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Richard230

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Re: H-D LiveWire at EICMA
« Reply #30 on: January 15, 2019, 02:19:47 PM »
Yeah it does !!!!  I have one sitting in the garage....  They call it a Victory Empulse TT !!!!  The good news is I still love it and haven't had any problems....  Still think Victory could have made a go of it....  I think Brammo was on the right track....

True. If only Brammo had stayed on the track and not gone off the rails.  :(
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Re: H-D LiveWire at EICMA
« Reply #31 on: January 15, 2019, 05:28:28 PM »
Now that the Livewire is almost out all Polaris has to do is build a motorcycle that outperforms it for a cheaper price.
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Re: H-D LiveWire at EICMA
« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2019, 06:49:42 PM »
Now that the Livewire is almost out all Polaris has to do is build a motorcycle that outperforms it for a cheaper price.

That wouldn't be that hard for them to do - if only they had the guts.  :-\
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Re: H-D LiveWire at EICMA
« Reply #33 on: January 16, 2019, 11:27:30 AM »
If you have nothing better to watch, here is a long video by someone whose family owns a Harley dealership comparing the LiveWire with the Zero SR.  Needless to say he is a little defensive regarding the price of the LiveWire: 
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Re: H-D LiveWire at EICMA
« Reply #34 on: January 17, 2019, 05:50:29 PM »
I cannot see how the Livewire with about the same range, lower top speed and 2x more $$ is over a 6 year old Empulse R is much of an advance in e-motorcycle technology.  The Empulse was truly ahead of its time. 

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Re: H-D LiveWire at EICMA
« Reply #35 on: March 05, 2019, 05:57:54 PM »
Ride Apart praises the H-D LiveWire and its charging system.  Are they kissing their butts and hoping for some ad revenue?   ;)
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