For those that say "no more Harleys"
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I think it has a lot to do with price increases. I like my bike but $22k was a tough pill to swallow. I'll be content with what I have for a while I think. And for my part, if they're going to raise prices to the point they're at now or more, it's going to have to be a LOT better than my current ride.
The new bikes are nice. But really no different than mine with a motor that pulls a little better. Other than that, no difference.
The new bikes are nice. But really no different than mine with a motor that pulls a little better. Other than that, no difference.
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I think it has a lot to do with price increases. I like my bike but $22k was a tough pill to swallow. I'll be content with what I have for a while I think. And for my part, if they're going to raise prices to the point they're at now or more, it's going to have to be a LOT better than my current ride.
The new bikes are nice. But really no different than mine with a motor that pulls a little better. Other than that, no difference.
The new bikes are nice. But really no different than mine with a motor that pulls a little better. Other than that, no difference.
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Deep down inside I always wanted a Harley Davidson! Yep I was suffering from H.D. envy! You know the type always cutting them down but inside wanting one so bad it hurt! Well I don't ever plan on being that guy again. All bull aside I love my Harley Davidson and it turns out I was a true hypocrite! Lol
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And that's my beef. I'm like a lot of you...rode every kind of bike...love anything with two wheels. I love motorcycles.
Too many Harleys aren't motorcycles, they're Harleys. Not always the same thing.
I love my Road Glide, but I'm sick to death of spending $25k, and then having to spend another $5k to make it a motorcycle.
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You're right on all accounts.
Except with no ground clearance and no lean angle and no suspension travel.
And that's my beef. I'm like a lot of you...rode every kind of bike...love anything with two wheels. I love motorcycles.
Too many Harleys aren't motorcycles, they're Harleys. Not always the same thing.
I love my Road Glide, but I'm sick to death of spending $25k, and then having to spend another $5k to make it a motorcycle.
And that's my beef. I'm like a lot of you...rode every kind of bike...love anything with two wheels. I love motorcycles.
Too many Harleys aren't motorcycles, they're Harleys. Not always the same thing.
I love my Road Glide, but I'm sick to death of spending $25k, and then having to spend another $5k to make it a motorcycle.
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They show the Vrod Muscle is still in the 2017 lineup. Are they discontinuing it?
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This is so true. Harley-Davidson still builds a very good machine. Are they perfect? No. But neither are the metric bikes.
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No one likes/wants to be obsolete.
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The entire V rod line is cancelled. Last production was October of 2016 for 2017 models. The line where they were built in KC has be replaced. Harley ain't running a charity.