News Gets Worse for Harley

[2dogs]

Been in an HD store lately? HD stores are all turning to a clothing stores just like Eddy Bouer. Used to be you could find sporting goods hardware in Eddy Bouer but no longer. And, none of the clothing in Eddy Bouer or HD is American made. HD hasn't been an American bike for a long time now. Just the assembly is done in the US because parts are shipped in from around the world. Everything is going that way, even our beloved BRP. Oh hell, I forgot they're made in Canada.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...ffs/647199002/

I would think logic would say if sales are down and people aren't buying the H_D brand so much any more … what have and are most of the other players done to increase their market share, that people just plain do not see in Harley …

Its not rocket science. You can only draw on nostalgia so much … IMO, they are way too heavy, dramatically overpriced and under-perform, especially these days with such a competitive market place. Don't believe me … just take the time to have a squiz at social media … FB, YT and the other Forums ….

If Harley are soooooo great, why aren't they one of the major players in Moto GP … Have a look, these days all the truly big dominant market share players from all over the world, are. Nor these days do I count H-D as being anywhere near that group.

Right now today, if you go along to buy a new H_D most salesman almost immediately start talking about outing another 4 or 5 grand ….. (on top of your prospective newly extended bank mortgage) just to put a 'performance package', or turbocharging or Aero-charging the new shiny acquisition. Surely there has to be something mighty wrong for this to occur?. All of this incidentally would be just to try to keep up with the European / Japanese bikes already out there … not make huge advances on their already advanced alternate technologies …. Wake up H_D and stop bemoaning before you become extinct, that is if its not too late already!