If you want LiveWire’s Alpinista to behave like a gas motorcycle with long range and fast fill-ups, you’d be looking at the newest and sportiest Arrow S2-powered electric all wrong. On an electric motorcycle aimed at urban users, expectations need to shift. Riding as long as you want until you are sore and tired is not a reality; because of range limitations, electrics are generally designed for slaying city blocks on shorter rides not conquering the Great Plains. Short and thoroughly planned-out trips are an electric motorcycle’s bread and butter, especially LiveWire’s Del Mar, Mulholland, and now, Alpinista. The three bikes are positioned to give a simple and enjoyable experience with a claimed range of 120 miles in the city and 71 miles on the highway. Mind you, thanks to the sporty nature of the Alpinista, you’re almost compelled to push the bike into a more traditional motorcycle usage and distance, because it’s a powerful and excellent-handling naked sportbike.
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