I completed my 31st IBA ride last year at 68 years old, it was probably my last long-distance ride. Not because of my health but my wife's. I'm a fulltime caregiver for her, I don't leave the house much so that changed things.
I always wanted to try an electric vehicle and noticed that I wasn't getting any younger so this past spring I bought a 2022 LiveWire.
The salespeople at the dealer seemed surprised that this gray haired 69-year-old was buying this electric bike.
I like it a lot! Fast, quiet, smooth and so easy to ride, click and go. No clutch, shifting and with the REGEN braking I don't use the brakes much. One hand operation. I plug it in at the end of the day and it sends me a message when it's done charging. Another thing I like is there is no heat off of the engine. The battery temp when riding is about three degrees above ambient temp, you don't feel any heat.
If I was doing long distance rides it would not be my first choice but for a second bike, I think it's perfect.
I have two other bikes, a 1975 Ducati 860 GT and a Yamaha SCR950. If I am able to ride further the Yamaha will work for that. If I feel the need to use a kick start, hand choke, clutch and shift I have the Ducati.
The LiveWire is my first pick most of the time.
Didn't think I would have a purple bike that can go zero to sixty in three seconds when I was 70 years old, but I like it!
It does start a lot of parking lot conversations.
The fleet.