Harley-Davidson makes unique electric mountain bike

It’s basically a 90s mountain bike with no front or rear suspension, but an electric Harley-Davidson.

The brand Harley-Davidson’s Serial 1 unveiled its latest e-bike on Tuesday, and it’s quite a standout. Exactly what we can expect from HD. The company describes the Bash/Mtn as a mountain bike. But if you’re not a die-hard mountain biker with impressive skills, I’d leave this bike alone.

Harley-Davidson Electric Mountain Bike

That’s because this bike has a fully rigid aluminum frame and fork, with no front or rear suspension. It also doesn’t come with a dropper, which makes it rock hard to cycle with. Adding a damper yourself seems to be difficult, judging by the pictures. The only shock absorption this bike comes with is the SR Suntour NCX seatpost, which offers up to 50mm of travel. But whether that is enough, we doubt it.

Harley-Davidson itself is wildly enthusiastic. The company claims that those missing features are actually the reason to buy the device. “No tricky suspension to tune, no finicky drivetrain to tune – just two wheels, one gear and one target, to provide the most direct connection between you and the trail,” said HD. Well, you could put it that way. It is certainly unique.

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It has a removable 529Wh battery that the company says will provide a range of 30 to 95 miles (150 km). This depends on the terrain and driving mode you are using. It takes just under five hours to fully charge the battery. Although you can get to 75 percent after about two and a half hours. As a class 1 e-bike, the bike will no longer assist you once you have reached a speed of approximately 30 kilometers per hour.

HD plans to make 1,050 of these e-bikes, half of which are for sale in America. Think of a price tag of 4,000 euros, which is actually quite reasonable. If you want a wooden ass.