Harley-Davidson Targets Hipsters With New Electric Bike Concepts

Apart from the new Livewire, Harley has showcased two new electric concepts at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas

Updated on: 18 January 2024 10:17 am

While one of the concepts is a street-oriented 바카라�scooter바카라�, the other is a dirt bike.
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The two concepts were showcased at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas.

Ever since Harley-Davidson unveiled its roadmap for the future, the company has been trying hard to shed the image of being just a manufacturer of big, burly, chrome-laded cruisers. In fact, it now aims to tap into various other segments, including adventure tourers and electric vehicles. The manufacturer has now showcased two new electric two-wheeler concepts at this year바카라�s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in a bid to enhance urban mobility. Looking at the pictures, it바카라�s very clear who Harley is targeting with these yet-unnamed EVs. Uncles going through a mid-life crisis aren바카라�t its go-to guys anymore, as the brand now seeks to attract a much younger audience. You see, these type of customers are also often very budget conscious and we바카라�re hoping that Harley doesn바카라�t mess these models up with the absurd prices, like it did with the LiveWire. But let바카라�s reserve our judgement on that later.

Although Harley바카라�s electric 바카라�scooter바카라� concept seems to be very minimalistic in nature, it packs in a lot of attention-to-detail. The most striking feature for us are the super hip-looking floorboards. They appear to be a skateboard cut in half and bolted onto the body! There바카라�s also a neat-looking LED ring-type headlamp, which doesn바카라�t look as powerful as the Daymaker units seen on its motorcycles. The bar-end mirrors look properly retro, and go quite well with the ape-hanger-like handlebars. The battery compartment is located in the lower portion of the frame for optimal centre of gravity while the motor drives a large sprocket via a belt drive.

Up front, you get a pair of inverted forks while the frame is a hardtail unit. The spoked wheels are shod with meaty rubber, which look pretty damn cool. However, we aren바카라�t too optimistic about its effect on the unsprung mass.

The dirt bike, on the other hand, comes with motorcycle-like body panels on the upper portion of the frame and tail section. The battery pack is mounted on the downtube, and you can see the fat cables leading to the electric motor. Sadly, there are no pedals, so you might want to keep an eye on the battery range. Harley has gone the whole hog (pun-intended) when it comes to premium underpinnings like upside down fully-adjustable forks, a gas-charged rear monoshock with adjustable preload and disc brake on both ends.

The company has also made sure that the removable batteries are light enough to be carried on one hand. Since they don바카라�t require a driver바카라�s licence, expect the motor to produce a limited amount of power. The brand intends to make them available for sale by 2022, so they바카라�re still a long way from becoming a reality.

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