After 7 months, I converted
Road Warrior
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Drama is fun... right?
He's still on two wheels. And it's from the same motor company we all appear to favor.
Also, if you google "number one selling street motorcycle", you'll find data to support the aforementioned claims... but one might conclude that 1) Harley is the number one selling motorcycle brand (at least in MANY) market demographics and that 2) the Street Glide is the number one selling Harley equals Street Glide being number one selling street bike. Sounds good, but could be flawed... don't care. Get out and ride.
He's still on two wheels. And it's from the same motor company we all appear to favor.
Also, if you google "number one selling street motorcycle", you'll find data to support the aforementioned claims... but one might conclude that 1) Harley is the number one selling motorcycle brand (at least in MANY) market demographics and that 2) the Street Glide is the number one selling Harley equals Street Glide being number one selling street bike. Sounds good, but could be flawed... don't care. Get out and ride.
Road Warrior
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From: salt lake city
Further googling brought me several articles... but, like a said, I don't care. But for the gee-whiz factor, here's one: http://blog.motorcycle.com/2014/04/2...cial-breakout/
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A single example:
Last year, Harley sold about 261 thousand bikes total, worldwide.
A single Honda model, the Activa, sold around 2 million, and that appears to be in India alone.
Last edited by Warp Factor; Jun 2, 2014 at 11:05 AM.
Road Warrior
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Tourer
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From: Lake Conroe, TX
Two million is a lot more than Two Hundred Sixty Thousand
I'm sure that is some kind of cheap scooter made for the masses urban mobility.
Not the same thing in my mind. But ok I accept that the statement can be twisted
to fit different situations
I'm sure that is some kind of cheap scooter made for the masses urban mobility.
Not the same thing in my mind. But ok I accept that the statement can be twisted
to fit different situations
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I mostly see Harleys, or Harley clones. (Can't always tell when they're going by in the other direction). It's way different from the way it was 30 years ago, when Japanese bikes predominated.
Still, I'm an "old school" guy, who came up on the stripped down bikes. We'ze guys did fine, and hideously enjoyed our bikes without needing to turn our scoots into rolling luggage, or sound systems and video games.
Can't rule out that my opinions will change when I get into my 80th decade.
Last edited by Warp Factor; Jun 2, 2014 at 03:37 PM.
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For sure, I live on one of the most traveled Harley riding roads in the area and I can tell you for sure that those damn stereo systems blasting away cause more aggravation than loud pipes ever did.
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