Milennials are killing HD

slow day... whata ya gonna do...

 

Oh no, fucks were given. No fucks don't make past one or two posts. Some of my threads for example.

 

NO CASUAL CONVERSATIONS! MUST BE PASSIONATE ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!

 

Personally, I think Harley has done an outstanding job keeping their market share. Not many years ago, they had a large percentage of the total street market, but not much serious competition in the cruiser sector, and they were holding their own against the touring sector (Gold Wings, BMW's etc.). Since then, every manufacturer has made serious competitors in the cruiser and touring sectors and Harley still dominates, although their market share has decreased somewhat, but the number of serious competitors has tripled. It's similar to the GM market share erosion from the 60's, when they had 50% of the market and 2 competitors. By the 90's, they had 30% of a market that was double the market of the 60's, but also had 3x the number of serious high volume competitors.

If you look at the Harley rider demographic, most are older riders that started on small bikes. At bike shows, swap meets, etc., if you talk to a Harley rider, most started on small Japanese or European bikes, graduated to larger Japanese or European bikes, then finally ended up with a Harley as they realized the high performance wasn't all they wanted. The millenials (the ones that finally do ride) will get there too.

 

Oh sure just come up in here with facts, statistics, good analogies, and common sense why don't ya.

 

Not so fast........Damn Millennials.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-harley-davidson-results-idUSKBN1A3126

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-18/harley-davidson-is-losing-its-cool

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...uts-bike-sales-forecast-seeing-deep-u-s-slump

 

Not so.
The original Scrambler.



If you never had the pleasure of driving one of these things, you don't know what you missed.
It was fast. Handled like shit.

 

Ahhh yesssss...the Broome school of historical perspective.

 

Just want to save you gents some money.

 

What good is an expired coupon?

 

Dear HD,

Make a street version of your XR 750 flatrack bike and I'll buy one.

Thanks.

 

You mean, like this :

 

No that's ugly as fuck. I want it to be an exact FT bike with lights.

 

I actually think the XR1200 looks OK and apparently it rides not so bad.

 

Yeah. They don't look anything alike.

 

My woodchuck died.
Now get off my lawn.

 

Milennials are the first generation to be targeted by corporate marketing departments since before they could walk. So it should come as no surprise that the ole motor company's same ole shit bikes with BNG and revised marketing campaigns aren't selling. The generation that spent millions on fucking pet rocks will not miss a single opportunity to blame us for everything!

 

You all deserve the blame. You've earned it.

 

Dude left rear looks seriously toasted.