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2019-10-15 Economy
Harley-Davidson puts the brakes on electric bike
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Posted by Besoeker 2019-10-15 07:20|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [336066 views ]  Top

#1 Sacrilege averted! Harley-Davidson should wait until there are atomic motors (50es SF).
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-10-15 09:13||   2019-10-15 09:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Any get sold in California yet?
Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2019-10-15 10:30||   2019-10-15 10:30|| Front Page Top

#3 non-standard condition

Plays challenge.

No. The condition is standard, hence the recall.

Pick up your tiles, lose your turn.
Posted by swksvolFF 2019-10-15 10:51||   2019-10-15 10:51|| Front Page Top

#4 An electric Harley-Davidson would be a travesty for mankind.
Posted by JohnQC 2019-10-15 11:20||   2019-10-15 11:20|| Front Page Top

#5 How can you call it a Harley if it doesn't go VROOM, VROOM, VROOM!!!?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2019-10-15 11:22||   2019-10-15 11:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Have to make The Mouse and the Motorcycle noises.
Posted by swksvolFF 2019-10-15 11:29||   2019-10-15 11:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Electric motorcycles have speakers and downloadable sounds that owners can play while imagining the destination nearing them faster than it actually is

A travesty, as JohnQC says. A mockery even.
Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-15 13:47||   2019-10-15 13:47|| Front Page Top

#8 OK so you can fake the engine sounds, but somehow I don't think a leaking pile of electrons will have the same cachet as the tradiional HD territoy marking from 30 weight.......
Back in the 60's I had a battery operated thig that bolted to my Murray that made real engine sounds; and it was also good for 30 minutes or so.
Posted by USN, Ret. 2019-10-15 14:18||   2019-10-15 14:18|| Front Page Top

#9 "Born to be paaaai-ai-ai-ailed!"
Posted by Thor Snore8659 2019-10-15 14:30||   2019-10-15 14:30|| Front Page Top

#10 They will figure it out. But what they really need to get a handle on is the price point. $30K++ is way too steep for this bike. I would like to have one, might be fun.
Posted by 49 Pan 2019-10-15 15:05||   2019-10-15 15:05|| Front Page Top

#11 Yes but is Ok to have bikers kill without a sound?

Posted by Bugs Prince of the Danes7415 2019-10-15 15:43||   2019-10-15 15:43|| Front Page Top

#12 I suppose another green-legislation is in order. A law mandating the verbal announcement of silent bikes coming through.

"What's wrong, officer ?"

"Ye didn't go VRRRR..."
Posted by Dron66046 2019-10-15 15:51||   2019-10-15 15:51|| Front Page Top

#13 Use clothes pins to put playing cards in the spokes?
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-10-15 19:09||   2019-10-15 19:09|| Front Page Top

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