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Harley-Davidson Unveils Electric Bicycle

It's called the Serial 1. There's lots of photos, but few details

By Rain Noe - October 28, 2020

in Bikes

Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has been working on an electric bicycle, and yesterday they pulled the sheet off of it:

They're calling it the Serial 1, and details on it are frustratingly light; a statement from the company blandly touts their "single focus to design and develop an eBicycle worthy of the Harley-Davidson name" and says they'll "deliver an unmatched riding experience rooted in freedom and adventure." (We couldn't help but notice a resemblance to Core77's own Dutch Master bicycle from 2009.)

More confusingly, the bike's website features a timer counting down to the date of November 16th, 2020--but the press release says the bike won't hit the market until Spring 2021. Perhaps the 16th is when they'll release crucial details like range and price. Until then, there's just this teaser video:

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Anders H

4 years ago

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I'd say it's a rather generic design and that the electric motor is hidden, in what appears to be a grey plastic box, lets the whole design down. Also the cheap looking crank and some iffy graphics doesn't help. While the original board tracker was a purposeful and stripped down design, this is a rather confused effort. Is it trying to be a motorbike? A cruiser bike?

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Dan Lewis

4 years ago

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And, this just adds to the downfall of HD. At each opportunity, they keep going backward.

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Juan Cano

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Super disappointed they didn't just use the form factor of the early HD bikes like the one on the background. This is just a generic bike, like the ones you rent on the street.

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Laurent D

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I hate electric bicycles but this one does look good.

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