“Portland is the largest city in Oregon and is located along the rivers Columbia and Willamette in the shadow of the snow-capped Mount Hood. It is known for its Parks, bridges and cycle paths, as well as for its environmental friendliness, micro-Breweries and cafes. In the town there are thriving art, theatre and music scenes,” writes Wikipedia. The fit, have you thought of Harley-Davidson , as they were looking for in the main headquarters in Milwaukee to a place where the American cult brand wanted to start with the LiveWire the dawn of the electric age. “The innovative character of the city reflects our first electric bike perfectly,” it was said on the occasion of the driving presentation for the international journalists.
Five long years of development work and five years of accompanying PR hoopla preceded the test rides. But after a few kilometers, appeared, for which buyers of Harley-Davidson’s first electric-powered motorbike has been developed for an urban, financially well-established. “Born to be Wild” was yesterday. “The LiveWire is meant to inspire a technology trend-setter, consumers of luxury Brands and people with a particularly high standard of Design and quality,” write the Americans.
sports cars are quietly suspended
The fits to the range of the electric bikes. The LiveWire can be theoretically up to 250 kilometers, but the challenging topography of Switzerland is expected to decrease the Radius of around 150 kilometres. What sounds for Hardcore bikers and tour riders as a joke, is likely to be sufficient for the targeted clientele, however, is easy – even from home to office and back, then it was enough in the normal case, even for a brief evening tour of the area.
And no matter whether driving, parked, or at the outlet – the Design of the stromer is achieved, As in the case of the iconic 2-cylinder-units have managed the engineers and designers to put the electric motor prominently in the scene. The build quality is top. Everything else is a matter of taste.
Very emotional and gripping, the feeling of driving on the country road – as is the case with electric cars is the linear power delivery of the electric motor, also impressed on two wheels. From the first Meter to the full torque of 116 Newton meters is available. This means a Andante furioso: Just 3 seconds, the Motor Company, for the sprint from zero to 96.5 km/h. Thus, the E-bikers and other sports car quasi-mute. Fortunately, the Brembo braking system is up for any challenge. Is complemented the excellent brake system of a Bosch stability system that includes traction control and a Wheelie control, cornering ABS, and a rear wheel lift detection. So again, no scrap iron, rather the Next Level.
In the case of Tesla, there is no connection
This also applies to the driving dynamics, because the LiveWire with fine Japanese Showa components fitted and tight, precise, agile and stable glide. 45 degrees is Harley as a skew Maximum, and it seems like the LiveWire, a first for the Harley-Davidson – would yaw values to such a border. But at least as impressive as lustful fast comfortable cruising ride. Whisper forward glides quietly and completely jerk-free, the 249-kilogram E-Bike with any desired Tempo. Stop-and-Go in the City is not without the constant domes for pleasure, and for the often otherwise annoying waste heat of the engine at a red light, there’s a pleasant manner. A lot of for Play: Four pre-configured driving modes are supplemented by three individual modes. Times more is recuperating, times less power to be released, sometimes more, sometimes less.
the times of The boller of the two-cylinder is not over, although for a long time, but the future sounds different. That’s why they made it in Milwaukee, too many thoughts about a mark close to the sound. The result is a with the vehicle speed increasing, surprisingly pleasant (or at least not disturbing) tone is. More to the heart, but the artificial heart has to meet: The uses when the motorcycle is ready to start, and sends a light Pulse to the Buttocks of the driver. Assuming the Bike has enough power.
This should be normally no Problem, because the recharging of the batteries is in principle simple: A cable connection is sufficient. At the household outlet, it will take 12.5 hours, up to a fully drained battery is back to 100 percent fit, to a DC-fast charging only one hour. But you must first exist and must, secondly, be not used. And thirdly, it should not be possible in an inhospitable industrial area or on the highway, but in a place where the new Generation of Harley-Davidson riders a break. Currently, this combination in Switzerland is likely to be only in the case of the Tesla Super chargers available and there for the LiveWire no connection.
Starting in September on Swiss roads
of Course, the 4.3-inch-TFT-Display of the two-Wheeler dominated the popular game types of the connectivity, integrated music, Navigation and telephony. The View for the condition or the burden of 15,5 kWh battery are comprehensive, easy to read and so understandable. Everything is 24/7 available, even on the Smartphone.
come To the first LiveWires in Switzerland, it takes only a couple of weeks. Because beginning in September, the first E-Bikes for his roles in the two eye-catching Matte metallic colors of Orange Fuse and the Yellow Fuse on the road. Of course the inevitable Black. Black should also see all the Harley Fans who have not saved up for the new E-age, under 36’500 Swiss francs to be running for the US cult brand nothing. Still nothing: Because the LiveWire is a further milestone in the nearly 120-year history of the brand, but it is only the prelude to the electric Offensive from Milwaukee.
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Created: 27.07.2019, 18:31 PM
