Settle a bet guys. Are younger riders getting into HD because it's old school cool and tight bikes, or because everyone and their mom has a rocket, and it's just a different personal style- and tight bikes?

Or is it something different altogether?

MAKER

 

Personally I grew up around Harleys. I have had 3 rockets, 5-6 old school Jap bikes (Yamaha RD 350s and such) and a dozen different Harleys.

For me, It is all about what you can do with it. You get a rocket, you can change the slip ons, the swing arm, and some cosmetic pieces, but you really cannot make it "your own....."

You get a nice Harley and you can do whatever you want to make it just your style, and custom fit for you.... I am 24 and I will never go back to rockets.

I rode my fatboy home and jumped on my R1 to take it over to the guy that bought it from me's house, and I felt like I was on a motorized bicycle. never again...

 

I was 28 when I got my first one. Here 10 years later I am on my 3rd one. Before I had a gixer1100 and gixer 750. Not sure what is was, but I always wanted a Harley, and when the opportunity came up I bought one.

 

Well im 30 so I dont know if I qualify. I had my share of metrics before I stopped riding a few years back. When I got back into it I didnt want to speed around like an ahole anymore. I just wanted to cruise and enjoy myself. You know stay in the lane, go the speed limit, take in the scenery. Always loved harleys so thats what I went for. I could of went for a metric copy but why buy something thats trying to copy something so much? Just buy the original.

 

I'm 31, been riding since 18, Harley's only. The bike's have ''soul''

 

I'm 22. I got my Harley because the crotch rocket style just doesn't appeal to me. While I would own and ride one, a Harley will always be the bike I love hands down. The people I've met on my HD are one of a kind and I feel like I'm part of a family. A family that's roots are over a century old. My Grandpa always talked about having blue 1939 Knucklehead back in the 50's and wishing he'd never gotten rid of it. My father had a Harley before I was born. I guess the decision to get a Harley was an easy one. Since I was a child I'd always wanted to have an HD and the dream has come true. I couldn't be happier. There is just something cool about a Harley that other bikes cant come close to recreating. The sound, the feel, the look.

 

Right, it's the original- that's kind of how I feel. That was just an approx. age, btw lol

 

The only reason I got a Streetglide is because I really liked that particular model and no other manufacturers had anything in their touring lines that tickled my fancy. Only Harleys that do anything for me would be either a Streetglide or a Roadglide Ultra. I was pretty satisfied with my big inch(or cc) metric cruiser, but I wanted a true touring bike and HD had exactly what I wanted in the Streetglide. For those of you who wanted the original, you should have gotten an Indian.

 

To me I feel like there's this old school cool to it that still has a validity. Maybe even more so. Back in the day, a biker was a biker you know? Rough an outlaw. Did sheet his way. I think there's a bit of that rebel spirit in the hd that just doesn't live in the rockets. I like that soul idea. There's spirits and history there that I feel like they don't have- **** I want on my side

 

Nope....