Harley-Davidson Needs a New Generation of Riders

[RhynoCZ]

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[biker7]

[Nobby the Bastard]

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Back OT, Harley could've cultivated a whole new generation of riders, several times over, if they hadn't screwed Erik quite so comprehensively.

Marketed and supported properly, Buell could've been to Harley what AMG is/was to Mercedes.
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[biker7]

[RhynoCZ]

[biker7]

[biker7]

Harley these days are trying to compete. Probably pointless because younger riders require more for less. If I were 30 years younger I probably would not buy an HD. My bike is somewhere in between a trad Harley and a top end Jap bike, in spohistication. My local Harley dealer is selling loads of bikes compared to Kawasaki in the same building. But as the buying public ages I think this will decline. They should stick to what they do best - fairly old fashioned, blingy, expensive, well engineered, tourers. I don't think they will beat the Japs at their own game. Still the rulebook will be all change with electric so who knows what market forces will operate. I'd be quite happy to have an MT10 as an alternative to my bike if Harley went bust but for the moment I feel I have got the bike that suits me best. I will ride for about 10 more years max and by then a lot of you will be on electric machines.
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[Ste]

Bromance is in the air.

Nobby and biker7 didn't get on initially but have come together over their love of pubs and bike shops in Bath.

If it turns out that biker7 has loads of piercing then it won't be possible to separate them.

[Nobby the Bastard]

Still don't want a Hardley...
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[Nobby the Bastard]

Oh and the answers?

The album on the wall in the bell was by the rhythmites, Hawkwind could be found at Hampton row, dicks bands are Culture shock, citizen fish and subhumans. Club fusion was under county hotel.

The landlords question was a trick one. The same guy had both. Ian woods. He banned me from both.
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Well, 4 valves per cylinder and FI - so we're up to say mid 80s BMW technology.
But still using push rods and making around 50hp/litre... which is probably getting on for just post WW2 technology (seems about what an early BSA goldstar was making.)

Harely really isn't anywhere near the Jap's (and German's) 200hp/lt game with this bike .

[Nobby the Bastard]