Harley-Davidson electric brand LiveWire presents electric light motorcycle

Harley-Davidson presented a new platform from its subsidiary label LiveWire at an event in its home town of Milwaukee. The two mini-bikes in the format of a Honda Monkey are strikingly simple, consisting of little more than a tubular frame, battery, seat, handlebars and tiny wheels. According to Harley-Davidson, the electric motor is intended to be the equivalent of a 125cc internal combustion engine in terms of power, i.e. it must not produce more than 11 kW in continuous operation.

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One of the two mini-bikes has an off-road look with chunky tires, a raised front mudguard and no lights. The other has road tires, the mudguard directly above the front wheel, rear-view mirror, headlight, rear light and indicators.

The light motorcycles have two removable batteries, which should give them a range of around 160 km in a cycle. Both have a seat height of 76 cm. They are said to be able to sprint to 48 km/h (30 mph) in three seconds and reach a top speed of 85 km/h (53 mph).

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Honda Monkey

The intended areas of use for the Mini-LiveWire sound a little strange to European ears, with the off-road look version intended for trails on non-public terrain, US campsites and ranches. The street-legal model with lights is predestined for the city, but also for minimoto fans and novice riders.

Many parts such as the seat, handlebars, tires, graphics and colors can be customized. Interested parties have the opportunity to have an influence before series production and can express their wishes and comments on style, comfort, colors and accessories on the LiveWire homepage (www.livewire.com).

LiveWire has not announced when the two electric motorcycles will come onto the market, their possible sale outside the USA and thus their consumption in the European driving cycle, nor their price expectations.

At present, the US threat to impose a 30 percent tariff on vehicles from August 1 makes exports unlikely due to a probable reciprocal reaction from the EU. The US brand had already incurred presidential wrath in 2018/19 due to its production abroad and was caught up in the maelstrom of tariff disputes between the USA and the EU.

(emw)