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Would you buy a new Pan, Shovel, Evo if Harley made it again?
Harley has changed the look of many of their bikes recently, which has angered some of their loyal fans who loved the old look.
If this change backfired for Harley and they decided to bring back those loyal fans by making new bikes with Pan, Shovel, or Evo engines in them but with new electronics and a new manufacturer's warranty, would you buy one?
Car manufacturers have made new versions of the Mustang, Camaro, and Charger so it has been done before. They already own/have the tooling, patents, and skill force to make them, so why not?
Harley has changed the look of many of their bikes recently, which has angered some of their loyal fans who loved the old look.
If this change backfired for Harley and they decided to bring back those loyal fans by making new bikes with Pan, Shovel, or Evo engines in them but with new electronics and a new manufacturer's warranty, would you buy one?
Car manufacturers have made new versions of the Mustang, Camaro, and Charger so it has been done before. They already own/have the tooling, patents, and skill force to make them, so why not?
It's not about the "look".
The car guys aren't making reproduction, 1960's muscle cars. They are making 2017 cars with styling similar to some of those old cars and with the same names.
I can (and do) still buy all the Evo's I could ever want.
The car manufacturers are not using old motors in the new retro cars.
One, theres no way theyd ever be able to build any of those motors today and have them EPA compliant.
Two, if youre talking REALLY old-school, like with carbs and points and chain oilers and all the other really cool 40s, 50s or even 80s technology - NO! Just like if they put that in a new Mustang or Camaro, I bet you couldnt find buyers for em. I wouldt buy one, and I grew up with those cars. They had their time, but Ive gotten spoiled with the newer tech.
That is close to what I was thinking wideglide, but with a modern 124 M8 that LOOKS like a Panhead. I love the look of the Pan, and even the Knuckle. At this stage of my life though, I enjoy reliability. What I was mentioning is similar to what Billy Joel does with his 20th Century Cycles. The bikes he has in his museaum, both vintage and pseudo-vintage are amazing!
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Would you buy a new Pan, Shovel, Evo if Harley made it again?
