don't call people "snowflakes" when you're the one constantly pissing and moaning about things.

 

Have pity. Its his only means of continuing to feel relevant.

 

I hope the MOCO has a plan B, just in case.

 

I wouldn't say that Rushmore was a failure. Remember, Rushmore was more than just the wethead bikes. The Street Glide with the HO 103 was part of that and I don't think anybody will say those are failures. And, (this is just my opinion) I believe they learned the lessons they needed to with the twin cooled and have improved it for the new motor.

 

I'm sorry, didn't mean to hurt your little feelings. Bless your heart.

 

Well, not a softail. I had no problem with them when there was other choices, cause as they said, there is an *** for every seat.

The old folks have every bit as much right as the younger guys to voice their opinion on what they want or don't want. We have kept the company afloat through some rough times. Time will tell if the newer bunch will keep them going into the future. I'm guessing when they get bored with HD they will go back to the Honda or Yamaha they still have in the garage.

 

Where in the Hell did you get the idea Harley has been making the same thing for the past hundred years? They have evolved incredibly. Actually in my opinion I think the baby boomer's broke the tradition of Harley trying to be the performance leader and progressing designs. From about the 70's on they started having to incrementally improve what they could to keep their customer base happy at the expense of the giant leaps forward in design the rest of the world made. Before the boomers and the next generation Harley was pushing new ideas as fast as they could.


I hate to break it to you but the boomers aren't the producers anymore. That's life. I am 41 and all of my business contacts and associates are around my age. I have two businesses. That is the way the world works. One day I can only hope to stop being a producer and kick back. Regardless those kids aren't all digging through the cushions. They are lawyers, doctors, engineers, construction workers, business owners, and soldiers.


As for kick start, who gives a damn. If you want a kicker just buy one it's not like you have to pass a test. I have an XLCH and a T-120 that are kickers. Hell, for that matter I have a Vespa that is kick only. Does that make me cool? At least I can ride it to bike night where the cool kids are.

 

The 100 years was in reply to the ones saying they had been making the same bikes forever and it was time for something totally different. Myself, I am well aware of the changes they have made over the years. Harley has had the nostalgia of the "same" old bikes working in their favor though and I hate to see that lost on their quest to make "cutting edge tech" metric knockoffs.

 

I really liked my old Evo powered Heritage that I sold in 2000, it felt and sounded almost like a Panhead. I like my 2010 Electra Glide Limited with its 6 speed transmission, stereo, and cruise control. The last couple of years I've been thinking that I might pick up a new Heritage once they get the new M8 motor, but after seeing them all blacked out and the higher price, I think not.
I think maybe instead I might buy another Evo Heritage and fix what I didn't like about the one I had twenty five years ago, by sticking in a 6 speed transmission, Brembo brakes on it, some type of cruise control, and some type of speakers mounted on the handlebars. Oh, and those inexpensive Sunpie Daymaker lights.

 

Have you seen the Heritage in person? I love it. I love every change they made to it and I think that while it looks like a Heritage the refinements are bomber!


Improved lean angle...Praise the lord! Hard bags, absolutely though a bit small. the turn signals are slick. The fog light switch moved to the bars and no longer feels like an after thought. I love the black because I want to ride and not be sad about dirty chrome. Its my pet peeve. I can be covered in mud and often am but a water spot on chrome kills my soul.