys do endos if you use the front brakes... |
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June 21st, 2014, 10:46 AM | #5 |
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Location: tustin/long beach
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what... no socal visit? what kind of bullshit is this
first time in how long they make something people here would be really interested in and they don't show up?
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June 21st, 2014, 11:24 AM | #6 | |
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Name: Bruce
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A Google for "project livewire dates" gives this article as its first link:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2459733,00.asp Quote:
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June 21st, 2014, 12:53 PM | #7 |
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Name: Brian
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More pics:
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June 22nd, 2014, 12:31 AM | #8 |
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Name: Akima
Location: England
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Pretty cool looking bike. I'm interested in electrics.
It looks like they've tried to make this bike look like it has an engine and a gas tank. I could hear a bat-mobile-tumbler reverberating sound coming from the bike in the video. Sounded good! That may have just been added as an after effect though. Most electrics I've heard have close to no-motor-sound so you can just hear the tyres and these clicking/plasticy sounds coming from the bike... not good. |
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June 22nd, 2014, 03:06 PM | #9 |
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Name: Vic
Location: Livermore CA
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Nice looking moto! I'm glad a major manufacturer has decided to build an electric moto. I may haver to go take a test drive when it comes to the West coast.
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June 22nd, 2014, 03:17 PM | #10 |
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Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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Great looking bike! For extended range they would have to make it a hybrid combining an electric motor with maybe a...... 300cc engine.
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June 23rd, 2014, 07:44 AM | #11 |
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Name: Jason
Location: WV
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Love the idea of elec vehicles but mostly for their low maintenance. Like flat panel TVs and monitors, their time will come. We just have to find a decent balance of weight to capacity, charging time, distance and cost. Baby steps..., baby steps.
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June 23rd, 2014, 09:25 AM | #12 |
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Any word on what it weighs?
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June 23rd, 2014, 10:04 AM | #13 | |
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Name: Bruce
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One article I read claimed 460 pounds:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/88...ctric-bike.htm Quote:
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