Hey, whatchu talkin' 'bout?
Posted on 06/19/2014 8:12:03 AM PDT by shotgun
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Harley-Davidson will unveil its first electric motorcycle next week, and President Matt Levatich said he expects the company known for its big touring bikes and iconic brand to become a leader in developing technology and standards for electric vehicles
Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2014/06/19/3026587/harley-davidson-introduces-electric.html?sp=/99/915/#storylink=cpy
Felons? I think the vast majority of Harley riders are dentists and accountants. Who else can afford a $25,000+ motorcycle.
Nice looking, but half of the mystique of the Harley is the sweet unmistakable sound it makes going down the road. How many more accidents will there be when people don’t hear you coming?
“Imagine what those knuckleheads will say of an electric bike”
They can call it the “Coal Glide”
I have 8 bikes in the garage. Two Harley, two Yamaha, two Kawasaki, one Honda, one Piaggio. My wife is the "outlier" with the Piaggio BV500 and Honda CTX700NDE. She prefers an automatic.
There is talk today of gas prices leaping to $11/gallon. That's going to make my trip home to Pocatello (900 miles) a very expensive proposition in the F150 get 16 MPG. My Fat Bob get 38 to 49 MPG depending on the mix of city/highway driving. The Kawasaki Versys delivers a consistent 53 MPG on 91 octane premium gas. My wife's CTX700NDE delivers 61 MPG on 87 octane regular gas.
For in-town commutes to/from work, the electric bikes would be viable. I only go 7 miles to work. I would have to take the Fat Bob to make the 900 mile trek home. I've done that in two days. Pretty rugged up I-15 with the trip trailer UPS rigs going 80 MPH.
No one wants one,it doesn’t make any noise,these idiots who ride these things only are interested in drawing attention to their pathetic selves,no noise no sale
There are plenty of V-rods out there, and I don’t know of a dealership that refused to sell bikes of any kind. Hell some people bitched about fuel injection too, but they were outliers just like those that bitched about the V-Rod.
That's pretty good. With 130 mile range it would make a rocket commuter bike.
Put a couple speakers on the back and require the idiot in my neighborhood to turn the volume knob up and down a few times at the stop sign in front of my house to keep it running. Harleys would be fine if they could just fix the problem of riders needing to rev them at every stop sign or traffic light.
HD has had to go water cooled on their big bikes thanks to the EPA idiots. Not surprised by this at all. Coal powered motorcycles... it's the future!
Victory Motorcycles — the best mass production bikes made in America.
I have a Victory Hammer. It’s a fantastic motorcycle!
I don’t ride on road, but I love my Polaris ATV mfg by the same parent company.
They have a great styling too once they teamed with Arlen Ness.
The best thing about Victory is that their engine design and quality control is top notch. I have had zero problems with my 2008 model. You want to stand out from a crowd, get a victory. At this year’s ROT rally in Austin, I got lots of complements about my bike.
I would say Indian is the best mass production bikes made in America.
"VROOOOOM VROOOOOOOOM"
Special Forces have been using “stealth” electric motorcycles recently; this should give them an American-Made option.
Also, owned by Polaris. :-D
I remember when the “Block Head” Evolution engine came out in ‘84. The rumours leading up to the release of the new engine were that the Motor Company was bringing back the “Knuckle Head” that had been superseded in 1948.
Some Harley riders are ridiculous Luddites.
Polaris is doing some great work. I love the new Indian engine design.
Hey, whatchu talkin' 'bout?
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