This is the world's first Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle

Harley-Davidson teased a video of what sounds like an electric motorbike flying passed a camera. And now Time magazine has outed a photo of the first electric motorcycle from Harley-Davidson.

The picture appears on a teaser for its next issue out 30 June.

As you can see from the picture there is no exhaust outlet, or large rear cowl usually found on normal bikes. There's also a really flat top where the petrol tank might usually protrude. There's still plenty crammed in with that large battery for power and range.

The bike retains a lot of the classic Harley styling including that chunky shape. But it manages to slim down into a street-bike looking form that appears aerodynamic and, frankly, pretty futuristic.

The Zero electric motorbike was pulled from the UK market last year after poor sales. Perhaps now that Tesla's Model S is in the UK pushing electric vehicles and charge stations now is a good time for Harley to make its move.

We've contacted Harley-Davison for more details but the bike appears to still be under wraps, for now.

READ: Smart electric bike review

© copyright Pocket-lint 2014