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Old 03-16-2012, 06:44 PM
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i saw nothing wrong with it, soccer mom can ride with me any day
 
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They should make a video game with some sort of Harley theme in it.
Hard core bikers vs Posers
Metric vs HD
Old school vs GenXers
I want a cut of this idea if it works.
 
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Old 03-16-2012, 07:11 PM
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Gen Y doesn't want a new Harley. They want the new I-pad

and maybe a virtual Harley app on their I-phone.

The MoCo has a huge uphill battle ahead. Unfortunately.
 
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That army guy was definitely out of regulation.. Where was his reflective gear and over the ankle boots?! Sheesh.
 
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I differ with the majority, I see lots of younger riders on HDs, and most of the crew I ride with is young and they are on HDs as well, I ride with my nieces husband, in his early 20s and he owns a sportster and a custom hard tail chopper and is looking to get a street glide within the next year or so. Yes he has to buy used, but most all of us bought used bikes and turned them into our idea of what a bike should look like.
I go to the local biker hang out and yes I see older bikers, but I see just as many if not more who are in Thier 20s. So in my eyes Harley has done a great job of attracting the younger gen, and more power to them.
 

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I think the ads are great, don't see anything wrong with them. More power to 'em!
 
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I'd ride with most of the people in that video.

I'd be posein' like a supermodel... all emo retro fonzy grunge mod, a real wannabe punkazz hipster.

See if it pisses em off.










...and I doubt seriously if they really gave it a thought.
 

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Old 03-16-2012, 07:48 PM
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really??? Who gives a shiz what the school teacher is riding; if they were somthing else should we be angry?????? If they (being who knows who) wants to buy an HD does it mean they need an aproval from some other group or person!!! I hope not.
 
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Originally Posted by big cahuna
I have the gear up model lol its great for tooling around my farm and my 16 yr old son loves to ride the thing lol
 
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Originally Posted by Jeff W
I differ with the majority, I see lots of younger riders on HDs, and most of the crew I ride with is young and they are on HDs as well, I ride with my nieces husband, in his early 20s and he owns a sportster and a custom hard tail chopper and is looking to get a street glide within the next year or so. Yes he has to buy used, but most all of us bought used bikes and turned them into our idea of what a bike should look like.
I go to the local biker hang out and yes I see older bikers, but I see just as many if not more who are in Thier 20s. So in my eyes Harley has done a great job of attracting the younger gen, and more power to them.
Agreed. Guys at work in their 20s are buying used.
It's the cost that is keeping the sales numbers down in that age range as it's always been.
 


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