Open Letter To Harley Davidson
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06-02-2018, 08:39 PM
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06-02-2018, 08:43 PM
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I expect someone from Harley Davidson to hear about this and see the possibilities of being in the news as hero's for saving jobs, saving a iconic American brand and making a hell of a lot of money or wither off like Sears. The way they are headed now us Harley Davidson motorcycle owners will be hanging around for years talking about what it used to be like and Harley Davidson be in the news every year with new store closing list's.
They can be gone as easy as Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Mercury to list a few.
They can be gone as easy as Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Mercury to list a few.
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#13
06-02-2018, 08:43 PM
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I don't think you'll get a reply.
People keep talking about what Harley has to do to fix things. Endless debates over what bikes they should make or shouldn't make. The world has changed. People aren't as interested in buying & riding motorcycles today like they were in decades past. Ridership is in decline. Harley as a company grew when ridership and demand for their bikes grew. They can't grow forever. It is smart on their part to downsize. If they can operate more efficiently and profitably by running things out of one less plant, then that's what they should do. They obviously recognize the number of bikes they're going to sell declining, and they are acting accordingly. If the world changes and the demand for bikes comes back, they can respond to meet that need.
There is nothing that convinces me that there is a market for motorcycles that presently don't exist, and that if HD would just make bikes like that, sales would increase by the tens of thousands needed to justify keeping another plant open.
Motorcycles aren't high up (or even on) peoples' lists of things they want to acquire in life, not like they were for prior generations. Change that thinking, and then you'll be on to something.
People keep talking about what Harley has to do to fix things. Endless debates over what bikes they should make or shouldn't make. The world has changed. People aren't as interested in buying & riding motorcycles today like they were in decades past. Ridership is in decline. Harley as a company grew when ridership and demand for their bikes grew. They can't grow forever. It is smart on their part to downsize. If they can operate more efficiently and profitably by running things out of one less plant, then that's what they should do. They obviously recognize the number of bikes they're going to sell declining, and they are acting accordingly. If the world changes and the demand for bikes comes back, they can respond to meet that need.
There is nothing that convinces me that there is a market for motorcycles that presently don't exist, and that if HD would just make bikes like that, sales would increase by the tens of thousands needed to justify keeping another plant open.
Motorcycles aren't high up (or even on) peoples' lists of things they want to acquire in life, not like they were for prior generations. Change that thinking, and then you'll be on to something.
#14
06-02-2018, 08:45 PM
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115th FLHS
Nope
But the shops are loaded with them up on the lifts with endless problems.'
The internet is full of unhappy customers.
Plus, your switch to this, if i have ridden one or not does not matter.
This does not change the outcome of Harley as we knew them.
The Ivory towered Harley regime is trying to sell hay to fish.
The customer base has gone past them, changed, and they were not smart enough to see it.
Nope
But the shops are loaded with them up on the lifts with endless problems.'
The internet is full of unhappy customers.
Plus, your switch to this, if i have ridden one or not does not matter.
This does not change the outcome of Harley as we knew them.
The Ivory towered Harley regime is trying to sell hay to fish.
The customer base has gone past them, changed, and they were not smart enough to see it.
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06-02-2018, 08:46 PM
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06-02-2018, 08:50 PM
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06-02-2018, 08:52 PM
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06-02-2018, 08:53 PM
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06-02-2018, 08:54 PM
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OMG really?
Its like major league baseball. IDIOTS! Just hit the ball where they arent! My god what could be simpler!?!?!?
There is nothing that convinces me that there is a market for motorcycles that presently don't exist, and that if HD would just make bikes like that, sales would increase by the tens of thousands needed to justify keeping another plant open.
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