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09-04-19, 12:26 AM | #11 |
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Re: New engines from Harley
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Re: New engines from Harley
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I agree. Harley are a victim of their own success - they wanted to sell a "lifestyle" and they have been very good at that. The trouble is when you need to change the product identified as part of that lifestyle nobody is interested. You then have the issue that their demographic target is aging and the younger potential customer isn't interested in their Dad's "lifestyle" and, more importantly, can't afford it. They have to keep trying though but I wonder whether they should dump the new V twin and head off in a new direction instead of trying to persuade people that it is still a Harley. Maybe do a reverse Lexus - Toyota wanted to go upmarket so they introduced the Lexus brand - I know it's made by Toyota but after all these years I think of it as a luxury brand. Harley will always be associated with the 45° V twin and "potato - potato", they tried a 60° V twin before with the V-Rod and it wasn't accepted as a Harley. Triumph were mostly associated with parallel twins with the Trident thrown in but now the triples have as much recognition as the twins. |
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09-04-19, 10:19 AM | #13 |
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Re: New engines from Harley
I'd like Harley to just go all in and make a superbike it'd be hilarious if it was fast as ****.
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