The Mythical Young New Buyer - Do they exist?
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2014
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From: mississippi
Agree with you 100%!
They got the power-plant right with 60' Rev-X. I love it... To bounce it off 9K rev-limiter during wheelies or coming out of a turn hot is just awesome!
I would love to see a more powerful version come out and put into more standard bikes like the XG750A. A true "sport" tourer, Adventure, whatever. The Street is a good place to start for all sorts of those bikes.
I say they bring in a thumper and do a dual sport... That would sell like crazy!!!
And the fact you can get into a decently tuned and nice looking HD for less then $9K new is pretty stellar as well.
They will sell more units if they make more economic options.
They got the power-plant right with 60' Rev-X. I love it... To bounce it off 9K rev-limiter during wheelies or coming out of a turn hot is just awesome!
I would love to see a more powerful version come out and put into more standard bikes like the XG750A. A true "sport" tourer, Adventure, whatever. The Street is a good place to start for all sorts of those bikes.
I say they bring in a thumper and do a dual sport... That would sell like crazy!!!
And the fact you can get into a decently tuned and nice looking HD for less then $9K new is pretty stellar as well.
They will sell more units if they make more economic options.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 10,366
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From: Connecticut
I see a lot of young riders buying new sportsters off the floor. The price of HDs hampers new bike sales for younger riders.
There's a kid in my neck of the woods that straps his BMX to the back of his Sportster to hit the skate/bike park.
There's a kid in my neck of the woods that straps his BMX to the back of his Sportster to hit the skate/bike park.
yah... it kinda is... lets be real here. I get that you like it. I like it too. I ran out an rode it as soon as one appeared here. It's a cruiser. Just not a heavy one. That 750cc is no sport 750cc.
c'mon back down to earth. It will give a stock 1200 a tun for its money but, that's not really saying much.
my dyna and sportster will wipe the floor with that thing
Last edited by cvaria; Aug 30, 2017 at 01:01 PM.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2014
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From: mississippi
Your Street Rod is not a performance machine if you're implying it is...
HD doesn't have the industrial base to make performance bikes. They simply cannot afford it, nor do I believe they want into that market.
I've been riding since I was 9, now 40, raced NHIS... I've had tons of bikes. My last performance bike was a KTM Super Duke.
If your out to drag a knee, Harley is not the tool.
I was young when I was bitten by the HD bug. I certainly didn't buy one to wheelie and do hooligan **** with it.
Harley will be just fine. Their are tons of young riders interested in HD.
HD doesn't have the industrial base to make performance bikes. They simply cannot afford it, nor do I believe they want into that market.
I've been riding since I was 9, now 40, raced NHIS... I've had tons of bikes. My last performance bike was a KTM Super Duke.
If your out to drag a knee, Harley is not the tool.
I was young when I was bitten by the HD bug. I certainly didn't buy one to wheelie and do hooligan **** with it.
Harley will be just fine. Their are tons of young riders interested in HD.
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 528
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From: Anaheim, CA
When I wanted another bike, I started buying parts to piece it together. Never thought about buying a new one, no heart in that ****.
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 528
Likes: 140
From: Anaheim, CA
yah... it kinda is... lets be real here. I get that you like it. I like it too. I ran out an rode it as soon as one appeared here. It's a cruiser. Just not a heavy one. That 750cc is no sport 750cc.
c'mon back down to earth. It will give a stock 1200 a tun for its money but, that's not really saying much.
my dyna and sportster will wipe the floor with that thing
c'mon back down to earth. It will give a stock 1200 a tun for its money but, that's not really saying much.
my dyna and sportster will wipe the floor with that thing
Does this mean my Sport is not a cruiser because I can lean it over?
Indeed. Xr can do it bloated dyna can too
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Last edited by cvaria; Aug 30, 2017 at 01:09 PM.
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Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 528
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From: Anaheim, CA
...and look cool as **** doing it too
