http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/bike...from-recession.
A long read but worth it imho.
Loud and Uncouth
http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/bike...from-recession.
A long read but worth it imho.
Winding up drongos, foil hat wearers and over sensitive KBers for over 14,000 posts...........
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Bring back Buell
But Buell wasn't losing money.. Harley as a brand was.
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'Fast' Harleys are only fast compared to stock Harleys.
Forum whore
A good read, though. Very interesting.Originally Posted by scumdog
You don't get to be an old dog without learning a few tricks.
Shorai Powersports batteries are very trick!
Bored Room
Ah...brotherhood and lifestyle.....that's why no one waves at me on my 24 year old BMW then
DeMyer's Laws - an argument that consists primarily of rambling quotes isn't worth bothering with.
SH1 rider
Might be so but like the article said they only had a limited R&D budget and at the time 3 brands demanding it. As a not a HD fan I have to admit some of their latest offering are looking reasonable. So IMHO he has done right for HD, and that was the senior brand and lynch-pin to the company. Pity someone else couldn't have kept Buell going as per MV Augusta.
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Fully qualified Sifter.
Unfortunately XR1200's and the V-Rod family are next to go.
Forum whore
What is unfortunate about that? V-Rods are about the ugliest HD ever.
Fully qualified Sifter.
Well that's your opinion.
Forum whore
And their first stab at a 'modern' engine.... Possible to put younger guys on V rods I guess but BB's? Dunno....
IMHO this is a mistake and almost exactly what the british did. Concentrate only on bike 'exclusive' bikes in a narrowing segment and happy to let the others capacity classes die off because they were not as profitable.
They lost manufacturing capacity, market savvy and design innovation...
Hardcore Biker
I'm not a Harley fan , but the Buell's were different and edgy a cafe racer for sure. more the pity some one like Victory couldn't pick them up as they were profitable and in demand.
One hell of a ride.
In NZ where they were particularly well suited.
Overall they accounted for 3% of H-D sales.
Come warm yourself by the fire
Victory don't even have the production budget to produce their own motorbikes (Kore anyone?) let alone buy another production facility.
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Come warm yourself by the fire
Motorbike sales? Or $ sales?
60% of Harleys coin doesn't come from bikes.
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One hell of a ride.
Numer of units.
Weekend cruiser
The Big V-twin market is huge over here. 1/2 of all sales last I heard. H-D, Polaris-Victory and now Polaris-Indian all want the same buyer. Add in the Japanese big twins for good measure.
Besides, the Europeans and Japan do sport bikes so well why bother?
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