Yes, it has a regenerative braking, but it works with the electric motor, not directly with the brakes. The electric motor turns into a generator during deceleration to recharge the batteries, and that's why there is a lot of engine braking when you roll off the throttle.

@Max Pain This video is over 3 year old, you can be sure those numbers have changed since then.

Make it at least 300 miles range and 1 hour full charge with price under $20k

Yes, adjustable to the point of lightly sliding the back tire.

Glad you've enjoyed it :)

Well spoken, I agree 100%

i wish i didnt hear it

Lol

Not here in NJ. Harley guys ride them almost all year around

Oh Hell no

Tbats super gay

No free energy allowed! No, not in this world! All geeks shall be executed.

Just like the "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" van.

Hopefully...

MrKiddo Once Graphene can be mass produced which should be within the next 10 years.

They have graphene now, VERY good energy storage. Doesn't over heat and doesn't use chemical reaction.

Reptilian Brotherhood But difficult to mass produce. That was the point.

+6Twisted you do realize that they found graphene by taping a led pencil right! And they're ready making breakthroughs with how to mass produce it and it's progressing faster.

+Alex Casares Yes, it sounds like an aircraft jet engine :)

well if the motor was in the wheel itself it would be silent, but the belt is making the sound

Honestly, I hated the sound. I go for beffier sound, more lows and mid-lows, less highs (musician's ear, sorry, cant help to focus a lot on the different frequencies bikes do).

I totally agree with this :)

Exactly - I'm an European and we are used to the manual transmissions in the cars. After 15 years living in the USA I don't give a sh.t about manual transmission any more. But each time I read some discussion - Europeans saying - this is not a real car with the auto transmission , the driver is dumb because he/she does not know how to shift and a tons of other BS. Same goes with these electric bikes - they will be here sooner or later - there will be 1st time buyer who will not know the regular bike as their 1st one , some traditional bikers will switch .... So guys if you like the regular bike with the shifting, vibrations , filling up the tank ... that is fine . I still enjoy the stick shift cars - but I'm not hysterical driving my automatic one now. Just because you are caught in your stereotype , don't disregard the new technology which will be liked and used by the other guys.

Cheers :)

Thank you Jeremy! I'd also have loved to have it for an extended test ride. But those were expensive prototypes, so the test rides were strictly supervised by Harley-Davidson. Anyway, a short test ride was enough to make me realize that riding an electric bike is more enjoyable than I thought, but certainly not enough to make me trade my traditional motorcycle for an electric one... 😉 Ride safe too ✌🏻

Soy Boy.

De rien ! Merci à toi d'avoir regardé et commenté, Phiz67 ! :)

it's probably coming

Well they have to get the Model 3 under control, then they will do the Model Y (affordable SUV), then Semi Truck, then roadster 2, then a pickup truck, then maybe a motorcycle.

It has been stated several times by musk there will be no tesla motorcycle.

It has been stated several times by musk there will be no tesla motorcycle.

@@davidson2004fatboy jealous much ????

You wouldn't. 4 seconds To get to 60mph.

james o keeffe cops cars are often 6.5-7.0 seconds to 60....

@@cantloop9589 powerfull cop cars...in my country most of them arr around 100hp so they take a lot more time to reach 60mph. 95mph top speed is the only limitation for a getaway if you are willing to do so...

Gods Ego If you say so . I don’t think nuclear energy is environmentally friendly. I could be wrong. Just my opinion. That’s what makes America great we all have our opinions. I don’t think the new Harley Davidson‘s gasoline power do much polluting.

Harley always uses the best quality parts, better quality than all other e-bikes. Long live HD..

Amen to that.

Filippo Medici Probably because it's not a typical Harley ;)

harley did not put effort and still a buy ummm yea.

Probably cause it's a pussy's bike

So your gay

Hey Kvatch it would smoke your bike. The thing lower than a puss y is an asshole

Yes, it looks really nice. Harley should definitely market a bike (electric or not) with this design...

***** Same for me... I also prefer the analog speedometers and rev counters :)

It looks like a fucking Buell only thing they did was put an electric motor in it

You're welcome Twowheelsrule Cagersdrool, thank YOU for having watched it!

William Shire Disons que ce n'est pas du tout leur fonds de commerce ! Ça a le mérite de dépoussiérer l'image de la marque : ils font les mêmes modèles depuis des années, mais ils sont aussi capables d'innover...

+MrKiddo c'est certain, venant de Harley Davidson c'est encore mieux pour leur image comme tu dis, de quoi attirer une nouvelle clientèle. 😉

So this Harley would fit you well when it will be marketed... Waiting for that, Zero Motorcycles already sell electric motorbikes, with a good range (more than 150 miles), nicely powerful, more silent than the Harley Livewire. Only problem: the price! :(

Merci beaucoup Titeuf593, ravi que ça t'ait plu :)

Not before 2020, my friend... 2020 !!! :D

Aww :/

Yes, it is

Haha! 😄 I like the sound and vibrations when they're authentic and come from a combustion engine. If I buy one day an electric bike, I wouldn't like to have this kind of aftermarket kits...

MrKiddo really only need sound through ear buds so dumb ass rider can hear it. Nobody else cares what your piece of shit sounds like

It's nice to see them trying new things and being innovative :)

210raab 210raab Going stealth with a Harley-Davidson... That would be a big change ;)

Easiest way to die

krasky Not before 2020, my friend... 2020 !!! :D

De rien, MonsieurMarty ! Je suis content que ça t'ait intéressé ! :) Au niveau du comportement, la seule différence avec nos motos, c'est qu'il y a plus de frein moteur : quand tu lâches complètement les gaz, ça ralentit comme si tu rétrogradais... Sinon, pour les autres réactions, c'est vraiment pareil : ça cabre à l'accélération, ça se redresse quand tu ouvres en sortie de virage, etc. Moi, je n'ai pas trouvé que ça arrachait spécialement... Hormis la vitesse de pointe limitée, ça a vraiment les mêmes performances qu'une 600cc japonaise. Mais il y a avait presque que des Harleyistes dans ma session d'essai. C'est sûrement pour ça qu'ils ont eu l'impression que ça arrachait : côté rapport poids/puissance, c'est un gros changement pour eux ;)

Ahaha, cette réponse m'a convaincu :D :D Merci pour ces précisions ;)

Cheers :)

MegavelRu ghfbccg

Yes, I'm pretty sure it comes from AC/DC's song :)

Walane Pas de caution dans le cadre de cet évènement ;)

Hopefully, they would find some solutions for improving the range before 2020... ;)

Merci Thibault K ! Et oui, faudra réapprendre à utiliser le klaxon... ;)

Yes, me too. It's a beautiful bike... In my opinion, it has a bit too much plastic parts, but if it's customized with a few carbon parts, it would be perfect ;)

yellowbusguy I don't even think they will finally release it.... ;)

I am confident my 2015 FLHP Road King Police has superior stopping power than your machine. One finger braking for an 825 lb motorcycle. Also Harley-Davidson is the only MFR in the world that allows the ABS/Linked Braking System to disconnect at parking lot speeds so as to allow the rider to drag the rear brake and not activate the front brakes. This allows for a safer vehicle. So in plain English "Shut the Fuck Up yellowbusguy".

the only vehicle a Harley can out brake is the Flintstone mobile. They used to use wood blocks on the front so the wannabes wouldnt hurt themselves. True story.

HAL CASEY it seems to him that the brakes are world class because he never gets over 40mph. Its easy to stop in a 1/4 mile from 40 mph aka world class

Lmao

See the electric motorcycle Ninebot/Segway are working on.

It's not the purpose of this bike which has been conceived for an urban and peri-urban use only. You wouldn't buy dress shoes for running a marathon, would you? 😉

Merci _A3roFr33rideDH77_ ! Honnêtement, et même si j'ai aimé cette moto, je n'y crois pas trop à l'électrique (ni pour les autos, ni pour les motos)... Mais bon, je ne suis pas devin, on verra bien de quoi l'avenir sera fait :)

Avec le manque de pétrole qui s'aggrave un jour ou l'autre on devra y croire ^^ mais c'est vrai que pour l'instant l'électrique n'est pas fiable.

Motor inside the rear hub is a bad idea for motorcycles, as it would dramatically increase the unsprung mass and make the handling very bad...

Merci leberberedu63 ! C'est le site de Michelin Ladoux. Toutes les infos ici : www.michelin-engineering-and-services.com/Nos-Pistes/Ladoux