nothing stays the same, ever. i ride a 14 limited and i hope i can still by 91 octane fuel for it until i wear it out. the twinkie road machines are the last pretty real potatoe patatoe and shake the bars at the stoplite harleys. the frog heads are balanced and feel like and sound more like gold wings than harleys. good engines and bikes, they have eclipsed the character of the harley mistique engines we have always loved. they have kept improved variations of the knuck alive for 80 years ish. now that we are almost dead and the twinkie is already history, i guess us old guys will keep em running until we are gone. they have been keeping the pans and early shovels in cuba running for over 50 years with no spare parts available. we should be ok. we might have to take turns smugling 91 octane from mexico but as long as our hearts beat by god we will ride our old harleys. moco has to prepare something for the new guys that will be what they think is cool and will want to spark the girls on. like a ducati, dam that just doesn't sound right. see what i mean?

 

i ride a 14 limited and i hope i can still by 91 octane fuel for it until i wear it out.........we might have to take turns smugling 91 octane from mexico

You seem to think they'll stop selling premium? There are too many vehicles that require it. I know my 06 Ultra does, it says so right in the manual! Where I live in N.E. NC they don't sell 91. It's 87, 89 and 93.

Maybe you're thinking of 100 years from now, who knows, we won't be here to worry about it. And our Harley's will be in a junk yard or recycled into electric bikes!

 

Not interested in a coal powered bike personally.

 

I wonder if they'll smell like ozone, like those big slot cars when you were a kid.

 

I have double feelings about the Livewire. I wish I would want to buy one when it will be launched in 2019 as officially announced. In that case, my excuse would be commuting in city traffic but I am afraid I will not fabricate such an excuse.

I believe this a good move from the MoCo, though. My generation may still be generating some revenue for the legendary V-Twin, just like that of my father and that of my grandfather did but it is clear that this cannot go forever. The MoCo needs to do something. It seems the management decided to be proactive this time, rather than being reactive. I hope this serves the purpose, the MoCo survives and that the V-Twin does not get buried prematurely.

I wonder if the legendary V-Twin suspects that the Livewire could be his great-grandchild. If so, he must be shocked. However, he seems to act like a man of wisdom who knows that life is full of surprises, especially when it comes to who would be one’s great-grandchild. :eek-surprise

 

There's a long list of stuff competing for any disposable income I might have and an E-bike is waay down.I would love an electric trail bike,Michigan has an incredible trail system and think it would be a blast to mess around with but I don't really see this happening.

I got no problem with Harley reaching into other segments (what do I care?) cause they're going to go broke waiting for most riders I know to replace their current ride with something new.I suppose I'm in a minority though,heck I liked Buells.

 

https://www.thestreet.com/story/145...509091/1/harley-davidson-scion-talks-electric-motorcycles-future-of-harley.html

 

I think the Livewire and other electric bikes are for a different generation than my own (I'm 65). Harley is thinking ahead to the new generation of riders coming of age in the next few years. That said I think price point is going to be a major issue. I haven't reading anything about the pricing but if it's in the same range of $18K like the electric bike Polaris came out with I think it's dead before it gets started. I just have my doubts that the younger generation of riders are going to pay $18K for an electric bike that performs like a $10K gas bike.

 

I would love to have one for commuting. I would have to drive one to see if I could do longer rides.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

 

the moco is looking forward I'm old and they don't need the 50 grand I'm going to spend before I die on HD they need what the young ones will spend the next 45 years

 

I'd hate to see how much this would raise my electric bill and what it would cost to install a charging Station 220v so your not just going to plug it into the wall lug and charge it up. I'm Sure people wouldn't just let you charge your bike up for free and I wonder how it does in the Rain ...Sounds good for the Nieve younger generation but it sure don't seem to practical for some one that has worked on his own stuff for years and had to earn there wages the hard way just to throw it away on this new technology .Ride on grasshopper ride on

 

Let's keep in mind WE aren't the target market for an eHD. (BTW I think I'll trademark that).

There is no reason to think that 91/93 octane won't stay around. It is profitable for the oil companies and it creates no significant more pollution. The same could not be said for leaded gas.

 

That's why I gave up the peanut tank , too many stops.