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    Good on ya! At my age my darn bipap machine now takes up my left saddlebag just for starters and I don't sleep worth a crap without it but my RT is great and I travel light.
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    Here's the latest on the electric Harley.
    https://electrek.co/2020/10/27/harle...cycle-company/
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    If I had $1 for every time Harley was going bankrupt I would have enough money to buy a new Harley.
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    So, the 'NEW' CEO wants to change the direction of the company back to the same as the new owners right after the purchase from AMF. Humm - - That has to be a successful move.

    H-D, since WWII, has tried many other was of increasing sales:

    1.) Buell
    2.) MV Agusta
    3.) Holiday Rambler Motorhomes
    4.) Tomahawk Boats
    5.) H-D Gold Carts
    6.) Topper Motor Scooter (I saw one when I was about 6 years old. Man, I WANTED that thing!!!)
    7.) Hummer small displacement motorcycles (2 stroke)
    8.) Aermacchi Harley Davidson small displacement motorcycles (4 stroke) from 50cc to 350cc
    9.) H-D 'Penster' trike concept
    10.) H-D 'Nova' concept - a true Goldwing competitor

    I am sure there are many I have missed. But, there is one common thread in all of thi sfailure:

    INCOMPETENT MANAGEMENT!!!!!

    Why would anyone expect this 'new direction' be any different.

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    Only decent thing they built was the V Rod but that was too much for the faithfull to accept

    I liked all my previous Harleys but: I LOVED MY V Rod!!! I put 30,000 miles on it between 2003 and 2007. Customized it with Power Commander, 200 mm rear tire, pullback bars, floorboards, and shorter suspension .... due to my short stature. I could light that rear tire up for quite a distance!!

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    I think the V-Rod engine was designed by Porsche? Definitely not a home-grown Harley product. And it wasn't popular with the older
    riders because it didn't sound right.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Possible View Post
    I think the V-Rod engine was designed by Porsche? Definitely not a home-grown Harley product. And it wasn't popular with the older
    riders because it didn't sound right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Possible View Post
    I think the V-Rod engine was designed by Porsche? Definitely not a home-grown Harley product. And it wasn't popular with the older
    riders because it didn't sound right.
    It was actually a derivitive of the VR 1000 from HD's Superbike racing days.Porsche had some engine involvment from a design point of view but it was still built by HD in USA.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobwebs View Post
    It was actually a derivitive of the VR 1000 from HD's Superbike racing days.Porsche had some engine involvment from a design point of view but it was still built by HD in USA.
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    Old guys didn't like it cause it showed how old they were.
    Thanks for the expansion on the motor. I'm a motorcycle guy, but not necessarily a Harley guy. They haven't changed much since the 50's so I've
    never paid much attention to the bikes and engines.
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    Part of me still wants a Harley freewheeler, never rode one though!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Time2ride View Post
    Part of me still wants a Harley freewheeler, never rode one though!
    Three wheeler? A friend inherited one from his dad, and brought it to me to get it running. I took it out for a few rides when it was finally
    running, and no way did that thing interest me in the least. After a half hour on Peggy's Spyder I felt comfortable at 80+ mph, the trike
    made me nervous at anything over 55 mph. Thanks, but no thanks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Possible View Post
    Thanks for the expansion on the motor. I'm a motorcycle guy, but not necessarily a Harley guy. They haven't changed much since the 50's so I've
    never paid much attention to the bikes and engines.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Possible View Post
    Three wheeler? A friend inherited one from his dad, and brought it to me to get it running. I took it out for a few rides when it was finally
    running, and no way did that thing interest me in the least. After a half hour on Peggy's Spyder I felt comfortable at 80+ mph, the trike
    made me nervous at anything over 55 mph. Thanks, but no thanks.
    It is Freewheeler. It's the physically smaller trike, based on the Street Glide style..
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    Thanks TROOP for the picture! Something about the look of the red freewheeler is classic Harley sweetness! Alas, $30 grand and lots of mechanical quirks and problems quickly set me on course for my spyder f3s. Maybe a poster on my garage wall will be a welcome alternative.

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    I watched traditional trikes taking the corners on The Dragaon, relatively slowly and still lifting the inside wheel. They
    act very much like a sidecar, except they lift a wheel in both corners.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Possible View Post
    Three wheeler? A friend inherited one from his dad, and brought it to me to get it running. I took it out for a few rides when it was finally
    running, and no way did that thing interest me in the least. After a half hour on Peggy's Spyder I felt comfortable at 80+ mph, the trike
    made me nervous at anything over 55 mph. Thanks, but no thanks.
    The wife and I took a test ride on a fully loaded HD Three Wheeler .... What a (scary) disappointment! Horrible handling. Freeway ride was frightening(?)

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    Never understood or had the attraction. Even when I was on 2 wheels they were always Japanese (Honda & Kawi). Loved them, age and too many witnessed accidents changed all that. I'm (We are) very happy with the Spyders.

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    Saw this in my inbox so thought I would forward...

    https://www.revzilla.com/common-trea...%7C%20Combined

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    I had the HD Triglide. It rides like a tank and the parts are substandard now a days. That's why I am now on a Spyder.

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    HD may have priced themselves right out of the market from the starting gate in regards to their e-bike. However, with the virus such as it is, and all lockdowns in mexifornia, we may all be riding around on e-bikes by 2035. Hope there will be enough charging stations by then to make to Sturgis and back.

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    I just came in from outside, and I'm sure glad I had left my boots on. That guy is shoveling it fast and deep: "most desirable motorcycle brand in the world."
    Most recognizable? Probably. Most desirable? Maybe at one time, but IMO that time has past, and it ain't comin' back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AVBIZ View Post
    Saw this in my inbox so thought I would forward...

    https://www.revzilla.com/common-trea...%7C%20Combined
    The fastest way new CEOs cut costs is to lay off employees. In H-D's case that was 500 or 10% of the work force worldwide.
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