Riding The Harley-Davidson LiveWire Electric Motorcycle: News Video

Harley-Davidson may be the most traditional of motorcycle makers. But it's now taken a huge leap into a greener future with its LiveWire electric motorcycle concept.

Recently, our writer Ben Rich rode it--and reported on what it's like. This is Green Car Reports' video news for the week of July 28, 2014.

DON'T MISS: Harley-Davidson Livewire Electric Motorcycle Concept: Test Ride

Ben tells us that Harley has been touring the LiveWire all over the country.

At the event he attended in New Jersey, he says the radical electric bike got a mostly positive reception.

Younger riders took to it more quickly, but older riders had to adjust to the lack of noise--and the absence of a clutch and a gearbox.

Still, it's a Harley. Ben noted that the company deliberately made the LiveWire louder than other electric motorcycles he's ridden--including his very own 2012 Zero S bike.

The LiveWire's 55-kilowatt electric motor--that's 74 horsepower--produces 52 lb-ft of torque.