01-30-2018, 04:29 AM
(01-30-2018, 03:09 AM)Guth_imp Wrote: Wow. It's hard to imagine HD making the long term transition from their current old school V-Twin vibe of today to the electric bikes of the future with anywhere near the amount of marketing-driven success that they've enjoyed so far. It seems really weird to even think about to be honest.
Augment, not replace.
When I operated an electric motor rewind shop (1979-1983), I worked on designing an electric M/C to commute from home to the shop.
Intended to use a CB350 frame, tires, brakes, etc., but could not find the room to mount enough batteries.
Batteries have come a long way since then!
(01-30-2018, 04:03 AM)VLJ_imp Wrote: When I was at the gas station yesterday, a Harley rider came over and complimented my new CB.
That was the first time a Harley guy ever went out of his way to give one of my Japanese bikes a compliment.
Plenty of H-D riders/former riders have ridden Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasakis, maybe even Suzukis.
I loved my two Sportsters, but they were the last two years of the lighter weight frames with rigid mounted motors. The heavier rubber mounts are OK, but when H-D dropped the normal height Sportsters for super low models, with terrible lean angles, they lost a customer. Still a fan of the normal height models.