LIVEWIRE TORQUE

Fun, fun, fun, till they take his ICE away …

- David Cohen

Mick said, “Get along to Morgan & Wacker and get yourself a ride on the LiveWire. We need a second opinion to follow up from the launch report.”

Shortly after, I was getting the pre-ride rundown from the Sales Manager, Glenn Callaghan.

The ensuing run around Brisbane’s northern suburbs included some freeway, a few on-ramps, some boulevard cruising and a few back-roads.

We’ve covered the performance, capability and shortcomings of the machine in numerous HEAVY DUTY reports so far. Accordingly, it’s sufficient to say that by the end of the run I was even more enthusiastic about electric bikes than I had been before I rode the LiveWire.

When compared to the half a dozen other electric bikes I’ve ridden; I was blown away by the performance of this motorcycle.

ALL TORQUE

I thought about what first attracted me to Harleys, way back in the last century. It was the lazy power and the big torque hammer of a massive V-twin.

The fact that 100% of LiveWire’s huge torque hammer is on tap any time you want it, had me grinning very broadly to myself on a number of occasions during the afternoon. Winding on the throttle and the instant surge is quite exhilarating.

To paraphrase what Mick said in the launch report in Issue #173 of HEAVY DUTY, its limited range means that it isn’t for every everyone or every application – and that proved true as I watched the battery level drain on the freeway.

But then, it would be suitable for about 80% of the riding I do. Going to and from jobs, work commitments and any number of gigs around town. A blast down to Murwillumbah and back with my pals is just not doable – for now.