Seems to me I read somewhere that only 20% of the HD dealer body agreed to sell the Livewire. It required a substantial investment in tools, training and infrastructure that most dealers (the smart ones) wouldn't accept.
Mike
Mike
Seems to me I read somewhere that only 20% of the HD dealer body agreed to sell the Livewire. It required a substantial investment in tools, training and infrastructure that most dealers (the smart ones) wouldn't accept.
Mike
You're going to love this: After 2040 in the UK, there will be NO SALES of gasoline powered vehicle. After 2050, there will be NO gasoline powered vehicles allowed on the road. Most of Europe is on the same schedule. You and I are dinosaurs and the meteor is fast approaching.If it aint got no beautiful noisy smelly gas motor and uses oil... it aint no motorcycle...just my humble opinion... leave the stupid elec drives to the old people on bicycles!
Sounds like a lot of upgrading (at least changes) to the power grid will be needed. We can't keep the power on in California now because of the scare of starting fires during those high winds.
I may not be ready for some of the changes in the coming years. I'm moving to geezerville.
Brad
Good luck there Bruce. It seems stuff like this is becoming common.
Brad
I read the article and it was worded in a way that illustrated the technological breakthrough for Harley, not e-bikes in general. From what I've read, the Livewire breaks no new ground EV wise. I just used the latest technology and attached an eye watering price to it.I got the newest (now-quarterly) Cycle World magazine last night. I haven't looked at it in detail yet, but there's a long article on the Livewire that appeared to tout it as a major technical breakthrough in electric motorcycle design. Of course, that article was written well before the recall action and shutdown of production.
Hmm, you wouldn't see that happen at any of the other motorcycle companies.:unsure: H-D making a play that they are really in to QA is an interesting new angle."Temporarily stopping LiveWire production allowed us to confirm that the nonstandard condition identified on one motorcycle was a singular occurrence. We take pride in our rigorous quality assurance measures and our drive to deliver the world's best motorcycles."
If the sales of the Livewire are dismal which I suspect is the case, a few days lost production didn't hurt anything. It gives the PR flacks something to crow about.Hmm, you wouldn't see that happen at any of the other motorcycle companies.:unsure: H-D making a play that they are really in to QA is an interesting new angle.
I do believe that any of the four Japanese manufacturers are better positioned to accomplish this task and bring a reliable electric motorcycle to the masses.