[imagesource: The Verge]

Harley-Davidson makes a mean motorbike.

Did you ever have the company down as likely to start producing electric bikes?

Me neither, but here we are looking at the Serial 1 Mosh/Tribute, which is a homage to “Serial Number One”.

That was the nickname for Harley-Davidson’s oldest known motorcycle, built all the way back in 1903.

The company set to sell a “limited” number of the vintage-inspired models.

650 units will be produced, with half available for purchase in the US, and the other half in Europe.

We want it, but we ain’t getting it.

The Verge takes over:

The bike’s design, with its white tires, leather saddle and handgrips, and sleek black frame with gold lettering, harken back to that first prototype.

But under the glossy black paint and honey-colored leather accents, the bike is identical to Serial 1’s entry-level Mosh/Cty model.

The S1 Mosh/Tribute (props to Harley for keeping all the vowels this time ) has many of the same features as the Mosh/Cty, including a Gates Carbon Drive belt, Brose mid-drive motor, TRP hydraulic disc brakes, internally routed cables and wires, and integrated lighting.

I hope that means more to you than it does to me.

While the S1 Mosh/Tribute is a limited edition, product manager Aaron Frank said it will serve as a “springboard to launch our S1 Series that will see even more exclusive and highly-desirable Serial 1 eBike models in the future”.

Have a guess at the cost before the big reveal.

Last chance.

Each Serial 1 Mosh/Tribute electric bike goes for $5 999 (around R88 000), and pre-orders opened on Saturday.

According to The Driven:

The bicycle’s integrated 529Wh lithium-ion battery has a range of 56 – 169 kilometres depending on the terrain and rider input and a lightweight, mid-mounted Brose S MAG motor can reach maximum speeds of 20mph (around 32 kilometres per hour).

Fun fact – your average house cat can run faster than that. When they want to, of course.

Here, have one last ogle of the Harley-Davidson bike before you go:

[sources:verge&driven]