i'm limited, but i'm not safe

 

I was hoping you would see that. I am not smart enough to get a smiley face, I clicked on it, but not popping up. I remember old days you could just type the short cut

Ok, found the smiley, but not where it is supposed to be

 

I think it’s a long overdue and welcome turn of events that Harley is finally making big inch motors. I think it’s a really good move to have them available semi under warranty, and I think it was a good financial decision for them to give the dealers a taste of that instead of it always going to the aftermarket world. Since this thread is the positive side I’ll leave off with all the problems are with that in my opinion.

I think it’s a huge positive they came out with the Nightster and Sportster S. Harley desperately and I mean desperately needed these bikes to stay relevant with anyone young. (Again, I won’t bring into this the negatives of its price point and missing the demographic that needs it)

I think it’s a huge positive that they’ve stopped dumping money into the electric bike scene.

I think it’s good that they’re making peace that AMF saved them from liquidation and pumped money into them so they could make the Evo, put electric start on all of their bikes, update the charging systems and cut their teeth into modern manufacturing practices so they could stay relevant, prosper, and move forward. I am thrilled that they are winking at the heritage with some of the paint schemes, logos, and T-shirts. Sure, maybe it’s a cash grab hoping to hang onto some of its core clients from the past. I won’t fault them for it, it’s a welcome adjustment to the Harley demeanor.

I think it’s good that they have free coffee at most of their service department. I’ll never benefit from it but Coffee is always a good thing.

 

I have to agree with that. While I get the "Harley is deviating from what made Harley Harley" but I think they needed/need that. I'm 61 and bought my first Harley (2020 Fat Bob) at 58. I had never stepped foot in a Harley dealer until then. Now look, 3 years later I still have the Fat Bob and added a Low Rider ST.

No manufacture does iteration and change perfectly, but I think Harley does try new things. Some stick, some fail, but that's better than not trying. (In my humble opinion)

 

They've always deviated. They made singles, flat twins, and V-twins; they've made them in America and they've bought Italian bikes and stuck the Harley name on them. They've made boats and golf carts and a scooter and at least one model of motocross bike. They've made air-cooled, oil-cooled, and liquid-cooled engines. They've made touring bikes and cruisers and dirt bikes and bicycles and electric bikes and electric motorcycles and factory race bikes and things like the V-Rod Destroyer and beginner bikes. They've made engines as small as 125 cc and currently offer a single-cylinder 440cc model in India and a couple of liquid-cooled 350cc & 500cc parallel twins in China. They've made bikes under at least 6 different brand names, including H-D, Buell, Cagiva, MV Augusta, LiveWire, and Aermacchi, and are currently putting their name on bikes made by joint ventures in India and China.

Harley's always offered a lot more than a big V-twin. Nothing they've offered has really caught on like the big V-twin though, but that doesn't stop them from trying to branch out.

 

Plus, snowmobiles

 

And dont forget about all of the coffee mugs, shot glasses, T-shirts, pencil sharpeners, tampons, pocketknives, toilet seats, ******, frying pans, toothbrushes, sleeping bags, ***** pumps, golf clubs, ... the list goes on and on.

 

Wait, what, ***** Pumps??

 

I have to admit I have a "couple" of those Harley branded items.

 

Harley has a multi million dollar marketing budget to do that.