Damned straight. The only problem is there are a lot fewer of them since farms have gotten so big. How many families were spread out over 10,000 acres in 1950? How many are there today?

 

He's OK, just doesn't realize he'll be "generalizing too much" himself when he gets to be our age. Been happening since the dawn of time, I suspect.

 

I always liked Harley Davidson bikes, but to me, it seemed like you needed to buy into the so-called "biker lifestyle" I just wanted to ride. The truth is, there is a large number of Harley riders that are the same way. It seems as if Harley only marketed to a small percentage of riders and forgot about what makes their Motorcycles so great. I used to sale Motorcycles and I owned several sport bikes before my first Harley. My Dad has been riding Harley Davidson Motorcycles for over 50 years. Most of my life there has been a Harley in the garage. When it came time for me to buy a bike I wanted something different. I went with a Suzuki GSXR 750, from there I've had several sport bikes. I was the guy who rode sport bikes with all the Harleys. You may have one in your group. My whole Family rode Harley Davidson Bikes. My Dad rode a Road King, My Brother rode a Night Train, My Sister Rode a V Rod, My Uncle rode a Road King and my other Uncle rode an Ultra. I would ride my Suzuki with them on rides. I remember one Daytona bike week, we all went down and stayed in St Augustine FL and rode to Daytona every day. We took A1A, it was the best part of my trip. I enjoyed seeing all the bikes, but the ride with my family alongside the coast seeing the beach was the best part for me. We had to stop every morning and wait while they shined there bikes. After years of riding sport bikes, I wanted something cool and more comfortable for my wife. I bought a Street Glide, and I can say I've enjoyed every minute of it. It's allowed me to ride further and much more comfortable, however after about 350 miles my left shoulder hurts. Im 6 foot 5 and my bars are rolled up to clear my knees when I turn sharply. I think its a handlebar issue, I may have to buy something different. I plan to ride from Tennessee to California with my 73-year-old dad, he turns 74 in August and he just bought a New Ultra. I plan to post videos on my youtube channel Traveling Tall of the ride. Heres my point, there is more than one type of Harley rider. Some buy Harleys because status, some buy Harley because of camaraderie amongst friends, some buy for looks, some buy for nostalgia and so on and so on. None of these things are wrong, buy it for whatever reason you want. But for me it was the ride, some look, ok more than some look 30 percent look 70 percent ride. Most importantly the ride. In conclusion, riding for bar to bar doesn't interest me, I don't drink. I'm not judging those who do, it is their business. Sitting in the parking lot staring at a bunch of Motorcycles at a Bike night, gets old pretty quick, after about 10 minutes of that is about all I can take. I just want to ride, whether it be by myself are with a group. To look over the handlebars and see the scenery change is what makes me happy. Harley Davidson, if your listening that's how you market to the Next Generation Harley riders, the freedom of the open road, the spirit of travel and the joy of the journey. It's not some much about the events, its the adventure. Millenials have a to be unique, most will not be defined by a brand. You won't see a millennial wearing Harley boots, Harley shirt, Harley glasses, Harley pants and wallet, drinking out of a Harley mug. You may see them with some of those items but not fully dressed in Harley from head to toe like the older generation. No disrespect for the Older Generation. Many wear Vans and Chucks and maybe one or two of the other items. Again Harley sell them on the ride, as an additive to their lifestyle, not a whole prepackaged concept of what biker life is. Then I believe your sells will increase. No offense to anyone, this is just my opinion.
Thanks for reading.

God Bless

Traveling Tall

 

Yes I generalized. Sorry for that. My kids are Millennial's and one is in the last semester of Computer Engineering at Penn State. This stuff is about context.

 

I was a victim of it and did everything I could to make the right decisions. I bought a 1976 split level house in NoVA as a first house with my wife. We bought in 2006 because the prices had dropped enough that we could finally afford to buy something and stop paying $1,800 a month in rent. In 2009 we went through a divorce. the housing market had dropped out by then and despite putting 18% down, we were $60k in the hole on the house. Life doesn't always work out, even if you're making the best decisions you can with the information you have available.

 

That's one reason why I have a Dyna, the Dyna shake!