anyone go for a ride today? Pics?

[Guest]

Does this count? After a thirteen hour shift I got the last of my moving stuff. Decided to ride my bike home rathet than get a trailer to trailer it.

I am out of shape, this was exhausting, its only 6.1 kilometers (but at an incline).

 

[Hayabuser]

Went to visit Trevor the other day... he cut off the top of my head.

:wink-new:

 

[Jedz123]

Dave your new Kat is stunning!!!

 

[Hayabuser]

Dave your new Kat is stunning!!!

Thanks! The best part are the throttle cables! Lol! :xsmilie_mrgreen:

 

[Jedz123]

Ha!
No cables on my T120, she's a blue tooth device with my phone, makes tuning a breeze!
Anyway came across this piece of wizardry at my local Triumph dealer. A Harley Livewire that was traded in for a Triumph. Not really a fan first to see one in the flesh though.

 

[Hayabuser]

Used Livewire already? They sell for ~$35,000 up here, I wonder how big a hit the owner took on the trade.

 

[KEITH KRAUSE]

Nice Katana.

 

[steve murdoch]

Used Livewire already? They sell for ~$35,000 up here, I wonder how big a hit the owner took on the trade.

I had no idea they were that expensive.
Add tax and dealer prep and it will will $45,000 in the driveway. Yikes.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-crui.../2020-harley-davidson-elw-livewire/1532854479

 

[dorkburger]

Does this count? After a thirteen hour shift I got the last of my moving stuff. Decided to ride my bike home rathet than get a trailer to trailer it.

I am out of shape, this was exhausting, its only 6.1 kilometers (but at an incline).

It counts in my opinion. I?ve posted bicycle pics in this thread on occasion.

 

[Jedz123]

I had no idea they were that expensive.
Add tax and dealer prep and it will will $45,000 in the driveway. Yikes.
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-street-crui.../2020-harley-davidson-elw-livewire/1532854479

Why us Millennials where scratching our heads when they clearly tired pushing it to our age group. HD didn't understand why we don't want it and coildn' t afford it... $30K for a motorcycle... No thanks. If a motorcycle company can get us on Motorcycles as good as you guys had our age at a fair price point... You will see more new riders.

 

[trevor]

Why us Millennials where scratching our heads when they clearly tired pushing it to our age group. HD didn't understand why we don't want it and coildn' t afford it... $30K for a motorcycle... No thanks. If a motorcycle company can get us on Motorcycles as good as you guys had our age at a fair price point... You will see more new riders.

No...millennials are the target....just rich ones....think tech industry and west coast. Personally I'd buy the Zero first...took one out for a couple of hours...great fun and way better looking imo

 

[Eli69]

It counts in my opinion. I?ve posted bicycle pics in this thread on occasion.

Somewhen in the past I think I posted snowmobile pics.

 

[Guest]

Why us Millennials where scratching our heads when they clearly tired pushing it to our age group. HD didn't understand why we don't want it and coildn' t afford it... $30K for a motorcycle... No thanks. If a motorcycle company can get us on Motorcycles as good as you guys had our age at a fair price point... You will see more new riders.

The concept of the LiveWire is hard to me. If I want a commuting bike, I could get a fat bike (bicycle) with AWD for $5000 that would get me to work and back faster than a motorcycle. If I want to save money it doesn't make sense to spend that much on a first(-ish) generation electric motorcycle. It will lose all its value and it has very little benefit. I can get a good motorcycle for $5000, and $25k buys a LOT of gasoline.

Some people want the status of Harley-Davidson, but I am not one of those, and I believe they would not approve of the LiveWire, as they already disapprove of several models in their lineup already. You won't impress a Mercedes-fanboy with an A- or B-class, just like you won't impress the harley guys with a livewire.

I use my bike mostly for leisure, so for that the range would limit what I like to do. Which is just hop on the bike and ride around until I get tired. When the borders open I can go to Latvia on a whim, an electric bike would make that harder.

As a commuter bike in a big city it makes some sense, more so in american cities (high speed limits), but at that price point you have a lot of options. If you can spend $30k on a bike, you can afford gasoline. So why not get a H2 SE SX+? Or a BMW GS? Or the KTM 1290?

 

[Gorminrider]

Took my shadow out for a run into town. It's November on the west coast so he may not get many more chances this year...

 

[Guest]

Great picture Gorminrider, and great caption.

 

[Carter Turk]

Did a boring 70 mile flatliner loop.
Damp, dry sections, cars in the way, deer, road kill, long stop light moments, putting around driveline lash.
Whoop!

 

[Big T]

I went down the Nestucca yesterday with 2 pals. The lower route, along the river, was wet, dark and a couple weeks late to be in a small canyon in the mountains.

On the way back, went over Bald Mt. Stopped at the overlook for a bit

IMG_20201101_141647988_HDR by Tn, on Flickr

 

[Guest]

I went down the Nestucca yesterday with 2 pals. The lower route, along the river, was wet, dark and a couple weeks late to be in a small canyon in the mountains.

On the way back, went over Bald Mt. Stopped at the overlook for a bit

Your GS1000 looks great!

 

[Guest]

Today I went for what was likely the last ride in the Utah mountains for 2020. Snow and cold are in the forecast here starting tomorrow. If you look closely in the background, you can see that the Snowbird ski resort is starting to make snow for the upcoming ski season.

 

[Eli69]