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.
Artillery lends dignity to what would
otherwise be a vulgar brawl.
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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.
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!!
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.
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.
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. OIP.jpg
Old guys didn't like it cause it showed how old they were.
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. OIP.jpg
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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(?)
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.
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.
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.