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Originally Posted by AndyG
https://www.harley-davidson.com/au/e.../electric.html
Unfortunately, it's apparently plagued by design problems. Furthermore, the styling I can't see being attractive to a customer who'd want a Harley anyway. Though having never owned, nor wanted a Harley I'm not qualified on that front. Any Harley owners/fans wish to comment?
Not much comment regarding Cops and exhaust noise, aside to say I've been pulled over many times in the past on my various 600 sports bikes with straight throughs... I just told them "I haven't been <<merged into>> by car drivers since I fitted it, and I'm happy to be alive now to hear what Mr Policeman has to say". They shrugged and sent me on my way.
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The Harley Livewire bike, which is available now, has not been received well by the Harley fans, for one big reason, it does not sound like a Harley. It has long been said by Harley owners that "Loud means Safe"! For some owners the louder the better. I think we can all agree that a Harley bike usually makes its presence known. The Livewire is silent, and for that reason, likely deadly.
I recall that in the EU electric cars are now required to generate noise, so that pedestrians can hear them (assuming you can hear in the first place). At least with a Harley, even if you can't hear it, you might be able to feel the shock waves.
My recently acquired European car is always beeping at me about something, it has lane keeping cameras, blind spot alerts, etc, but I have been wondering about how much mass it takes to set off the beep - would a bike set it off?