[Phaedrus]

My LW is on its way to me, and to get ahead of the curve I am enjoying reading this forum!

Thanks to everyone for sharing knowledge about the LW. I'm looking forward to my bike arriving and getting out on the road with it.

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[DHNielsen]

Congrats and welcome! Be sure to share pictures on delivery day!

 

[ONEvolta]

My LW is on its way to me, and to get ahead of the curve I am enjoying reading this forum!

Thanks to everyone for sharing knowledge about the LW. I'm looking forward to my bike arriving and getting out on the road with it.

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Hey, I'm also in VA. If you're even up for a group ride with other EVs, let me know.

 

[Phaedrus]

Sounds good!

If I amlucky, my bike will be delivered next week.

This week I'm riding gas in the NC mountains

 

[ONEvolta]

Sounds good!

If I amlucky, my bike will be delivered next week.

This week I'm riding gas in the NC mountains

Sounds great, keep us posted. Looking forward to riding with a fellow LW owner out here in VA. I've got a few routes mapped out for round trips to include charging or not.

 

[Phaedrus]

Bike arrived yesterday. I'm liking it!

Some plans for upgrades, then it will be good to go.

I'm having trouble getting it to activateon Livewire connect, but hopefully I'll get that sorted out soon.

 

[DHNielsen]

Congratulations and welcome to team liquid black!

I had issues connecting to livewire connect as well, seems like a common issue. I tried various solutions but it would always time out. I just kept calling the support number until they figured it out, pushed an app update, and magically it activated. If it means anything, I didn't notice any benefit from activating other than being able to track and plan rides in the app. But Google is just as good for navigating.

Let us know what upgrades you spring for and how you like them! And keep an eye on your belt, I checked mine after someone else mentioned theirs fraying and after just 750 miles I'm seeing mine start to fray.

 

[ONEvolta]

Nice! Welcome to the group. Hope us folks in VA can get a meetup going. Activation took a while for me as well. Just ride around a bit and it should complete. Also, if you want your BT connection to always work. Make sure the LW app is running before turning on the bike. Prior to this the H-D was used to establish a connection. Not sure if this is still true after the app updates.

 

[Phaedrus]

Well, I'm starting to tweak the bike.

I pulled off the rear fender and monster bracket for the license plate, and replaced with an LED tail tidy.

And, I swapped the mirrors with the Rizoma for HD mirrors. They may be a little wider, but also I like their look. I don't have any problem with the stock mirrors though. I'm 200lbs and broad-shouldered, and all it takes me, is dropping a forearm or shifting my weight slightly, to see to the rear just fine. On the other hand, if it is behind me, I'm not worried about it! 😉

 

[DHNielsen]

Looks great! I want to pull off my rear fender too, mind sharing more pics and a link to what you used for the tail light and plate?

 

[Phaedrus]

I'll get a couple more snaps later, but the tail tidy is by Radiantz. Plug and play.

No, the new setup does not have nearly the light of the stock lighting - but it does have good bright tail, brake and turn signals. It works for me. And the Radiantz people are friendly and have good support.

Ed: Oh, and the bracket for the end of the belt guard is from Shift Koncepts. It hasn't arrived yet, so it is not installed. But the guard is stiff enough that I'll ride a bit without the end brace.

 

[DHNielsen]

Interesting, that seems like the exact same from MotoBox that I was looking at. Harley Livewire slimline taillight kit

 

[Phaedrus]

Interesting, that seems like the exact same from MotoBox that I was looking at. Harley Livewire slimline taillight kit

It is the same. I may have even done the order through the Motobox link. But it ships from Radiantz. One is probably a dba for the other.

 

[Dave]

NOVA LiveWire riders meetup?

Could do Bikes and Breakfast this Sunday (19 June) in Poolesville, MDhttps://www.bikesandbreakfast.com/gatherings or wherever is convenient. Most weekends I take my blue LW out to Haymarket to charge at Walmart, up 211 and either down the other side and up to Front Royal or Skyline to Front Royal and charge at the Chevy dealer in Front Royal and have lunch at Spelunkers. Longest one day ride so far has been about 310 miles.

 

[Phaedrus]

Nice!

I like that blue!

Unfortunately, this weekend, and the next few, are out for me. I have some family things already planned. But the Bikes and Breakfast stop is something I've wanted to get to for a while.

 

[Phaedrus]

The Radiantz tail tidy is pretty easy to install. You unplug the rear light harness from the OEM lights, pull the wiring clips from the swingarm, and reroute the harness up to the seat to connect to the wires from the new lights. It all plugs back together.

The tail tidy has a red amber strip that is running,brake, and left/right turn signals. The license plate frame has a plate light. The LEDs are bright enough, although I may swap the plate frame for a Custom Dynamics one with extra turn and brake lighting, in the future.

 

[Phaedrus]

Also, I added the axle sliders. The HD ones may be more glitz than function, but they do stand off enough to provide some protection.

 

[Dave]

Nice!

I like that blue!

Unfortunately, this weekend, and the next few, are out for me. I have some family things already planned. But the Bikes and Breakfast stop is something I've wanted to get to for a while.
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Roger that. I often go to the B&B in Clifton, VA as well.

 

[Phaedrus]

Next step in the evolution - 320mm full floating front brake rotors from Braketech.

 

[ONEvolta]

Those rotors look beautiful 😍 🤩