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[Richard230]

Here is Revzilla's take on the LiveWire:  https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/first-look-2020-harley-davidson-livewire

[Moto7575]

Thanks. Crazy price, but good for competition.

Here is Revzilla's take on the LiveWire:  https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/first-look-2020-harley-davidson-livewire

[Richard230]

Apparently the new LiveWire is not doing anything to improve investor recommendations for buying H-D's stock. Another bad mark for the Wire:  https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/01/14/no-juice-for-harley-davidsons-turnaround-livewire.aspx

[Richard230]

Videos of the other two H-D electric concepts:  https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/video-first-test-rides-of-harleys-small-electric-bikes

[Richard230]

You don't often see a funny cartoon about electric motorcycles.  But here is one.   

[NEW2elec]

Richard230 never disrespect a team your on.     
I'd like to think she then said "and take this dress off".   

[Richard230]

Richard230 never disrespect a team your on.     
I'd like to think she then said "and take this dress off".   

The cartoon has to do with big-twin ICE vibrations and the lack thereof when riding an electric motorcycle.   

[Fran K]

This might count as news.  A son of one of my long time friends recently got a 32 hour a week job at a Harley dealership.  It is a big one in my estimation.  I complained that that dealership was not doing the electric bike.  He stated the number of electric bikes to be produced is to be quite small and this played into their decision on not to get involved.  Hear say information so take it for what it cost.

He had a job at a large Honda dealership years ago, I tried to ask for a comparison to the Harley one.  Not sure I got much useful information, the Harley computer system seems kind of odd but no one comes close to the accessory choices and availability of Harley according to him.  Not sure he is familiar with the KTM hard parts system.

[heroto]

The livewire roll out will be in stages, affluent urban first. I don't know if everyone will get them, but would be cool to have level 3 chargers at every HD dealership, which is almost everywhere.

[ultrarnr]

But most H-D dealers aren't going to be selling the Livewire. In North Carolina only 5 of 25 H-D dealers are selling the Livewire. Not sure if that ratio applies to other states but many people who want to go check out a Livewire are going to drive a lot farther than they expected to see one.

[DonTom]

Does anybody here have plans to buy a LiveWire--even a maybe?

-Don-  Reno, NV

[Richard230]

I hear that level 3 charging systems are not all that cheap to install. Since H-D dealers, just like any vehicle retail dealership, are concerned about their bottom line, dealers that feel that their customers would not be interested in the LiveWire are unlikely to spend the money to install one of two of those charging stations if they feel they will not bring in additional business. Plus, since the cost for recharging at those stations is likely to be free to the customer, that is another expense that the dealer has to consider.

[Richard230]

Does anybody here have plans to buy a LiveWire--even a maybe?

-Don-  Reno, NV

Not even dreaming about it.   

[DonTom]

Not even dreaming about it.   

I cannot imagine anybody buying one for 30K$ when bikes such as the Zero SR/F are available for around half the price.

-Don-  Reno, NV

[DonTom]

I hear that level 3 charging systems are not all that cheap to install. Since H-D dealers, just like any vehicle retail dealership, are concerned about their bottom line, dealers that feel that their customers would not be interested in the LiveWire are unlikely to spend the money to install one of two of those charging stations if they feel they will not bring in additional business. Plus, since the cost for recharging at those stations is likely to be free to the customer, that is another expense that the dealer has to consider.

They don't have to worry about the expense of it being free to the customer.  I doubt they will have many, if any, customers with the LiveWire.  I could be wrong, but I doubt if many Livewires will be sold @ 30K$.

-Don-  Reno, NV