I rode a Livewire on a demo day, and it was amazing. I’d never operated an electric vehicle other than a forklift before I rode that bike, I was ready for the lack of clutch but I wasn’t ready for how fast it jumped when I first hit the “gas”.
But then I saw the price tag. $15,000 would have been a bit too much, but it’s a Harley. $10,000 I would have bought it. But they wanted $30,000 for it. That’s CVO money for a short commuter or bar hopper.
The pan-am is a cool bike for sure, I sat on one the day I bought my Nightster and it was ~8k more, but I really considered the financial gymnastics because I would have loved it. I tried a sportster S, which has a de-tuned version of the pan-am engine. It was really quick but the seating position wasn’t for me. The Nightster has mid controls and is very lightweight. It’s a lot easier to ride long distances, but the Pan Am would probably be more comfortable.
I’d also like to know why Harley acted so ashamed of the Livewire. Probably one of the coolest things they’ve done up to the Pan America.
WARNING: PUI
I rode a Livewire on a demo day, and it was amazing. I’d never operated an electric vehicle other than a forklift before I rode that bike, I was ready for the lack of clutch but I wasn’t ready for how fast it jumped when I first hit the “gas”.
But then I saw the price tag. $15,000 would have been a bit too much, but it’s a Harley. $10,000 I would have bought it. But they wanted $30,000 for it. That’s CVO money for a short commuter or bar hopper.
The pan-am is a cool bike for sure, I sat on one the day I bought my Nightster and it was ~8k more, but I really considered the financial gymnastics because I would have loved it. I tried a sportster S, which has a de-tuned version of the pan-am engine. It was really quick but the seating position wasn’t for me. The Nightster has mid controls and is very lightweight. It’s a lot easier to ride long distances, but the Pan Am would probably be more comfortable.