Why doesn't HD....?
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Driftless Area
My take on this is a little bit different, all kinds of baby boomers want to get young again by getting harleys, be like everyone else. So harley makes bikes that appeal to the masses. Hey, my bike looks like all the other hd's out there, I'm cool!. I much rather prefer to start with a bone stock bike and do it my way than buy something that 50,000 other people have! Is not the reason for the real harley rider to make his bike unique? We are individuals, and harleys are the only rides that promote this!!
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Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Simpson County Kentucky
Road Warrior
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,775
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From: Simpson County Kentucky
Way wrong, if they want to stay young they have a Harley for the cruise and a crotch rocket to stay young and at the top of their game.
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From: Gulf Coast of Mississippi
And it may help with the gene pool too...
Charlie D.
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From: The Burgh
Why doesn't HD reduce costs by only offering one model of each line?
(those *true* statements on the discontinued models thread just got me wondering...)
Why not offer:
1 XL 1200
1 XL883
1 Dyna
1 FX Softail
1 FL Softail
1 Touring
1 VSRC
People could then simply order the bolt-on options and paint-job from the factory, or just buy what dealers ordered and have on the showroom floor. You know, like a car dealer.
Wouldn't that bring costs down, for everybody?
Or why wouldn't it?
(those *true* statements on the discontinued models thread just got me wondering...)
Why not offer:
1 XL 1200
1 XL883
1 Dyna
1 FX Softail
1 FL Softail
1 Touring
1 VSRC
People could then simply order the bolt-on options and paint-job from the factory, or just buy what dealers ordered and have on the showroom floor. You know, like a car dealer.
Wouldn't that bring costs down, for everybody?
Or why wouldn't it?
Cause we're not North Korea
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Little Apple, Iowa, U.S.S.A.
I didn't buy a Harley to "stay young". I have no misconception about my age and accept the inability to do anything about it. My wife said something about midlife crisis when I bought it. I'll say it again, like I told her, "It's not a midlife crisis unless I come riding up with a hot looking 25 year old babe on the back". (Not gonna happen)
Crapshooter is nothing more than a troll looking for attention. Obviously insecure if he thinks he needs to ride or drive anything in particular to show the world that "he's at the top of his game".
Crapshooter is nothing more than a troll looking for attention. Obviously insecure if he thinks he needs to ride or drive anything in particular to show the world that "he's at the top of his game".
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 447
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From: St. Louis
Have You Seen The Price Tags
Have you seen the cost of the bolt on extras? They can be downright outrageous. I got my 883 XLC for the forward mounted controls. That would have been a pain to add, not to mention the difficult ride home on the bike. Oh, I guess I could have had the dealer install it,but I love my first born child and want to keep her.
Why doesn't HD reduce costs by only offering one model of each line?
(those *true* statements on the discontinued models thread just got me wondering...)
Why not offer:
1 XL 1200
1 XL883
1 Dyna
1 FX Softail
1 FL Softail
1 Touring
1 VSRC
People could then simply order the bolt-on options and paint-job from the factory, or just buy what dealers ordered and have on the showroom floor. You know, like a car dealer.
Wouldn't that bring costs down, for everybody?
Or why wouldn't it?
(those *true* statements on the discontinued models thread just got me wondering...)
Why not offer:
1 XL 1200
1 XL883
1 Dyna
1 FX Softail
1 FL Softail
1 Touring
1 VSRC
People could then simply order the bolt-on options and paint-job from the factory, or just buy what dealers ordered and have on the showroom floor. You know, like a car dealer.
Wouldn't that bring costs down, for everybody?
Or why wouldn't it?