Harley-Davidson's electric LiveWire put on hold

[MCN]

Harley-Davidson have stopped production of its ground-breaking new electric LiveWire motorcycle after discovering an issue with its home-charging system. The company said it had uncovered a...

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[Dr.D]

Wow, come out with a flop.

 

[Wrecka]

And they have been marketing it as a premium motorcycle.

 

[Tripps]

Guzzi Dan and I were just saying last night, how many Harley Davidson guys are really going to buy an electric motorcycle?

 

[ski]

The story says, to charge it, it should go to a Dealer for a 1 hour fast charge. So after riding, you drop of the E-scoot at your local dealer who will charge it for you. Gee, Didn't anyone think of taking one home and plug it in your garage to see how THAT works. Only a REAL Harley guy will take it too a dealer after every ride for a quick charge before going home. Dedication wise that is. I just looked at a HD forum. It only goes 80 miles on a charge so you can only go 40 miles from your dealer. But they say you can dealer hop to go further. They'll put fast charging stations outside the buildings for when they're closed.

 

[stollydriver]

Just think of the lovely roaring sound of a Harley - hhmmmmm. Personally electric is not on my agenda

 

[Navigator]

Another in a long string of Harley failures and bad luck. A changing demographic, failure to upgrade design, poor design & quality control, idiot marketing decisions......Where does it end?

 

[idk]

Another in a long string of Harley failures and bad luck. A changing demographic, failure to upgrade design, poor design & quality control, idiot marketing decisions......Where does it end?

With HD making smaller bikes to sell in India and competing with Royal Enfield.

 

[Kojack1970]

The story says, to charge it, it should go to a Dealer for a 1 hour fast charge. So after riding, you drop of the E-scoot at your local dealer who will charge it for you. Gee, Didn't anyone think of taking one home and plug it in your garage to see how THAT works. Only a REAL Harley guy will take it too a dealer after every ride for a quick charge before going home. Dedication wise that is. I just looked at a HD forum. It only goes 80 miles on a charge so you can only go 40 miles from your dealer. But they say you can dealer hop to go further. They'll put fast charging stations outside the buildings for when they're closed.

yikes!!! And what problem does an electric motorcycle solve again?

 

[Steel]

yikes!!! And what problem does an electric motorcycle solve again?

It saves you from spilling gasoline on your custom paint job .