Harley Davidson LiveWire EV Vs new Sportster S V-twin; it's two wheeled time with Shakey again. In other words, Byrne out II.

Late Brake Show's resident bike warrior Shane Shakey Byrne rides Harley Davidson's most technically advanced combustion bike against Harley's early-to-market LiveWire electric bike (150 mile range, 0-60 in 3 sec). Both shake off many HD cliches, but also made us both look twice at the styling and engineering.

In the piston corner Shakey had the Sportster S. Not to be confused with Sportsters of old, this thing is a liquid cooled 1252cc twin with VVT, DOHC and 120bhp. It isn't a clattery old studded leather garden implement - this is a chiselled, capable modern weapon. The back end looks like a chopped down flat tracker, and the front wheel/tyre is as wide as most sports bike rear tyres.

But the real fascination came from the Harley LiveWire. Soon to become its own standalone brand name, Harley brought the LiveWire to market some 2 years ago, beating the Japanese, Italians and German legacy bike brands standing and staring. Who'd have thought it?

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Filmed and edited by: Phil Vaughn Pritchard https://www.philvfilms.com/
Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarantdesign.com

Jonny wears:
Watch = Timex digital gold Pacman edition
Jumper = Brava fabrics Sweden sweater
Trousers = Monkee Genes
Shoes = Adidas high top denim
Jacket = Triumph motorcycles Avenham wool

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Jonny Smith
Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:13 Jonny and Shane chin wag
3:16 LiveWire riding
5:56 Rapid charging LiveWire
13:06 EV launch control
14:20 Charging continued
17:15 LiveWire burn out
17:27 Sportster S burn out
17:37 Sportster S riding
26:32 Big verdict
28:43 Overnight charging

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