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SCOOP: Electric Harley-Davidson Livewire Nearing Production



By Troy Siahaan June 18, 2014 27
Photos by: Lee Young-ho/Sipa USA. Additional research by Dennis Chung
In a bombshell that would seem to be an April Fools joke, we believeHarley-Davidson will be building a production motorcycle powered by electric power, named “Livewire.” Harley filed a trademark application for the name on Nov. 1, 2012 with the USPTO, then also filed for a trademark in the EU on Nov. 2, 2012 which was approved March 13, 2013. This is potentially game-changing news, and if this indeed turns out to be true, it will give a whole new meaning to “The Motor Company.”

UPDATE: Harley-Davidson released a new teaser video that supports our theory:



Motorcycle.com has acquired images of this new motorcycle, which was first published by British tabloid the Daily Mail from the set of the nextAvengers movie, currently filming in Seoul, South Korea. While this initially appears to be a far cry from anything H-D has built in the past, these photos clearly show a lack of an exhaust pipe on either side, a big, square shape resembling a battery where an engine would be, no clutch or shift lever, and most telling of all – the Harley-Davidson logo across the faux gas tank.

While we don’t know details about the bike, it’s not uncommon for one-off vehicles to be used in Hollywood. However, the fit, finish, and near production-level quality of this bike lend itself towards mass production rather than a life only on the big screen.

Remember too that the Harley-Davidson Street was featured in a motorcycle chase scene in Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier movie, appearing in the film’s trailer a week and a half before Harley-Davidson announced the motorcycle existed. While the Street was hiding in plain sight, there is no hiding the Livewire.

It’s unlikely Harley has produced its own battery and motor system and has likely instead chosen to source those bits to more established players in this field. Zero, Brammo, or Mission Motors are the ones that come to mind. Judging by how substantial the battery is from these shots, we’re guessing its capacity to be anywhere from 9kWh to 15kWh. The guts of the Livewire are hidden in bodywork, so it’s difficult to determine which motor it is using, but we suspect it is liquid-cooled based on the pipe and fitting near the leading-edge of the bodywork.

It would be alright but they need to figure out a quick charge so that your not sitting on a charging station for 8 hours. But, as of late that has not been found so it would still remain as a city bike only.

I kinda like the way she's sitting on that fender...

They need one of those deals we as kids had that would rotate with the tire running the headlight.

Oh man, I remember doing that.

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That would be a good bike for you HRK for when you commute back and forth to the office.
Wouldn't need any super tuner either.

I thought about it but they'd need to invert the "fuel tank" to fit my
stomach profile.