2013 Springer
Tourer
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From: Hershey, Pennsylvania
I would love to own a springer, if anything for its unique front end. Nothing else on the market even compares.
I toyed for a long time about getting a Crossbones as opposed to the Fat Boy Lo...I hate that duck tail fender though, sorry Nitetrain guys.
I have a gut feeling that the Heritage Softail Springer will return for 2013 anniversary. maybe as a CVO. My father in law has one, and it is one sweet looking old school style bike.
I toyed for a long time about getting a Crossbones as opposed to the Fat Boy Lo...I hate that duck tail fender though, sorry Nitetrain guys.
I have a gut feeling that the Heritage Softail Springer will return for 2013 anniversary. maybe as a CVO. My father in law has one, and it is one sweet looking old school style bike.
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I actually contemplated buying a cross bones, and just replacing the fenders with heritage fenders (I'm not crazy about teh ducktail either). It really all boiled down to the price and availability of options though.
When you consider the 100% chrome springer front end (instead of black), the tombstone tailight, the springer bags, the seat rail, the windshield, the whitewalls, and the hundreds of other little things that make the heritage Springer the bike that it is.... why not just start with a Heritage springer, you know?
It's tough to justify spending top dollar on a 10+ year old bike.... trust me, I tossed it back and forth in my head about 1000 times. "Why don't I just buy a brand new HD?" But there simply is nothing built in the past 10 years that even compares to it.... not even close.
Just my opinion. Admittedly, I'm highly biased.
When you consider the 100% chrome springer front end (instead of black), the tombstone tailight, the springer bags, the seat rail, the windshield, the whitewalls, and the hundreds of other little things that make the heritage Springer the bike that it is.... why not just start with a Heritage springer, you know?
It's tough to justify spending top dollar on a 10+ year old bike.... trust me, I tossed it back and forth in my head about 1000 times. "Why don't I just buy a brand new HD?" But there simply is nothing built in the past 10 years that even compares to it.... not even close.
Just my opinion. Admittedly, I'm highly biased.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Overgaard, AZ
I love my Springer, it is my everyday bike. I talked with a couple dealers here in AZ and heard similar things about the braking systems and shelving for a while to build interest. Just glad I have the one I have :-)
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Road Warrior
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From: Arizona
Maybe it's another cost cutting/speed up production measure. Just like HD axed the FXR frame because it had too many frame tubes to weld together and took too long to produce. Lots of individual parts and machining go into making a springer front end. The Honda (Showa) forks arrive pre-assembled and go on much faster.
Tech23
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Last edited by Tech23; Feb 28, 2012 at 09:02 AM.
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Joined: Sep 2011
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From: Sweet Home Alabama!
True enough, but if Harley was all about advancements of the future, they wouldn't be selling bikes with white wall tires, springer seats, or a single pin crank V twin design that is 100 years old either. The hydra glide front may be better, but nothing looks cooler than a springer IMO, and I love riding mine.
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Joined: Jul 2007
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From: South Central, Pa
Maybe it's another cost cutting/speed up production measure. Just like HD axed the FXR frame because it had too many frame tubes to weld together and took too long to produce. Lots of individual parts and machining go into making a springer front end. The Honda (Showa) forks arrive pre-assembled and go on much faster.
Tech23
Tech23
When the York assembly plant was moved to the new building MOCO did not move the machines from the old assembly building to the new. The machines to make a springer were huge CNC machines that were sold or scaped. Market demand was not there to keep the machines in production so one by one they were sold off. In 2010 - 2011 only one Toyoda (that is spelled correct) was still running the production springer. Once the building sold and operations moved up the hill, that front end was erased from manufacturing, and the building is in process of being torn down by the county that bought it for 500K.
Rumor had it at the time that Harley was trying to find a vendor for the frontend, but no one would take it one based on liability. Again that was the rumor, so take it as that.