Comment by DANmode
4 days ago
Problem implies “it’s not happening”.
Cost is a challenge.
These things go 175 miles, up to 450+ miles if you have money.
4 days ago
Problem implies “it’s not happening”.
Cost is a challenge.
These things go 175 miles, up to 450+ miles if you have money.
I mean, sales are largely "not happening." Livewire sells ~600 bikes a year. Buyers have the same objections I do.
> These things go 175 miles, up to 450+ miles if you have money.
Only the heaviest models, ridden extremely conservatively.
> Buyers have the same objections I do.
Buyers don’t know they exist, if they’ll struggle to register them, or how to work on them!
The heaviest ones seem like the same weight as a 600cc or 1000cc crotch rocket - am I missing something big?
Buyers are aware they exist and registration isn't a problem. Ability to repair is another big problem / question mark.
> The heaviest ones seem like the same weight as a 600cc or 1000cc crotch rocket - am I missing something big?
Livewire One is 560 lb! Energica Ego was 570! 600s and liter bikes aren't anywhere close to that -- low 400s lb for 600s, and 430-440 lb for a liter bike.