 Harley Davidson motorcycles are known for being loud. But last week, the company unveiled one that was really different, Project LiveWire, a surprisingly quiet electric bike. LiveWire is Harley Davidson's first electric motorcycle, but it isn't actually going on sale anywhere. Instead, Harley's touring it around the country to get riders' feedback. It kicks off today in New York City, but Harley let us take an early look at LiveWire at one of its stores in lower Manhattan. LiveWire is a sleek electric bike that's almost looks like something off of a movie set. But it's completely ready to ride. It goes from 0 to 60 in under four seconds and tops out at 92 miles per hour. For now, though, Harley isn't interested in talking specs, just how it feels on the road. I'm not a rider myself, although I did try out a stationary demo just to rev the engine. So we brought in a friend of ours, a photographer and motorcycle enthusiast, Tristan Felber, to ride it around Manhattan. Felber's been riding an old Honda for a few years now, so LiveWire quite literally took him about five decades into the future. It's super light. It's really agile. The power's just so smooth. I just want to go on the highway. I really want to go on the highway. Actually, it's an amazing experience. I just want to open it up. That was awesome. Even from owners of traditional Harleys, the immediate response was pretty positive, albeit with some hesitation. Many saw it as a great starter bike and a good option for those in the city. But unsurprisingly, the absence of Harley's classic sound was the big turn off here. I think I'd probably miss the sound of the engine for sure, the rhythm and even the smell of gasoline. There's something really nice about that romantic. That's not riders' only concern either. A lot of the classic Harley owners I spoke with saw LiveWire's silence as a big safety issue. I pulled my baffles out of my Honda. And it just makes people, because otherwise, people won't see the make left hand turns in front of you and swerve in front of you. So it's like, I mean, this is so silent. It's like, yeah, there is definitely a safety issue. One told me he thought that an accident was guaranteed on such a quiet bike. Harley doesn't see the sound as a safety component, though. The sound that you hear behind me right now is an engineered sound that we put into the product that we feel is, in its own way, very muscular for an electric product. So this isn't like any other electric product that's out there we feel. It's there for the emotion. And to that end, it's distinctly different from the Harleys that fans know and love. One of the biggest things about Harley-Davidson is the trademark sound. Everyone knows that sound. You can hear it coming from a mile away. But who knows? I don't know who this will appeal to. That's what Harley's out here to gauge, though. If the riders won't buy it because of the sound, Harley's next iteration of LiveWire, whatever that may be, might just fix that. Harley won't say exactly where it sees LiveWire going or when it'll put an electric vehicle up for sale. But it says there's work to be done in the electric vehicle market, and it knows it can help push that forward.
 Harley Davidson motorcycles are known for being loud.
 But last week, the company unveiled one that was really
 different, Project LiveWire, a surprisingly quiet electric
 bike.
 LiveWire is Harley Davidson's first electric motorcycle, but
 it isn't actually going on sale anywhere.
 Instead, Harley's touring it around the country to get
 riders' feedback.
 It kicks off today in New York City, but Harley let us take
 an early look at LiveWire at one of its stores
 in lower Manhattan.
 LiveWire is a sleek electric bike that's
 almost looks like something off of a movie set.
 But it's completely ready to ride.
 It goes from 0 to 60 in under four seconds and tops out at
 92 miles per hour.
 For now, though, Harley isn't interested in talking specs,
 just how it feels on the road.
 I'm not a rider myself, although I did try out a
 stationary demo just to rev the engine.
 So we brought in a friend of ours, a photographer and
 motorcycle enthusiast, Tristan Felber, to
 ride it around Manhattan.
 Felber's been riding an old Honda for a few years now, so
 LiveWire quite literally took him about five decades into
 the future.
 It's super light.
 It's really agile.
 The power's just so smooth.
 I just want to go on the highway.
 I really want to go on the highway.
 Actually, it's an amazing experience.
 I just want to open it up.
 That was awesome.
 Even from owners of traditional Harleys, the
 immediate response was pretty positive, albeit with some
 hesitation.
 Many saw it as a great starter bike and a good option for
 those in the city.
 But unsurprisingly, the absence of Harley's classic
 sound was the big turn off here.
 I think I'd probably miss the sound of the engine for sure,
 the rhythm and even the smell of gasoline.
 There's something really nice about that romantic.
 That's not riders' only concern either.
 A lot of the classic Harley owners I spoke with saw
 LiveWire's silence as a big safety issue.
 I pulled my baffles out of my Honda.
 And it just makes people, because otherwise, people
 won't see the make left hand turns in front of you and
 swerve in front of you.
 So it's like, I mean, this is so silent.
 It's like, yeah, there is definitely a safety issue.
 One told me he thought that an accident was guaranteed on
 such a quiet bike.
 Harley doesn't see the sound as a safety component, though.
 The sound that you hear behind me right now is an
 engineered sound that we put into the product that we feel
 is, in its own way, very muscular
 for an electric product.
 So this isn't like any other electric product that's out
 there we feel.
 It's there for the emotion.
 And to that end, it's distinctly different from the
 Harleys that fans know and love.
 One of the biggest things about Harley-Davidson is the
 trademark sound.
 Everyone knows that sound.
 You can hear it coming from a mile away.
 But who knows?
 I don't know who this will appeal to.
 That's what Harley's out here to gauge, though.
 If the riders won't buy it because of the sound, Harley's
 next iteration of LiveWire, whatever that may be, might
 just fix that.
 Harley won't say exactly where it sees LiveWire going or
 when it'll put an electric vehicle up for sale.
 But it says there's work to be done in the electric vehicle
 market, and it knows it can help push that forward.