Can Electric Bikes Really Go Anywhere? The biggest concern I’ve heard repeatedly parroted from the anti-electric vehicle mob is “good... Read More
Harley-Davidson
Since 1903, American manufacturer Harley-Davidson has been making motorcycles. Today they are one of the top 10 most recognised brands in the world. Harley makes cruisers and tourers from 500cc up to the big 1800cc juggernauts, and soon an electric bike. But Harley is about more than just motorcycles; it’s a lifestyle and its rider group, the Harley Owners Group or HOG is one of the most established in the world. We not only bring you news, previews and reviews of Harley-Davidson motorbikes, but also look into the lifestyle behind the famous product. MotorbikeWriter attends Harley launches and road tests their bikes in Australia and overseas.
Harley’s Making Moves Harley-Davidson is going through some serious restructuring, and the company has had to make plenty of tough... Read More
Making Dreams Come True Anne Turner was able to get one of her bucket-list items checked off recently when her daughter put the word out that Anne wanted to sit on a Harley-Davidson. Anne is a 83-year-old living in England. She is terminally ill, and when the motorcycling community heard... Read More
Electric ADV The Harley-Davidson LiveWires that were used in Long Way Up were a long way from stock LiveWires, so... Read More
Are you a William Shatner fan and a fan of Harley-Davidson’s new LiveWire electric motorcycle? Then you really should consider... Read More
Harley-Davidson will not have to pay $US3 million to retrofit or replace wood-burning household appliances with cleaner stoves to offset excess emissions. Yes, you heard right! That was part of a contentious US court ruling in 2016 when the American icon was fined $US12m for fitting aftermarket Screamin’ Eagle tuners which... Read More
Harley-Davidson will relaunch The Enthusiast magazine originally published from 1916 to 2008 to replace HOG Magazine as their official publication.... Read More
It appears Harley-Davidson has axed its upcoming Bronx Streetfighter as part of a 30% reduction in its existing and future... Read More
Harley-Davidson will axe 30% of its existing and future models, while the introduction of the 2021 range and new models will be moved from September to early next year. Shiny new Harley-Davidson models for the year ahead usually start appearing on showroom floors across the world in September and October.... Read More
Harley-Davidson has filed a patent application for a variable valve timing (VVT) V-twin engine, possibly for the Sportster to improve... Read More
Harley-Davidson’s electric LiveWire has arrived in Australia for testing ahead of its media launch in August and market release in... Read More
When it comes to no-frills traditional touring the first bike that comes to mind is the Harley-Davidson Road King. That is partly because of the name: Road King by name, road king by nature. Apart from auxiliary riding lights, lockable panniers, cruise control, a windscreen and some crash protection, the... Read More
Speculation is rife that several Harley-Davidson models will be deleted for 2021 in the wake of the delay in launching... Read More
Honda is adding Android Auto to its Goldwing infotainment system for music, phone calls and messaging with a software update next month. This follows Harley-Davidson... Read More
New Harley-Davidson boss Jochen Zeitz has delayed the release of the company’s first adventure bike, the Pan America, as well as the Bronx streetfighter until 2021. The water-cooled models were to be released in August 2020. We suspect they may be released about February or March 2021. That is based on Jochen’s “Rewire”... Read More
The 2020 Harley-Davison FXST Softail Standard is not only an entry model for their 107-cube Milwaukee Eight big twin, but also... Read More
Harley-Davidson is expected to have several variants of its new Bronx range later this year including a naked streetfighter, a street tracker and... Read More
A Swiss rider has just ridden a Harley-Davidson LiveWire 1723km across four nations in one day using Level 3 DC fast chargers. Sounds good, but we did some calculations and reckon he would have spent six hours recharging! Rider Michel von Tell, aged 39, is a journalist and comedian described... Read More
Harley-Davidson is the first motorcycle company to offer Android Auto which is similar to Apple CarPlay and allows riders to... Read More
Harley-Davidson has registered two simple black-and-white lightning logos expected to be used for its upcoming electric motorcycles, scooters and bicycles.... Read More
Shortly after announcing a special American patriotic eagle paint job on the Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special, the company has now added another Yankee patriotic style. The latest is a special-edition two-tone paint option featuring a patriotic “Number One” in red, white and blue on the fuel tank. Cost of the eagle paint... Read More
As predicted last week, the Harley-Davidson FXST Softail Standard is confirmed to return mid-year after it was recently listed with the California Air Resources... Read More
This image has been doing the rounds of the internet rumour mill for days suggesting Harley-Davidson is about planning to... Read More
Indian Motorcycle has always been diplomatic about their rivalry with Harley-Davidson, but a brazen new video showing their new Challenger and a Road Glide Special towing a taco van has sparked an online bitter feud. The YouTube video shows both frame-mounted-fairing baggers having a go at towing the taco van to... Read More
Harley-Davidson‘s FXST Softail Standard, one of the most popular Harley models ever sold in Australia, now looks like making a... Read More
A special paint job with an eagle on the right side of the tank and fairing is now available for... Read More
Harley-Davidson will return the Road Glide to its 2020 CVO range with a special Harley-branded Sena 30K Bluetooth unit that pairs to the BOOM! audio system. The 2020 CVO Road Glide will cost $A55,995 ($NZ57,495) ride away which is $1000 more than the CVO Street Glide. It was last in... Read More
Harley-Davidson is celebrating the 30th birthday of one of its most famous models, the Fat Boy, with a special 114-cube... Read More
The world’s most iconic big-bike manufacturer, Harley-Davidson, is thinking small for 2020 with the launch of a small-capacity motorbike in... Read More
Harley-Davidson announced in June 2019 that it would build small-capacity bikes in China for the Asian market and now they are ready to go into production with the HD350 project. Harley isn’t the only company downsizing, mainly for the Asian market. A month after the Harley bombshell, Italian manufacturer MV... Read More
A Canadian company is working on battery technology that will recharge an electric motorcycle in about five minutes without reducing... Read More
Harley-Davidson has launched its new water-cooled “midweight” platform with its first adventure bike, the 145hp Pan America, and the 115hp... Read More
Harley-Davidson trademarks often end up as names for their motorcycles, but in this case, Rude Boy will be used for their upcoming range of electric bicycles. The company has struck some trouble with the recent launch of their LiveWire electric motorcycle: The bike was delayed a month going into North America... Read More
Production of the Harley-Davidson electric LiveWire motorcycle has started again after being stalled a few days this week over a problem... Read More
Harley-Davidson’s electric LiveWire motorcycle has hit a metaphorical short circuit with production stopped for a “nonstandard condition” involving the home... Read More
The 2019 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special is a massive step up in technology, but not price. It now includes the Reflex Defensive Rider Systems (RDRS) introduced in the electric LiveWire which will be available in Australia late next year. RDRS affects chassis control, electronic brake control and powertrain technology, basically providing a... Read More
With its aggressive knuckles-to-the-wind riding position, 114-cube Milwaukee-Eight engine and sharpened steering, the Harley-Davidson Low Rider S really does mean... Read More
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are riding specially equipped Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycles with dual-sport tyres and wire wheels. Last week... Read More
The future looks electric for Harley-Davidson with their LiveWire electric motorcycle as well as three pedal-assisted electric bicycles, electric scooter and electric balance bikes for kids. Harley-Davidson revealed their electric bicycle and electric scooter concepts at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Last month they launched their LiveWire... Read More
Despite the Australian dollar falling more than 16% since January 2018, Harley-Davidson Australia has largely kept a lid on prices... Read More
Harley-Davidson is introducing traction control and other electronic rider aids such as hill-start assist and tyre pressure monitors to its... Read More
The Low Rider S returns to the Harley-Davidson stable with its biggest engine yet, along with three new CVO models for 2020. They will be in stores from early October. Back in 2016, the Low Rider S was a twin-shock Dyna fitted with a 110-cube Screamin’ Eagle engine. Now it... Read More
Harley-Davidson is joining Bosch, Ducati and KTM in developing motorcycle adaptive cruise control, but with a special feature that allows... Read More
Esoteric American motorcycle company Curtiss Motorcycles has unveiled a third electric motorcycle concept called Psyche to compete against Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire. The company... Read More
The famous Harley-Davidson “potato-potato” soundtrack now has a sister act with the electric LiveWire introducing a turbine whine. Check out our video from the recent global media launch in Portland, Oregon. You can get more details on the LiveWire, including price, tech specs, ride impressions and technology by clicking here... Read More
Two things stand out about the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle: it is literally electrifying and cool! That’s more than just a... Read More
As you read this I am flying to Portland, Oregon, for a unique media launch of the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric... Read More
Harley-Davidson is poised to make history with the launch next week of their LiveWire electric motorcycle while a little bit of Harley history will also go up for sale next month. I the second instance, Elvis Presley’s last motorcycle, a 1972 1200cc FLH Electra Glide, will go up for sale on... Read More
When the mercury plummeted to -2C it was the only time I wished I’d had more equipment on the stripped-down Harley-Davidson Electra... Read More
Next year’s Harley-Davidson streetfighter range, expected to replace the Sportster, could be called the Bronx or the more apt Bareknuckle.... Read More
Harley-Davidson plans to produce a sub-500cc motorcycle for the Asian market in collaboration with a local manufacturer within the next year. It wouldn’t be the smallest motorcycle they’ve ever made. That would be the 1970s 90cc monkey bike pictured above. The sub-500cc bike plan is included in the company’s ‘More... Read More
Harley-Davidson has now provided more detailed specs for its LiveWire electric motorcycle, together with plans for fast-charging devices at dealerships.... Read More
Harley-Davidson wants children riding electric “Harley-Davidson” bicycles so they become “the next generation” of riders. They hope to achieve this by... Read More
Harley-Davidson has stripped $1500 off the price of the Street Glide and deleted the distracting music infotainment system to create the new dressed-down Electra Glide Standard dresser. It arrives mid-May in “Vivid Black” at $34,495 ride-away ($NZ37,995) which compares with the Street Glide at $36,995. Despite deleting the infotainment system,... Read More
The world’s fastest electric motorcycle, the 351km/h Lightning LS-218, will soon have a mass-market brother called the Strike that beats... Read More
Aussies love a good motorcycle tour so it’s no wonder the Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special is our top-selling tourer. I’ve been... Read More
The big electric motorcycle battle is looming this year between Harley-Davidson with its expensive LiveWire and Zero Motorcycles who are launching a new “effortlessly powerful” naked bike. But Australia will be at least another year or more behind. Harley-Davidson Australia won’t introduce the LiveWire, predicted to cost more than $40,000, until... Read More
Harley-Davidson has revealed electric bicycle and electric scooter (above) concepts at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas over night.... Read More
The Harley-Davidson electric LiveWire motorcycle will cost about $A40,000 when it is released in Australia late in 2020 with range... Read More
Contributed post Harley-Davidson recently unveiled its first ever electric motorcycle during the EICMA (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori) or otherwise known as the Milan Motorcycle Show. This event was held from November 8 to November 11 and it was here where motorcycle manufacturers, whether they be giants in the... Read More