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Jul 2014
26m 58s

Would you ride an electric Harley-Davids...

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As odd as it might sound to people outside the biking world, Harley-Davidson really is famous for the "potato-potato-potato" sound of its engines. So it's no surprise that analysts and purists alike are skeptical about Project LiveWire, Harley's new, all- 
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