A.M.F were they good or bad
.I have to agree with what your saying .but how about the part where they went outside Harley and had some other then harley design the evo.alot of people say the new engines are not harley.
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A lot of people are idiots....
At the time that the EVO was being conceived there was a project in development called the "Nova" project, it involved an engine design that was a joint venture between Harley and Porsche.
The nova Project never went beyond the prototype stage and was scrapped when the investment group bought Harley back from AMF.
Eventually the MoCo introduced the V-rod which was powered by a motor much like the one being designed for the Nova project.
The EVO became the standard bearer for Harley not long after the buy back and it was eventually replaced by the Twin Cam, Both motors were conceived and designed by Harley Davidson in spite of what the rumor mills claimed.
A lot of people are idiots....
At the time that the EVO was being conceived there was a project in development called the "Nova" project, it involved an engine design that was a joint venture between Harley and Porsche.
The nova Project never went beyond the prototype stage and was scrapped when the investment group bought Harley back from AMF.
Eventually the MoCo introduced the V-rod which was powered by a motor much like the one being designed for the Nova project.
The EVO became the standard bearer for Harley not long after the buy back and it was eventually replaced by the Twin Cam, Both motors were conceived and designed by Harley Davidson in spite of what the rumor mills claimed.
At the time that the EVO was being conceived there was a project in development called the "Nova" project, it involved an engine design that was a joint venture between Harley and Porsche.
The nova Project never went beyond the prototype stage and was scrapped when the investment group bought Harley back from AMF.
Eventually the MoCo introduced the V-rod which was powered by a motor much like the one being designed for the Nova project.
The EVO became the standard bearer for Harley not long after the buy back and it was eventually replaced by the Twin Cam, Both motors were conceived and designed by Harley Davidson in spite of what the rumor mills claimed.
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just a thought but I think the sale of motorcycles to the police and military might have kept the company going a bit too especially during the depression years and world war 2 then with the British machines then with the Japanese machines coming along of the outlaw bike scean and bikersploitation movie's . the boat tail on the first super glides had something to do with amf building fiberglass boats I read somewhere .
my favourite book I own and I have read over and over while "shreeding " a word I created myself . you know when take a crap and read about bikes until your legs go dead
is the illustrated directory of Harley Davidson motorcycles by tod rafferty this is the number of the book isbn 0-86288-667-8 . its a nice compact book 4 1/4 " by 8 1/2 " . its a little gem packed full of interesting history on every machine . I was a little pissed that my bike wasn't mentioned but that's the way she goes . you will be glad you bought it if you can find a copy mine was printed in 2005 in the UK . so ebay.co.uk or amazon.uk might be good places to try .
my favourite book I own and I have read over and over while "shreeding " a word I created myself . you know when take a crap and read about bikes until your legs go dead
is the illustrated directory of Harley Davidson motorcycles by tod rafferty this is the number of the book isbn 0-86288-667-8 . its a nice compact book 4 1/4 " by 8 1/2 " . its a little gem packed full of interesting history on every machine . I was a little pissed that my bike wasn't mentioned but that's the way she goes . you will be glad you bought it if you can find a copy mine was printed in 2005 in the UK . so ebay.co.uk or amazon.uk might be good places to try .
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Don't forget about manufacturing in America in general in the 70's...it was **** poor quality. Not so much AMF to blame..they were really just the financial backers. Primary example...look at the auto industry of the 70's and early 80's
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I loved every one of my AMF bikes. First was a 79' Superglide rode it 65K miles. The last one was an 83' Eglide didn't have the best of luck with that one but made several great trips with it. My favorite was a 79' Lowrider I bought used, wish I still had that one.
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I went on the line in 74 and fought many problem in working at dealership.
Those years made working on the 90's auto and trucks a piece of cake for the most part.
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Most of the guys that bad mouth AMF today didn't even ride Harleys during those years and they just repeat that **** because they heard someone else say it.
Monkey see, Monkey do.
Whether you like them or not, AMF is the only reason that Harley-Davidson exists today.
Monkey see, Monkey do.
Whether you like them or not, AMF is the only reason that Harley-Davidson exists today.
AMF = Adios M****r F****f.