zzdcar
Home
/
Reviews
/
Beyond Cars
/
Bid On This Custom Harley-Davidson LiveWire For Charity You Cheapskates
Bid On This Custom Harley-Davidson LiveWire For Charity You Cheapskates-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:14:01

Image for article titled Bid On This Custom Harley-Davidson LiveWire For Charity You Cheapskates

In the immortal words of Limp Bizkit front man Fred Durst, ‘everything is fucked, everybody sucks.’ That’s just the world we live in right now. Things are bad and there doesn’t seem to be any indication of an end in sight. In an attempt to do something good for the terrible world we inhabit, Harley-Davidson is auctioning off one of , electric motorcycles to benefit the United Way Worldwide’s covid-19 community response & recovery fund.

“When entire communities come together to support people in times of need, organizations like United Way are able to make a real difference in people’s lives,” said Brian Gallagher, President and CEO of United Way Worldwide. “The funds raised by auctioning this customized motorcycle will allow us to better provide needed services for individuals and families recovering from COVID-19 and support our efforts to bring communities back stronger than before. Thank you Harley-Davidson, Bonhams, and everyone involved in supporting this special event.”

This one-of-one LiveWire has been customized by Harley with a one-off paint scheme and unique graphics. It has also been fitted with a full array of carbon fiber Harley accessories, including things it calls ‘Speed Screen Blade, Tail Section Cowl, and Tank Trim’. The bike will also be signed by living descendents of company co-founders Arthur, Walter, and William Davidson.

The first 500 examples of the limited production LiveWire model are called “First Strike” and this is the final First Strike edition LiveWire, meaning it is the 500th example produced. I don’t know if that’s particularly significant, but uh... that’s neat, I guess.

The LiveWire itself starts at $29,799, and when you toss in a thousand dollars or so of accessories and another grand for paint and customization, this is already an expensive motorcycle that Harley is donating to the cause. The pre-auction estimate for the bike predicts a final gavel somewhere between $35,000 and 45,000.

The auction, held digitally in conjunction with Bonhams, is live right now and runs through May 26th. As of this writing, bidding is currently sitting at $38,000 for the LiveWire. If you’d like to place a bid in an attempt to help the United Way and get a cool bike for your efforts, .

If you have the funds, you should bid. Don’t be a cheapskate.

Comments
Welcome to zzdcar comments! Please keep conversations courteous and on-topic. To fosterproductive and respectful conversations, you may see comments from our Community Managers.
Sign up to post
Sort by
Show More Comments
Beyond Cars
Deadliest Train In America Kills 3 People In 2 Separate Collisions At The Same Crossing
Deadliest Train In America Kills 3 People In 2 Separate Collisions At The Same Crossing
operate between Orlando and Miami and hold the unwelcome distinction of being both the first intra-city high speed rail in the U.S. and the , by far. After three people died at a single grade crossing in two separate incidents last week it seems the feds are finally perking...
Aug 9, 2025
String Of Boeing Failures Continues With 737-800 Flight Turning Back With Cracked Cockpit Windshield
String Of Boeing Failures Continues With 737-800 Flight Turning Back With Cracked Cockpit Windshield
In the wake of recent major , including , , and the debacle that was , it isn’t a good time for further failures by the company. that would , an unrelated 737-800 with a cracked windshield, became international news this weekend. The flight took off from Sapporo-New Chitose...
Aug 9, 2025
Marshmallow Treats Ended Up On The Royal Air Force's No-Fly List
Marshmallow Treats Ended Up On The Royal Air Force's No-Fly List
Over in the United Kingdom, there’s a certain dessert known as a “teacake” — or, as a British friend kindly informed me, it’s more accurately known as a “Tunnock” in Scotland. Basically, the food in question for this particular story are actually a cookie base topped with marshmallow, coated...
Aug 9, 2025
Crystal Chunks Are Bursting Through The Road In China
Crystal Chunks Are Bursting Through The Road In China
A video of what looks like quartz breaking through the surface of a is making the rounds on . I don’t get over there much, being suspicious of the Chinese over concerns of it spying on its users, as the reports. OK, fine. Actually, I just don’t get the humor...
Aug 9, 2025
2023 Zero DSR/X: The Bike Of The Future, But Not Our Future
2023 Zero DSR/X: The Bike Of The Future, But Not Our Future
The world, in 2023, is cyberpunk. We’ve got the , the , and the that keeps the and the . But in cyberpunk media, people are always riding . Why are we stuck with the same bikes we’ve always had? , it seems, wants to address this grievous wrong....
Aug 9, 2025
Aircraft Touch Tips During Blizzard At Japanese Airport
Aircraft Touch Tips During Blizzard At Japanese Airport
As at , its port side wing the starboard vertical stabilizer of bound for Hong Kong. This comes at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, and . “Our aircraft, which was stationary at the time with no customers nor crew onboard, was struck by a Korean Air A330 which was taxiing past,”...
Aug 9, 2025
Copyright 2023-2025 - www.zzdcar.com All Rights Reserved