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RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - misterprofessionality - 10-14-2019
i know what anybody might say to speculation but....
i'm speculating that this means there's a potential fire hazard that's been discovered. This is probably related to recent reports about similar electric vehicles causing fires while charging at home.
edit: yep. M beat me to it.
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - GoldOxide_imp - 10-14-2019
Hmmm, too bad, really for HD.
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - Houtman_imp - 10-14-2019
They should pull the PLUG on that electric bike !
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - Bheezy27403_imp - 10-15-2019
Welp, that wraps up another attempt at HD to remain relevent. Even if it is an easy fix they will be hard pressed to sell any of these except to collectors and such. Early bad press will shut this down. I really don't think they wanted to sell any anyway.
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - GoldOxide_imp - 10-15-2019
(10-15-2019, 05:44 AM)Bheezy27403_imp Wrote: Welp, that wraps up another attempt at HD to remain relevent. Even if it is an easy fix they will be hard pressed to sell any of these except to collectors and such. Early bad press will shut this down. I really don't think they wanted to sell any anyway.
lol - welp ... HD scooters I'd say. Think of all the new business from all the ["uncool"] riders?
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - Bheezy27403_imp - 10-15-2019
HD vet "You know that's a scooter dontcha boy?"
HD scooter rider "Yes sir, I bought it."
HD vet "My sister has a 883 Sportster. She's more of a man than you!"
HD scooter rider "What's a Sportster?"
If they did a scooter just think of all the Sportster and V-Rod riders that will instantly feel more part of "the pack".
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - pdedse - 10-15-2019
(10-15-2019, 08:31 AM)Bheezy27403_imp Wrote: HD vet "You know that's a scooter dontcha boy?"
HD scooter rider "Yes sir, I bought it."
HD vet "My sister has a 883 Sportster. She's more of a man than you!"
HD scooter rider "What's a Sportster?"
If they did a scooter just think of all the Sportster and V-Rod riders that will instantly feel more part of "the pack".
That's funny, but no chance...at least not for me as a former Sportster owner. I had 0% interest in any other HD bike when I bought an '04 Sportster...black and gold. I bought a Sportster because for me it was one of the few "looks like a motorcycle should" bikes at that time. But the dealerships' salesmen would always ask, "ready to upgrade?" when I visited. I told them that wasn't possible for I already had their top-tier bike.
![[Image: 8cf72c85ad5bb7875d91593930f2b8c9.jpg]](https://cb1100forum.net/forum/uploads/imp/201910/8cf72c85ad5bb7875d91593930f2b8c9.jpg)
Had zero desire to be part of any pack...it was just a darn good motorcycle.
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - GoldOxide_imp - 10-15-2019
(10-15-2019, 08:31 AM)Bheezy27403_imp Wrote: HD vet "You know that's a scooter dontcha boy?"
HD scooter rider "Yes sir, I bought it."
HD vet "My sister has a 883 Sportster. She's more of a man than you!"
HD scooter rider "What's a Sportster?"
If they did a scooter just think of all the Sportster and V-Rod riders that will instantly feel more part of "the pack".
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - GoldOxide_imp - 10-20-2019
Looks like HD is really trying (??) again ...
[url=https://www.rideapart.com/articles/377285/weekend-wtf-harley-gave-wrong-bike/]Weekend WTF: Harley Gave Charley And Ewan The Wrong Bike
This is interesting from a few perspectives.
Enjoy!
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BTW: I will say that the Pan America is shaping up to be something interesting ...
RE: The future of Harley-Davidson - FLYTYM_imp - 10-20-2019
I think Harley is trying too hard and moving too fast. The Livewire is a joke.