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  • speedzter
    speedzter
    5 years ago
    Has to be an Indian Chief (with some mods !)

  • Grease Monkey
    Grease Monkey
    5 years ago
    Your definition of some is kinda major but I like it
  • Nutty
    Nutty
    5 years ago
    Quoting steelo on 20 Apr 2019 01:03 AM

    Gentlemen. We’re not dead yet. I ride 2 to 4 times a week. The mostly organised groups of other riders I see on the road, outside pubs and cafes, are Harley enthusiasts. Young old middle aged and or female. More than any other brand of bike!  Well adventure tourers do get a look in but only in groups of 2 to 3. 

    Everyone I speak to is friendly, interested, either has one, used to have a Harley or wants one. 
    Do your part to promote the lifestyle. We all know the brand has some mechanical foibles but bloody hell, nothing makes you feel better! 

    Quoting Wideglider on 20 Apr 2019 06:28 AM

    Agree steelo. I would see a hundred or more Harleys on the road when I'm out on any day on the weekend, dozens more parked outside most pubs. Yes, Adventure/Tourers also a plenty (I'm after one of these as well), but don't know how anyone can say HD is taking its last breath!

    Quoting paulybronco on 20 Apr 2019 07:12 AM

    Not sure how you got to your last comment......but just as an aside they sold 10.2% FEWER bikes in the USA last year and world wide 6.1% FEWER bikes overall world wide. No one is suggesting they are down to their last $ but the current , and upcoming models are overpriced and ugly (personal opinion) Its no secret that HD are no longer interested in our generation of rider and have switched tack to younger techie hipsters. My Street Glide will be my last Harley unless an absolute steal of a CVO second hand comes up.

    Dead right Pauly. Look how the MoCo offered the 114 standard on all sorts of Softail IIs BEFORE it became standard on the lifeblood of their sales base (Tourers). 
    Still, nothing sounds or feels like a single-crankpin big twin. 
    Peeps can stick Indians up their arse. HDs are so easy to work on and there's loads of aftermarket bits for them. The big Indians ride nice but they don't steer or change direction like a Rushmore. Not in the same postcode for agility.
  • Birtyyy
    Birtyyy
    5 years ago
    That's an understatement, they've gotten plenty of life out of that engine configuration haven't they?!?! 35 years or so?
  • Birtyyy
    Birtyyy
    5 years ago
    And about all this talk of Indians;
    I much prefer the older Harleys to the new. But I bought an M8 Softail to ride because my Ironhead and evo sporty are always getting fixed/modified so I wanted something newer and reliable and so far (touch wood) it has been. I've started hanging out at the Naked Racer which is a bar that doubles as an Indian dealership so I've been seeing heaps of them. They have heaps of big touring bikes which look great but aren't my thing and the only smaller bike is the Scout and for me it's just uninspiring. Not sure how well the Indians are supported in the aftermarket sector but I never see modified Indians around, every one I've ever seen on the street was completely standard.
  • tussuck
    tussuck
    5 years ago
    Awesome.... This will make my Evo prices start heading further upwards.  God knows what Harley are smoking but that new engine looks like a Vstrom.  Mind you we all said the Twinks would never last and lets not even start on the Edsel (sorry I meant Vrod)
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