Harley-Davidson Livewire first ride review

Harley-Davidson was always a very traditionalistic motorcycle company staying true to its roots and sticking to a formula that’s seen it dominate the American motorcycle industry for over a century. That formula has evolved over the years but the basic formula (large twin engine in a laid-back street chassis) never changed. Harley-Davidson only ever used its other brands (like Buell and Aermacchi) to experiment with other forms of motorcycling. Of late though things seem to be moving at a much faster pace in the H-D think tank and the first real break in tradition was the Revolution engine in the V-Rod series with heaps of power and liquid cooling. An even bigger change came in 2009 with their first regular production sport motorcycle - the XR1200. It’s also trying to lower the average H-D customer demographic by targeting a younger crowd with the new …