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The rumors are that the April 12 announced 975T engined second new Sportster range model will be followed in short order by a 975 / 965S Pan America . Apparently there have been brief H-D website appearances of upcoming accessories that referenced an RA975 .
H-D has started the year in 7th spot in market share terms in Germany , with 725 new units registered in January and February 2022 . The Sportster S is its top seller with 138 units sold , making its first appearance in the charts as the 16th most popular motorcycle in Germany so far this year . H-D has two more models in the Top 50 best sellers YTD - the Street Glide Special in 48th spot ( 79 units ), and it ' s a big fat welcome to the party for the Pan America in 49th spot ( 78 units sold YTD ).
According to the FCAI , the motorcycle sales boom in Australia appears to have peaked - motorcycle , scooter and ATV sales were down by -10.7 % in Q1 of 2022 ( 24,338 units ). Off-roaders were the strongest segment , accounting for 39.6 % of the available market , but at 9,644 units were down by -17.2 %; road-going motorcycles ( 9,723 units ) were up by + 12 % and were 39.9 % of the available market .
Indian Motorcycle is in 14th spot in market share terms for the first two months of 2022 in Germany with 144 new units registered there for a 1.18 % market share . BMW is market share leader in its German home market with seven models in the top 20 - the R 1250 GS being the best seller in Germany so far in 2022 .
Arrow Architecture will Debut with the LiveWire S2 ' Del Mar ' By Ben Purvis
LiveWire is now a separate subsidiary brand that ' s due to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange later this year , 74 % owned by Harley-Davidson , 17.3 % by AEA-Bridges Impact Corp , a special-purpose acquisition company ( SPAC ) that has injected $ 400m into LiveWire , and 4.3 % held by Taiwanese bike company KYMCO . The Taiwanese manufacturer is partnering with LiveWire on the development of new models and has put $ 100m into the project . Harley-Davidson has also contributed an additional $ 100m . As a result , the original LiveWire ONE is something of a transitional model , the last vestige of the company ' s pure Harley-Davidson roots - the nextgeneration machines will be very different propositions . The first of these , to be called the S2 ' Del Mar ', is due to be unveiled in the first half of 2022 , debuting the entirely new ' Arrow ' modular platform that will be the basis of a whole array of models in the future . Under development since 2017 , the Arrow platform centers on a structural battery pack that doubles as the bike ' s frame . It is filled with 21700-format lithium cells - simple , tubular batteries 21 mm in diameter and 70 mm long , hence the name - of the same type that power a host of rechargeable electronics . You ' ll find 4,416 of the same cells in the battery of a Tesla Model 3 , for example , or just one in a flashlight or a vape . LiveWire will vary the number of cells to suit the range and performance needs of the specific model concerned - with plans to offer versions , and therefore models , in 50-volt , 100-volt , 350-volt and 400-plus volt forms . With the central battery monocoque forming the main structure of the bike , simple headstock castings are added - held in place by just four bolts - to suit the required steering geometry . A variety of different swingarm designs , forks , wheels and bodywork panels will allow almost limitless visual and ergonomic variations - a thoroughly modular platform concept . The Arrow platform is also designed to
Motor - increased power density and direct-drive design Battery - leading cell chemistry with optimized energy , performance and life Power Electronics - integrated inverter and on-board charger
suit multiple different motors and electronics packages , using a choice of air or liquid-cooling , depending on the performance and weight requirements . The motors themselves are to be proprietary designs , driving the rear wheel directly via a belt or chain , while the control electronics will include an integrated inverter and an on-board charger . LiveWire ' s growth predictions suggest the company will manufacture just under 1,000 bikes this year , scaling up to over 7,000 in 2023 , 15,000 in 2024 , 53,000 in 2025 and over 100,000 in 2026 . By 2030 , LiveWire intends to manufacture 190,000 electric motorcycles each year , with revenues of around $ 3bn per annum . The initial Arrow models led by the ' Del
Mar ' will be middleweight machines , rivaling 600 cc-class combustionengined bikes . As a family , they ' ll be dubbed LiveWire S2 models . Later , a range of lightweight machines using a scaled-down Arrow platform and built
with KYMCO will be launched under the LiveWire S3 name . Finally , the company plans to introduce the LiveWire S4 , several years from now , as a heavyweight bike to replace the LiveWire ONE . Given that battery power density has consistently improved at a rate of between 5 % and 8 % per year for decades , and nearer the higher end of that scale in electric vehicle applications in recent years , by 2030 it ' s likely that electric bikes will go twice as far between charges as the current state-of-the-art machines can manage , while charging times are also predicted to decrease as technology improves - all but eliminating the compromises that early-adopters have to accept in buying them today .
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