I’m more inclined to compare the Streetfighter to the best current Streetfighter made: the Z1000. Stupid fast and stupid cheap for what you get. Literally the best budget big bike you can buy. Harley has obviously taken styling cues from the 2014 Z. The MoCo HAS to get this bike to be at the 10-12k range to compete with the jap bikes. In that segment you’re competing for the wallet of the young, the Kaw and Yamaha Streetfighters are their biggest competition.
*I didn’t (and most don’t) have 20k to buy a Ducati (or HD SF) at 21-24 years olld...so I bought the next best thing.
If they follow the FXDR model. They'll deliver an overpriced under performing bike compared to the competition. They'll be hoping for the late 30s guys that want the Harley bad boy name to pay sticker bump and then more to the dealer to make it look, run and sound right.
It's funny that HD is copying other bike styles now. The FXDR looks like they were shooting for a Yamaha Vmax. The above are similar. How about that? HD copying jap bike styles?
Last edited by Walter White; 12-08-2018 at 07:47 AM.
I may live to see all this come to pass but nothing says I have to participate, I skipped 2 generation of engines for a reason and while I'm happy with the M8 jury's still out on what kind of hang time it will have in the history books. I'm all for the mothership getting into the 21st century but at the core the MoCo has to retain a traditional looking V-twin engine, anything else it just doesn't have that century plus old soul the public wants at heart. May be a smaller more elite line but it still needs to be there for the company to remain Harley Davidson.
That really is the way to go. Keep the traditional line. Then have the electric line, Then the new line. That way maybe just maybe HD would actually compete in price and performance with the competition while still owning the cruiser and touring market.
It is my favorite of what they have revealed but I am too old and way past that style of riding. I hope this one and the others bring new young riders to the brand.
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12-08-2018, 07:44 AM
