WTF HD72 advert

**Buddha#81:Me** · 24th December 2012, 20:23

Saw the advert for the new Harley 72 tonight.........Well it wont spin my wheels and Santa can keep mine for someone else. But the lack of safety gear on the rider in the advert is crap, but i spoze it all about the image and selling bikes, looking cool is far more important

**Oakie** · 24th December 2012, 20:44

Thought I at least owed it a look before passing judgement so I went here: http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/...ty-two-preview

Two things ... yep, image is paramount. If you look at the list of 'features' in the article, 13 of the 15 items listed are about the appearance of the bike. The other thing I noticed ... a 7.9 litre tank? At the mileage given that runs bone dry before 160km is up. If that's worth it for a pretty peanut tank then you're welcome to it. Not for me though.

**Buddha#81:Me** · 24th December 2012, 20:54

yeah I'm not one for standing on a soap box and preaching........and no I'm not a fan of HD, a XR1200 could change my perception though. I gather this is a bike targeted at getting newcomers into HD ownership, I would have thought a flash HD leather jacket, gloves, pants, boots etc wouldnt ruin the image they were after too much.....could it?

**Kickaha** · 24th December 2012, 21:34

Originally Posted by Oakie

The other thing I noticed ... a 7.9 litre tank? At the mileage given that runs bone dry before 160km is up.

You buy them for posing around town not for serious riding

**jasonu** · 25th December 2012, 08:05

Originally Posted by Oakie

Thought I at least owed it a look before passing judgement so I went here: http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/...ty-two-preview

Two things ... yep, image is paramount. If you look at the list of 'features' in the article, 13 of the 15 items listed are about the appearance of the bike. The other thing I noticed ... a 7.9 litre tank? At the mileage given that runs bone dry before 160km is up. If that's worth it for a pretty peanut tank then you're welcome to it. Not for me though.

It looks like everyother bike of that sportster style HD has ever built.

**trumpy** · 25th December 2012, 08:35

[QUOTE=Buddha#81;1130454484]........and no I'm not a fan of HD, a XR1200 could change my perception though. /QUOTE]

Never been much of an HD fan myself but just bought me an XR1200X and it's very definitely a completely different animal to any of the other HD's I rode (ie it goes around corners......better than expected in fact). The "cruiser" models not really my thing.

**Conquiztador** · 25th December 2012, 13:56

Had a few HD's of the older type, Pans and Shovels. Always reconned that getting a Sporty was like having a GN 125 when you could have a GN 250.

**Road kill** · 25th December 2012, 14:28

Originally Posted by Conquiztador

Had a few HD's of the older type, Pans and Shovels. Always reconned that getting a Sporty was like having a GN 125 when you could have a GN 250.

That's funny,,,when I had my Sporty I always thought it was like having a sports car instead of a station wagon,,,,,,,,,,,,like those big blocks aye

Mind you I do guess,,,any Harley is still better than any Japper,,,,sprots bikes even more so.

Now to go find a jap crap add to pull apart

**Road kill** · 25th December 2012, 14:35

Originally Posted by Buddha#81

yeah I'm not one for standing on a soap box and preaching........and no I'm not a fan of HD, a XR1200 could change my perception though. I gather this is a bike targeted at getting newcomers into HD ownership, I would have thought a flash HD leather jacket, gloves, pants, boots etc wouldnt ruin the image they were after too much.....could it?

Soap box and preaching ?

Yet this is your second post on the same wanking on thread that "you" started in the first place aye.

Guess that say's it all huh.

**SVboy** · 25th December 2012, 16:16

Originally Posted by Road kill

Soap box and preaching ?

Yet this is your second post on the same wanking on thread that "you" started in the first place aye.

Guess that say's it all huh.

Jesus Buddha, I was going to give you a hard time about even mentioning american boat anchors, but when old arsless chaps here trys to give you a hard time without having even half a clue........! Best that he/she straps on his/her HD branded bandana and heads off into the sunset....[on a straight piece of road!!]