Wtf h-d
Well the fairing looks like a cross between an FXRT and a Road Glide, it should probably work pretty well. Can't tell if it is frame mounted or fork mounted. The fairing that is on the Sport Glide doesn't do much, especially with the stock windshield.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 126
Likes: 130
From: Arona (NO) - ITALY
I'm noticing so many details that make this picture a possible real HD production: everything in the bike is stock (seat, grips, turn signals, controls,...), all the reflectors are present, the headlight is standard too, the fairing never seen in the market... It seems strange that somebody who make such a bike won't modify anything else but the fairing and the bags...
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,976
Likes: 1,880
From: SF Bay Area
As someone who has spent his entire career in Operations and works in an industry that we constantly track, trend, analyze, sales by customer, by state, by country, by season, I can tell you that part numbers and products come and go as sales demand dictates. The overhead and cost of carrying a slow moving item vs it's closest similar item is very high. I've been witness to customers screaming "I won't buy any other version" only to find a year later they have fully cut over to the new version. lol
Bikes (and cars and such) are no different. Heck even Ford will stop making all sedans in North America except Mustang and Focus.
Ford to stop making sedans in North America
Bikes (and cars and such) are no different. Heck even Ford will stop making all sedans in North America except Mustang and Focus.
Ford to stop making sedans in North America
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 330
Likes: 116
From: USA
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 2,804
Likes: 4,093
From: NC
They try that and I'm grabbing my musket, powder and shot and laying siege to 3700 West Juneau Ave.
Cruiser
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 214
Likes: 80
From: Florida
Maybe they are thinning the herd to bring back a springer. I just got a Slim, but man, would it look good as a springer.....Just saying.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider
Verdad Gallardo
The Best and Worst Harley-Davidson Moves of 2025
Verdad Gallardo
Road Master
Joined: Jun 2019
Posts: 952
Likes: 528
From: Richmond TX
One thing they might track on new purchases is which owners tend to buy more frequently. You can imagine a fairly high number of Sportster owners buy a big twin at some point. Did too many Softail Deluxe owners just buy and hold? When you looked at a Deluxe alongside a Heritage it seemed they got a better margin on the one without bags or windshield with the prices fairly close. So why deep-six the very popular Deluxe?
They could also look at who buys more very expensive HD accessories too. They've got the data, it would be foolish not to use it. I doubt if any model is sacred any more. They're putting big bets on the non-traditional new Sportster and of course the Pan-Am with more to come. They can cover the waning demand for 'classics' by releasing more highly marked up Revival bikes. CVO could become VVO (Vintage Vehicle Operations)
They could also look at who buys more very expensive HD accessories too. They've got the data, it would be foolish not to use it. I doubt if any model is sacred any more. They're putting big bets on the non-traditional new Sportster and of course the Pan-Am with more to come. They can cover the waning demand for 'classics' by releasing more highly marked up Revival bikes. CVO could become VVO (Vintage Vehicle Operations)
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 330
Likes: 116
From: USA
From the picture it seems it's frame mounted (like the FXRT one) because the front wheel and the headlight seems misaligned.
I'm noticing so many details that make this picture a possible real HD production: everything in the bike is stock (seat, grips, turn signals, controls,...), all the reflectors are present, the headlight is standard too, the fairing never seen in the market... It seems strange that somebody who make such a bike won't modify anything else but the fairing and the bags...
I'm noticing so many details that make this picture a possible real HD production: everything in the bike is stock (seat, grips, turn signals, controls,...), all the reflectors are present, the headlight is standard too, the fairing never seen in the market... It seems strange that somebody who make such a bike won't modify anything else but the fairing and the bags...