Harley makes the bike you just described:

http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...low-1200t.html

 

I think it has a lot to do with price increases. I like my bike but $22k was a tough pill to swallow. I'll be content with what I have for a while I think. And for my part, if they're going to raise prices to the point they're at now or more, it's going to have to be a LOT better than my current ride.

The new bikes are nice. But really no different than mine with a motor that pulls a little better. Other than that, no difference.

 

The new bikes are nice. But really no different than mine with a motor that pulls a little better. Other than that, no difference ... Yep!

 

Deep down inside I always wanted a Harley Davidson! Yep I was suffering from H.D. envy! You know the type always cutting them down but inside wanting one so bad it hurt! Well I don't ever plan on being that guy again. All bull aside I love my Harley Davidson and it turns out I was a true hypocrite! Lol

 

Except with no ground clearance and no lean angle and no suspension travel.

And that's my beef. I'm like a lot of you...rode every kind of bike...love anything with two wheels. I love motorcycles.

Too many Harleys aren't motorcycles, they're Harleys. Not always the same thing.

I love my Road Glide, but I'm sick to death of spending $25k, and then having to spend another $5k to make it a motorcycle.

 

You're right on all accounts.

 

They show the Vrod Muscle is still in the 2017 lineup. Are they discontinuing it?

 

This is so true. Harley-Davidson still builds a very good machine. Are they perfect? No. But neither are the metric bikes.

 

Older riders reminisce of simpler times. As these bikes become more complex, the riders themselves, become "obsolete."

No one likes/wants to be obsolete.

 

The entire V rod line is cancelled. Last production was October of 2016 for 2017 models. The line where they were built in KC has be replaced. Harley ain't running a charity.