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Harley-Davidson Unveils Their First Electric Motorcycle

Posted by samzenpus on from the easy-electric-rider dept.

Major Blud writes Harley-Davidson has unveiled their first electric motorcycle called "Project LiveWire." The bike is currently not for sale and detailed specifications are scarce. Harley plans on taking it on a demonstration tour of the U.S. for the next year to gather customer feedback. "The new LiveWire won’t make the distinctive 'potato-potato-potato' chug that Harley once tried to patent. Its engine is silent, and the turbine-like hum comes from the meshing of gears. But electric motors do provide better handling and rapid acceleration — with the electric Harley able to go from 0 to 60 mph in four seconds. LiveWire’s design places the engine at the bottom of the bike."

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  1. Re:Nice looking bike... by oic0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just take off the pirate outfit and put on a full face helmet and proper motorcycle safety gear. It will look natural I promise. ;)

  2. Re:Dangerous by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · · Score: 5, Funny

    People are the problem.

    In particular, the people that ride bikes.

    Don't be so mean. The world has enough of a donor-organ shortage as it is, without you going and discouraging nice, healthy, young specimens from doing things that not infrequently result in massive cranial trauma that leaves much of the rest of the body so usefully intact...

  3. Re:A sure failure by msauve · · Score: 3, Funny
    • Talk louder, they can't hear you.
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  4. Re:What? by Richy_T · · Score: 5, Funny

    Firmware upgrade

  5. Re:Nice looking bike... by CohibaVancouver · · Score: 5, Funny

    Loud pipes are compensation for 75 year old technology

    Incorrect. "Loud pipes" are compensation for a small penis.

  6. Re:Nice looking bike... by Cryacin · · Score: 5, Funny

    You don't get it. The girl in back resonates at exactly 80mph. She really hums..

    Back of the T-Shirt. "If you can read this, my bitch fell off"

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  7. So hang on, by Cryacin · · Score: 5, Funny

    Harley Davidson is rebranding itself as Hardley Audible?

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    1. Re:So hang on, by Will.Woodhull · · Score: 4, Funny

      I understand that they are also developing a graphene playing card / titanium clothespin module that can be attached to the front fork for that awesome 1950s Schwinn Beach Cruiser buzz.

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      Will
    2. Re:So hang on, by theshowmecanuck · · Score: 3, Funny

      If it has a Harley logo, some idiot will buy it.

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    3. Re:So hang on, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Harley Davidson is rebranding itself as Hardley Audible?

      The real question is how they're going to make an electric motor leak oil?