Harley subsidiary LiveWire brings the S2 Mulholland to Europe
LiveWire presented the S2 Mulholland in March 2024 and immediately started selling it in the US. The model is the cruiser version of the S2 Del Mar presented in 2022. The handlebars are positioned higher and further back, allowing the rider to sit more upright. The S2 Mulholland was named after the famous Mulholland Drive scenic road in Los Angeles County, which director David Lynch, who passed away in January 2025, memorialised in his gloomy film ‘Mulholland Drive.’
As the S2 Mulholland is based on the LiveWire S2 platform, it has the same handling characteristics as the S2 Del Mar. It weighs just 196 kg, has a drive output of around 60 kW and a torque of 263 Nm. These values ensure that the machine accelerates from 0 to 60 miles per hour (96.6 kph) in around 3 seconds.
The 10.5 kWh battery provides a range of 194 km in the city and 118 km out of town (measured on US highways at 88 kph). The S2 Mulholland can only be charged via AC. The charger is designed for Level 1 charging (120-volt socket commonly used in the USA) and Level 2 charging (220 to 240-volt socket commonly used in Europe). With level 2, the battery should take 78 minutes to charge from 20 to 80 per cent. However, like the other models in the S2 family, the machine is not capable of fast charging.
The model represents “traditional internal combustion motorcycles in the cruiser category—which typically celebrate the gas tank.” Moreover, this is the first time LiveWire uses sustainable materials for key components of the bike, says the manufacturer. The S2 Mulholland starts at 19,427 euros in Germany and 18,490 Swiss francs in Switzerland.
Although the S2 Mulholland uses the same platform as the S2 Del Mar, its riding experience is said to be completely different. According to LiveWire, this is due to the newly designed triangle consisting of handlebars, footrests and seat. The handlebars are mounted on a six-inch riser and is thus positioned higher and closer to the rider, so that the rider takes up an upright riding position that is not orientated towards flat-track racing bikes, but towards performance cruisers.
LiveWire also began selling the S2 Alpinista in Europe in mid-January, also based on the S2 platform. This electric motorbike is designed to combine the advantages of a supermoto and a touring bike. LiveWire also plans to use the S2 platform for an electrically powered maxi-scooter together with its investor Kymco, a Taiwanese scooter manufacturer.
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