![]() ![]() The Psyche won't be out for at least another two years, whereas the LiveWire can be ordered right now, deliveries scheduled for the next quarter.Īnd it's possible Chambers will take the fight to Harley-Davidson on paper, in words, for the next two years while he prepares his charge. That's where things stand on paper, at least. The Harley's priced at $29,799, and the Psyche has just become Curtiss' least expensive model by far, priced at $30,000. While the Psyche takes a step down from the Harley's 105 hp, the Curtiss offering weighs almost 175 pounds less and goes about 70 miles further on a charge. The bike Curtiss wants you to compare the Psyche to is the Harley-Davidson LiveWire. A choice of electric motors provides either 48 or 96 horsepower, the battery good for a combined range of roughly 160 miles. The prospective specs claim a 61-inch wheelbase, an overall height of 37 inches, a whopping 9 inches of ground clearance, and a weight of approximately 375 pounds. But to draw a wider range of admirers, the company's designer did write in response to a commenter, "We are actually working on an additional structural solution that will provide more coverage for a more traditionally beautiful look, giving the rider several options!" ![]() No one can be a bystander when taking in the design, and Curtiss likely wouldn't have it any other way. The traditional Curtiss seat seems to hang in mid-air, ahead of two red eyes that cover Psyche's six. The cylindrical battery extends laterally like BMW's boxer-engine case, the power electronics ride up high where a tank would usually sit, pegs jut from scaffolding encasing the electric motor, hung at the bike's pivot. Between them, a single gloss black truss holds Psyche's electric organs aloft and visible for autopsy. Of course there's the latest take on the brand's girder fork, seconded in the banana swingarms. The Psyche, spare as it is, goes furthest in carving out signature forms we could see defining an EV bike lineup. Named for the Greek god of the soul, the motorcycle is presented by Curtiss' CEO Matt Chambers as a weapon to put Harley-Davidson out of the electric bike business.įirst, the details. Here we have the third in the range thanks to New Atlas, the Psyche. The company's spent the past year or so revealing new designs for future lineups, starting with the Judge-Dredd-approved Zeus concept, followed by a Zeus production concept with its unorthodox battery arrangement, and the cyborg-canine-in-heat Hades. Confederate Motorcycles retired its name and big-bore gas-powered bikes to rebrand as Curtiss Motorcycles and turn its focus to electric two-wheelers. ![]()
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