upside down HD Emblem?
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Cruiser
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From: Syracuse, NY
upside down HD Emblem?
So I'm kinda new to the Harley scene along w/ my buddy also. He seemed to think that showing the HD emblem upside down meant something in particular. Anybody know for sure?
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+1.
It used to be very popular among VW fans to turn the VW symbol upside down as a show of disrespect to what the company had become.
Same with Harley. Lots of FTF still going around
It used to be very popular among VW fans to turn the VW symbol upside down as a show of disrespect to what the company had become.
Same with Harley. Lots of FTF still going around
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Tourer
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Interesting, considering VW was started because of Hitler. I have more of a problem of where it came from as opposed to what it may have become.
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Road Master
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Hitler stole and mutated the company and its talent ( Dr. Porsche (who was so above nationalism, he would not become a German citizen despite Hitlers insistance)) to fit his personal agenda. He used the designers, he used the workers (KDF) and he used the Germans. It was only after he was dead in the ground that the workers pulled the machinery out of hiding and started building cars in what was left of the blown up factories in hopes of making a few bucks to feed their families
There was VW way before Adolph.
Again, with much respect, your comment is erroneous.
With regard to the upside down thing, VW turned its backs on its loyal cult of drivers (the air coolers) when they locked down on copyright issues and started discontinuing parts. The dealerships suddenly had no use for the people who had kept their company alive for many years.
See any parallels to this situation and HD after the AMF buy back?
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I can kind of understand how someone might not think highly of HD after a recent experience with a dealer after I had a breakdown. Basically they refused to work on my bike because it is too old. "Old" being EVO powered. I can't believe they don't support their older models. I can't imagine any other manufacturer saying, oh your vehicle is too old, we can't work on it anymore & them getting away with it. I love my bike, but the MoCo definately dropped a few notches on my list after this experience.