03-28-2015, 05:34 PM
Interesting. I'd look up those models - and will, later - but it's late-night here; I've spent my hour of decompression after work and now it's time for rack-ops.
I'd hate do see a storied brand go - but I have a visceral hatred for Harley-Davidson. I'm not asking anyone to join me in it here - but there are many reasons, starting with the uncouth behavior of their customer base, to the loud (styling and muffling, both) cycles themselves; to the way they've promoted BRAND, not superiority of product.
In other venues, that's sometimes called "jingoism" or "chauvinism." In Milwaukee, it's called "marketing."
And in ANY business, when the brand is turned into a cult quite apart from the product - be it H-D or Oakley sunglasses or Levis jeans...excepting Levis, the fall is rapid and messy. And value to the consumer is nearly absent.
I don't necessarily expect you to agree. And I do plan to read up on those models...now that old Willie G has shuffled off to retirement, maybe someone can overhaul that company. But they're going to have to shift their focus before they get my attention.
I'd hate do see a storied brand go - but I have a visceral hatred for Harley-Davidson. I'm not asking anyone to join me in it here - but there are many reasons, starting with the uncouth behavior of their customer base, to the loud (styling and muffling, both) cycles themselves; to the way they've promoted BRAND, not superiority of product.
In other venues, that's sometimes called "jingoism" or "chauvinism." In Milwaukee, it's called "marketing."
And in ANY business, when the brand is turned into a cult quite apart from the product - be it H-D or Oakley sunglasses or Levis jeans...excepting Levis, the fall is rapid and messy. And value to the consumer is nearly absent.
I don't necessarily expect you to agree. And I do plan to read up on those models...now that old Willie G has shuffled off to retirement, maybe someone can overhaul that company. But they're going to have to shift their focus before they get my attention.