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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by schumacher
true, but guys like me that were looking for something like that in the Harley line up now have it
You already had it. All you had to do was buy a QD windshield and bags when you bought the bike.


I'm really not impressed. They could have done so much more but instead they tossed out some stuff with odd paint colors, some oddball parts thrown on, and called it good. Must have taken them all of 2 meetings to "design" this year's "new" models.
 
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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I read an article a while back about the CEO complaining about the lack of truly new products in the lineup. I've got a sneaking suspicion that they put all there R&D into some new stuff from the 110th anniversary, and decided to get by this year with some paint and parts.
 
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 01:48 PM
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No springer. I would only ever buy a springer.
 
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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i really like the big blue pearl i saw one at my local dealer and i would call it more of a metallic look then pearl
 
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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I'm not impressed with the touring bikes.....especially the Ultra and the Limited. What's the point of the limited now? last year they were the only one with a stock 103...now all the touring bikes (CVO excluded) have the 103's.

the only thing that sets a limited apart from the rest now, it seems, is the heated grips.

I'd like to see how the MOCO justifies the price difference..


even the color choices are boring as hell......

KEY features they have listed are :

TITANIUM FACE GAUGES

CLASSIC FUEL TANK
BAT-WING FAIRING
TITANIUM FACE GAUGES
28-SPOKE CONTRAST CHROME WHEELS
TWIN CAM 103™ ENGINE HERITAGE

these "key" features can be found on any touring model now.....absolutely nothing special there.
 

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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DinoVelvet
I'm not impressed with the touring bikes.....especially the Ultra and the Limited. What's the point of the limited now? last year they were the only one with a stock 103...now all the touring bikes (CVO excluded) have the 103's.

the only thing that sets a limited apart from the rest now, it seems, is the heated grips.

I'd like to see how the MOCO justifies the price difference..


even the color choices are boring as hell......

KEY features they have listed are :

TITANIUM FACE GAUGES

CLASSIC FUEL TANK
BAT-WING FAIRING
TITANIUM FACE GAUGES
28-SPOKE CONTRAST CHROME WHEELS
TWIN CAM 103™ ENGINE HERITAGE

these "key" features can be found on any touring model now.....absolutely nothing special there.
well, sure there is. none of the others are called "limited"
 
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by meatsack
No springer. I would only ever buy a springer.
Make my springer rarerer.....

Nothing SCREAMS HARLEY like a springer front end, ain't no metric springers.
 
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by carpetride
The dyna streetbob and custom come with 96" motors, the rest are 103s....strange
This is HD's entry point for the twinkie. The 96 will keep the cost down a bit.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by schumacher
well, sure there is. none of the others are called "limited"
LOL yes you are correct there
 
Old Jul 20, 2011 | 04:33 PM
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It's good to know my next bike will have the 103, and ofcourse ABS. Now which model will it be, that's still bout two years away. LOL
 



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