Bike India – August 2019

avellingtotheUSatoridethelateSt
roductfromthebiggestbikemakerintheseparts,harley-
avidson,typicallymeansgettingreadytogooutonwide
penroadswitha big,burly,chromed-outv-twinwitha bad
titude,andanevenbadderexhaustnote.it’sthemodern
d Westandthere’sa newsheriffintown.Butthisnew bike is a
harleylikenootheryou’veseenbefore.therearenofloorboards,noape
hangers,noclutch,nogearlever,andnoiconic,thumpingv-twineither.
nope,thisis a brand-newchapterinBarandShieldhistory.thisisn’t
anoldWestern,thisis epicsci-fiadventuresetinthefarfuture.thisis
theliveWire.an all-new,all-electricbehemoththat’sgoingonsale
acrossthewesternworldinthecomingmonths.is it allthatall-new,
though?afterall,wedidtakea shortspinastrideit a coupleofyearsback
andevenScarJo,orat leastherstuntdouble,rodeit asogavenger
BlackWidowwaybackinAvengers:Ageof Ultron.thatwasa
prototype,though.this,thisis therealproduction-specdeal.
and,visually,theliveWireis sucha hugedeparturefromtheusual
farefromthishouseofcruisersthatyouwouldn’tbelieveit’saharley
untilyouspotthebadge.thoserazor-sharplinesareabsolutely
scintillatingandthatwholestreet-nakedvibeis absolutelybangonthe
money.it lookslikea modernstreetfighter,andeverythingfromthecowl
surroundingtheheadlamptothefloatingtail-lampunitandfull-colour
tFtscreenlendstheliveWirea fresh,contemporaryvibe.thisis unchartedterritory
forh-dand,boy,havetheypulledoneoutofthebag!
Seenfromtherear,theliveWiremaylooka tadundercooked,butfromeveryother
angle,she’sa beautandonethatlooksa wholelotbetterinmetalthaninpictures.the
only problemi had with the whole visual approach was the extremely familiar mirrors,

Right:

Extra padding

leading up to

the “fuel tank”

offers comfort to

resting knees

Right: The

LiveWire looks

nothing like

anything seen

from Harley

before

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