Will the Harley-Davidson Livewire be beaten on Aussie Soil by Savic Motorcycles?
When I own one of the largest, gas gussling motorcycles on the planet, you might be surprised the hear that I am ABSOLUTLEY passionate and excited about the Electric Motorcycle and Car revolution.
I first rode an electric motorcycle a few year ago when I met up with my mate Wes and I got to ride his Zero S Electric Bike. I have never felt anything like it. The silent torque as I accelerated, the outright speed the bike could achieve, and obviously the benefit it has to the environment.
This year Harley-Davidson, a brand that absolutely love, has bought it’s all new LIVEWIRE Electric Motorcycle to Australia. I’m yet to ride it, but by all reports its phenomenal to ride………BUT there is a catch………the price. We’ll go into that shortly.
In Australia there are a few manufacturers that might disrupt the local market In the Electric Motorcycle sector….. 2 of which I have chatted to, but again I’m yet to have the opportunity to ride their bikes.
FONZ MOTO are building amazing small style bike in the Scooter and small naked style category, achieving amazing 0-100 times, a 200km range per charge and some very funky designs and customisation options, especially on the NKD models.
Now something that is probably more in direct competition with the Harley-davidson LiveWire is the amazing Café/Street Fighter styled SAVIC MOTORCYCLES built in Melbourne , Victoria.
I saw this being unveiled in 2019 and it was jaw droppingly gorgeous. Sleek, muscular and very sexy.
Manufacturing for Savic Motorcycles have begun, however there has been no option as of yet to ride one to find out how good it really is.
Let’s look at some comparisons between the pair to get a better idea.
Basing this on the top spec Savic C-Series Alpha I’m just going to run through what I think are some of the primary specs for the Savic vs the Livewire
Starting with the predicted output of the Savic being 60kw and the Livewire 78kw
Torque will be 180Nm vs the Livewire 116Nm
Savic range is said to be 200km, Livewire testing shows between 158-235km.
But here is where the closeness changes significantly, PRICE.
The top spec Savic is $23,999 vs the Livewire at $49,995.
BIG DIFFERENCE RIGHT?
Now I’m not pretending to know which one is better, I’m certainly not an engineer, I’m a consumer of everything to do with motorcycles, I’m excited about the future of motorcycles whether it be electric or fossil fuels………but I do know that the Australian Built Savic Motorcycle seems to, on paper at least, match up well against the Harley-Davidson Live Wire, especially considering it’s almost half the price.
Let me know what you think of these 2 models, and as always, should I get the opportunity to ride any of these I will bring it to you as soon as I can.
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19 фев 2021
