r/HarleyLiveWire

Setting aside the lack of engine noise and vibration, the clutch is the one thing I wish I had on my Del Mar.

It’s doable though… If I could add one feature to the bike, it would be a virtual clutch. Yes. A left hand lever. Not only because my left hand feels empty, but I’d love on occasion to disengage the engine brake.

Think of a red light. The engine brake will take you all the way to a full stop. It would be great to be able to pull a lever to coast at snails pace just before getting to a full stop.

Lane filtering in heavy traffic would also benefit from that, especially when the pack is slowing…

Similarly, I’d love to be able to coast, rather than engine brake when I’m coming down a mountain…

I get that the roll fwd regen is doing the exact opposite, as in you could a custom ride mode with zero regen and play with the roll fwd to engine brake when you need. But the missing clutch lever is exactly the one thing I’m missing for this ride experience to feel complete.

One can dream. What do you think?

Für alle die sich ein E-Motorrad kaufen wollen, Livewire S2 bei mir. Lasst euch nicht von den Reichweitenversprechen blenden.

Die ermittelte Reichweite der S2 ist unerreichbar im realen fahren. Der EU 134/2014 Electric Range Test Procedure ist ein Labortest auf einem Rollenprüfstand ohne Windwiderstand.

Abschnitt	Dauer	Anteil Gesamtzeit	Durchschnitts-Tempo	Strecke	Anteil Gesamtstrecke
Teil 1 (Stadt)	10 Min. (600 s)	33,3 %	24,4 km/h	4,07 km	14,1 %
Teil 2 (Landstraße)	10 Min. (600 s)	33,3 %	54,7 km/h	9,11 km	31,5 %
Teil 3 (Autobahn)	10 Min. (600 s)	33,3 %	94,4 km/h	15,74 km	54,4 %
Gesamt	30 Min. (1800 s)	100 %	~58 km/h	28,92 km	100 %

Realistisch sind die unmöglich.

Nach meiner Erfahrung sind 130km max drin bei 100 % Überland-Reise 70kmh max im Ökomodus Umgebung Baden Württemberg Heilbronn also etwas bergig. Bei 100% Autobahn im Windschatten eines LKW hatte ich 140 km geschafft. Stuttgart-Mannheim.

Beim Pendeln mit Spaß am Fahren liegt mein Durchschnitt bei 10-11 KWH/100km.

So my taillight assembly snapped while riding and hung on by the wiring harness and now I don’t have working taillight. Does anyone have info on getting a new one or which of the available ones from Harley would fit?? I found a few with very similar looking connectors that look like they match but I can’t be sure. I appreciate any info about this. Thanks yall!! Ride safe!!

I have an '24 S2 Mulholland. I love it. It's the perfect motorcycle for me, my style, and my level of expertise. I've always spoken highly of the bike but then again I never needed service for an issue like I'm seeing now nor needed it from a company that is clearly dying quite quickly. So my story goes...

Don't buy a Livewire motorcycle. If you already have one, don't let your 12V battery run down.

I made that mistake, but thought I could correct it easily enough. I ordered the exact replacement from Livewire, installed it, and all was well operating the bike. It even successfully performed an OTA update as soon as it had fresh 12V power.

But then I plugged the bike in to charge the propulsion battery. It won't charge anymore, not via L1 or L2.

I took it to the dealer. They found it to be a failed power unit. The dealer can't order that part. Livewire has to connect to the motorcycle and verify the failure and then they will send the part. They told the dealer they'd send it for arrival Monday the 11th. Not only has it not arrived, Livewire reports they have no idea what's going on with the order. They see it in their computer, but it hasn't shipped and they don't know why.

It is impossible to reach anyone at Livewire itself. They never reply to emails, they don't have a phone number that works, and their chat system is AI only with no connection to an actual person.

When the last phone call with your dealer is "we don't know when or if we'll hear back from the manufacturer" then it's time to start thinking about selling the bike, but it's going to be like getting rid of an Edsel.

EDIT 19May2026

The dealer found someone at Livewire who was able to figure out the order problem and the part was eventually shipped. They got the bike onto the bench and were able to complete the maintenance and I got the bike back Sunday. I have ridden it enough to drain the battery and it charges correctly. So far I think it is in good working order. I didn't know how big the part was until I saw the old one, but it's basically everything but the battery and the electric motor, it's the whole electronics assembly that includes charging, regen, propulsion, etc.

Relatedly, Livewire reported to my dealer that they don't know what happened to the order or why it needed manual intervention.

Does anyone know what the power, throttle, and regen percentages are for Chicane mode? Also, any other info on the mode?