NY Motorcycle Show: Sole Electric Is Harley-Davidson Livewire

Motorcycle shows are exciting displays of the latest technology and developments in two-wheeled transport.

But while the Progressive International Motorcycle Show in NYC has been a showcase for electric motorcycles over the past few years, there was but a single electric two-wheeler on the floor this year.

Last summer, Harley-Davidson made a huge splash by touring about 40 Livewire electric concept bikes around the country for test rides. At the show, the Harley display included samples of all of their conventional models around the Livewire as the centerpiece.

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A steady stream of interested onlookers took turns ogling the bike; most had likely read about it in motorcycle magazines.

But the Livewire isn't for sale, and won't be in the near future; Harley has said that it's waiting for battery technology to improve before releasing a production electric motorcycle.

A flurry of excitement had greeted recent news that Harley would price the Livewire at $50,000, which appeared in a December 3 article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Then a correction appeared on the article a few days later, saying that no one at Harley had placed a hard number on a price for the concept bike.

The Livewire aside, that was it: There were no other electric motorcycles at New York's biggest motorcycle show.

While Zero Motorcycles has appeared for the past three years, the company chose instead to launch its new 2015 lineup from the AIMExpo in Orlando, Florida.

The company's most significant changes this year were not to its bikes, but to its factory and a simplified manufacturing process for better quality.

Brammo hasn't had a corporate presence at this show, but last year, a local motorcycle shop brought a couple of samples for attendees to look at. The company also hasn't come out with its 2015 models yet.