I admit that when Harley announced the LiveWire, I shrugged. My impression is there’s a Harley aesthetic and this doesn’t fit the look. I thought the Harley V-Rod was one of the most beautiful motorcycles I had ever seen, but by Harley standards it didn’t sell well. I blamed the look.

Harley provided this beautiful photo, but I couldn’t imagine most Harley riders on this bike. And what about Harley’s famous rumble?

What about the Tesla-like startups that were founded as electric from the start? Isn’t Tesla beating traditional car companies?

乔·戴维森乔·戴维森公关，哈利戴维森提供的经验来自摩托车行业的写作。但现在表格已经转过身来：我正在写作。我从来没有拥有一个哈里，但该死的我喜欢看他们：

So much chrome and attitude. Thank God motorcycles haven’t become boring like most cars.

可怜的乔遇到困难让我乘坐LiveWire，因为我对传统哈里斯有一个千兆的问题，他知道他们的一切。那缎镀铬和抛光铝......哦，我的上帝。

Joe (center) and Harley engineer Josh Richardson (left) had two LiveWires in stealth mode behind the dealership: one we could sit on and the other in components to inspect.

My first impression was nothing like I got from the photos. I thought it was going to be plasticy and wouldn’t give full view to the inner workings. In person, the finishes are beautiful.

Vilen，5'7“，完美地适应，我在6'4'吧。没有问题达到控制或感觉狭窄。

It’s just…so weirdto to have no clutch handle or gearshift. It’s gonna take a few rides to lose a lifetime of muscle memory. I test rode a Zero last week and quickly discovered I won’t miss shifting like I do with cars.

我会告诉你什么是悲伤的：坐在一个停放的自行车上，可以在3秒钟内完成0-60和60-80。该死。奥克兰山靠近，还有......

Vilen is a designer so he drooled over the beautiful satin paint and the graceful shapes of the cast aluminum frame.

Two options for charging: (1) the SAE Combo CCS connector on the tank — the same as electric cars (except Teslas). If you just charge to 80%, the zone in which the battery charges fastest, you get 190 miles per hour of charging.

(2) There’s a Level 1 charger under the seat to charge from home on a standard household outlet.

The tank, btw, is a shell to house the vehicle electronics and on-board charger. Curiously, they referred to the LiveWire as high voltage but wouldn’t say what that means.

The wiring harnesses are sealed and made by a third party. The orange color is an industry standard for high voltage lines, not an attempt to match the tank color.

乔和乔希将一把巨大的半拖车带到经销商，可移动墙壁宽阔。它是全国范围内预览之旅的一部分，是哈雷 - 戴维森Livewire经销商。它让经销商与所有组件一起玩，如少量电池。

Curiously, they won’t say how much the LiveWire weighs until launch. Sitting on it, I guessed 525. Looking at that battery, I guessed 575. What do you think?

It’s funny, the battery looks like a straight four-cylinder engine with a valve cover. It’s actually shaped like that to make it narrower on top to fit the lines of the bike.

奇怪的是说一个不喜欢响亮的管道的人说，音频音对我来说意义重大，我打赌它对大多数车手都这样做。当一个只有轮胎噪音的特斯拉谁，我想念一个柔和的隆隆声。

Harley to the rescue. It just wouldn’t be right to transition from throaty v-twin sound to silence. According to Josh, they spent a lot of time configuring the gearset in the front of the motor so it produces a sexy (to my ears) sound of an electric turbine. I love it.

有很多美丽的触感，就像灯的方式刚才依然连接到赛道上。我本可以盯着整理触感，但我们只有一个。亲自，你真的可以看到它是如何精细制作的。

Honestly, despite the beautiful satin paint, would I go orange? Don’t you think this silver & black with red highlight is more sexy? I do.

Now for the big Q: would I buy one? Hmmm. I’m an adventure guy who loves both on and off road riding. I have a Ural at home for the dog and grandkids. But sometimes I fly to cities and rent a street bike, and I sure as Hell would rent one of these.

The price, at $29,799,is going to make a lot of riders think twice. The dealers say they’re getting good pre-orders, whatever that means. I live in Silicon Valley and I can think of quite a few Tesla-driving people who, if they wanted a new electric motorcycle, would want a LiveWire.

@Baldy and Vilen are continuing to update this story and publish new photos on Baldy’s awesome new site Cake.co. Go check it out and continue reading.