Never thought I would say this....
#21
08-21-2018, 07:58 PM
#22
08-21-2018, 08:03 PM
Ultimate HDF Member
#23
08-21-2018, 11:11 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: North of Hell, South of Heaven
Posts: 5,707
Received 334 Likes
on
203 Posts
....I would ride RICE before I rode an '019 Softail.
Yes; Dickey actually said it.
With the exception of the Heritage, Slim & RoadKing, the Yammie RoadStar,Valkyrie,V-Max and a couple others blow the new HDs right out of the water in the looks department.
Way to go,Mo FO co! You're officially a riceburner company now!
Yes; Dickey actually said it.
With the exception of the Heritage, Slim & RoadKing, the Yammie RoadStar,Valkyrie,V-Max and a couple others blow the new HDs right out of the water in the looks department.
Way to go,Mo FO co! You're officially a riceburner company now!
The following users liked this post:
SVT-RapTor (08-22-2018)
#24
08-22-2018, 02:12 AM
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Posts: 21,758
Received 14,165 Likes
on
6,216 Posts
Originally Posted by Cygnusx51
Quoted for posterity.
Originally Posted by Tony P
Dickey, these models aren't made for the likes of you and me. The MoCo has to move towards the future. I like my 18' M8 SGS as well as my 07' TC Dyna. I would own an old panhead Duo Glide if I could work on it. Do the new Softails look a bit metric? Yeah, I can see it, yet, the bikes perform and handle much better. That's a trade-off I think I can live with. There's plenty of old Harley's for sale that can satisfy us old timers. This reminds me when the Jeep CJ crowd hated the YJ because it was full injected and had square headlights. Yeah, I used to own a YJ. It would run when the CJ's wouldn't. To each his own.
Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; 08-31-2018 at 08:16 PM. Reason: Multiple posts
#25
08-22-2018, 04:04 AM
Elite HDF Member
I bought my Softail in the moment when the deal fell into my lap. It's a great looking machine. The Twin Cam doesn't excite me. It would be the first to go.
My Road King is a grown up FXR. Between these two bikes all my riding needs are covered.
The new bikes have zero appeal to me. More complex. Starting to look like die cast toys. I'd rather fix up an older machine.
The following users liked this post:
mitchxout (08-22-2018)
#26
08-22-2018, 01:38 PM
Seasoned HDF Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: On the Big Blue marble
Posts: 8,380
Received 4,369 Likes
on
2,205 Posts
#27
08-22-2018, 03:01 PM
Stellar HDF Member
I like some of the new HDs and I don't like some of the new HDs. I think that making the gas tank on some of the Softails only 3.6 gallons was a terrible idea. I don't like spokes. I don't like the weird looking headlights on some of the Softails. But these are minor issues excepting the small fuel tank.
My Road King is about the perfect bike *for me.* Old school styling, great bag setup, big headlights, 6 gallon tank, mag wheels and not spokes. Others have other preferences and it would appear to me that HD has at least one bike that ought to appeal to everyone. I don't expect all of their bikes to be versions of the RK, which is about my perfect bike.
My Road King is about the perfect bike *for me.* Old school styling, great bag setup, big headlights, 6 gallon tank, mag wheels and not spokes. Others have other preferences and it would appear to me that HD has at least one bike that ought to appeal to everyone. I don't expect all of their bikes to be versions of the RK, which is about my perfect bike.
The following users liked this post:
upStomp (08-22-2018)
#28
08-22-2018, 03:07 PM
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: 40.2444° N, 75.6419° W
Posts: 34,861
Received 17,591 Likes
on
9,809 Posts
#29
08-22-2018, 03:15 PM
I like some of the new HDs and I don't like some of the new HDs. I think that making the gas tank on some of the Softails only 3.6 gallons was a terrible idea. I don't like spokes. I don't like the weird looking headlights on some of the Softails. But these are minor issues excepting the small fuel tank.
Last edited by upStomp; 08-22-2018 at 03:17 PM.
The following users liked this post:
ole_phart (08-22-2018)
#30
08-22-2018, 03:26 PM
Club Member
I wasn't around during those times, but I'm sure people were screaming "HD is dead to me now that the new #### is out!" since the days of yore. The Hummers, Topper scooters, ect, whenever the company tries something new the keyboard critics come out of the woodwork.
Front half of the bike is neat in my opinion, back half not so much. I hope they sell the crap out of them.
Front half of the bike is neat in my opinion, back half not so much. I hope they sell the crap out of them.