Reviewing the recent history of Livewire, including the recent registration of the acronym S4 Honcho Before the United States Patent and Brands Office (USPTO), everything indicates that the current range of Yankee models will soon have new and varied options. These, in turn, will establish access steps through powers and capabilities of different levels, as is the case with the well -known S2 of the sea, S2 Mulholland and Alpinist S2.
S4 Honcho: the “squad leader” is on the way
If we look in Google the meaning of Honcho, AI tells us that this name “It can be a synonym for chief or leader in English, a Japanese word that means” squad leader. “ To tell the truth of the world if we analyze the strategic and commercial route that Livewire has led since, Harley-Davidson will reveal its electric motorcycle prototype under the “Livewire project”, more than a decade ago.
If we advance in time until last year 2021, we can see how Livewire announced new platforms and future electric motorcycles, including S2, S3 and S4. Then there was already talk that the Livewire S3 range would be lighter motorcycles than the Livewire S2 (medium weight, remember), while the Livewire S4 would position themselves as a flagship of the brand, in the purest Harley-Davidson style.
On the other hand, we have the confirmation that Kymco will be in charge of developing a reduced version of the Arrow platform, called S3. It is here that they could fit the future Maxi-Scooter Electric with S2 engine similar to the two concepts presented by Livewire during the celebration of the 110th eicma edition.
As we see, everything fits this strategic puzzle in which, the newly registered S4 Honcho, could become the brand’s top model. Likewise, it is unlikely that Harley-Davidson could end up using this platform to elaborate its own electric mount based on one of the models that make up its current range.
We do not see (for the moment) the fans of Harley-Davidson with the intention of buying a “S4 Honcho Electric 2.0” that stands out for being silent and friendly to the environment, according to the perspective from which we analyze the matter. The aforementioned arrival of a high performance platform that opens a new commercial paradigm within Livewire is much more feasible.
