You're Setting A Bad Example, Harley Davidson.
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Yeah,, I was severely let down when, after seeing all those Magazine ads showing 18 year old racing snakes wrapped around featured MC's, mine came with nothing on it but the paint. 
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They're going after the milennials and that should appeal to them.
Just yesterday I was talking to the Sales Manager at the local dealer and he said they're getting A Lot of inquiries about the new "Streets".
Just yesterday I was talking to the Sales Manager at the local dealer and he said they're getting A Lot of inquiries about the new "Streets".
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The Zoom Zoom Mazda ads, and the Nissan ones that shows a young women driving ridiculously fast doing a 180 as she slides into a parking space are the ads that come to mind for me thinking of irresponsible manufacturers that are aimed at teen and young drivers.
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Well I thought the same about the merges between cars.
Yes, all legal lane changes, yes turn signals used (also note the rear wheel slide on the water in the alley). Real world examples.
But a tight fit in those merges and that could appear as risky to ride a motorcycle to some.
FWIW I would have produced the commercial a little differently.
Yes, all legal lane changes, yes turn signals used (also note the rear wheel slide on the water in the alley). Real world examples.
But a tight fit in those merges and that could appear as risky to ride a motorcycle to some.
FWIW I would have produced the commercial a little differently.
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I always ride a little faster than the traffic flow. And I work in a town full of airheads, blue hairs, passholes, and texters so I do a lot of lane switching.
I do think that ad promotes irresponsible riding. But they are trying to make the Street 750 look sexy and that requires some poetic license. In these litigious days I could see some ambulance chaser suing HD for causing young riders to bite off more than they could chew. I have seen more frivolous suits filed.
I do think that ad promotes irresponsible riding. But they are trying to make the Street 750 look sexy and that requires some poetic license. In these litigious days I could see some ambulance chaser suing HD for causing young riders to bite off more than they could chew. I have seen more frivolous suits filed.
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I still don't see why Harley had to come out with a whole new "Street Rod" 750cc line. They could have just added a baby-bore 750 to the Sportster family. That's pretty much what it is anyway besides it being all flat black and jappy looking.
BTW. The back pack and the riding on the sidewalk thing at the end of the vid really sets the hook, doesn't it?
BTW. The back pack and the riding on the sidewalk thing at the end of the vid really sets the hook, doesn't it?
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I'm sure they would appeal to a lot of people with real morning commutes.
5 mile an hour, stop and go on slab highways with everyone around them on their cell phone, eating breakfast, shaving and putting on their makeup while steering with their knees because they don't want to put down their coffee
I wish the commercial was a true depiction of my commute
5 mile an hour, stop and go on slab highways with everyone around them on their cell phone, eating breakfast, shaving and putting on their makeup while steering with their knees because they don't want to put down their coffee
I wish the commercial was a true depiction of my commute
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From: Montreal
I just watched one of the Harley Davidson Street Rod commercials, and couldn't believe the way they depicted their version of a normal commute through a city on their Street Rod. Their model weaves in and out of several cars, passing them at a dangerously close distance, depicting a guy that looks as he really doesn't care about anyone around him, or himself for that matter. Is this the "cool" unsafe riding style which is part of HD's plan to seek younger riders? IMO, this commercial sends the wrong signal, especially to new riders. And they should be promoting safety along with their product, not some "me, me, me" clip which goes against everything taught in MC safety courses. I'm fine with anyone who wants to ride to die, as long as they don't endanger anyone else in the process. But I think this commercial is bad juju. Am I being too picky here? What do you say?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkVJuCiutk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVkVJuCiutk
Last edited by Derf_; Sep 22, 2017 at 06:38 AM.
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