Does CCE own a Harley?
Is CCE even interested in motorcycles?
Can CCE come up with something original or just drop another turd in the punch bowl??

 

......... you say this like it's a bad thing
.... and i didn't dodge any draft, ..... it was over time I got there
.... ....... now, the LSD part ...... far out, man.

 

What's really funny about this whole thread is that MOST of the riders commenting didn't have or want Harleys back when they were young. They were mostly busy "Meeting the nicest people" on their 50-350cc rice burners.

 

True. Harley's problem isn't unique. Every company uses marketing to attract new customers. Problem is, the entire motorcycle industry is in decline. Also, Harley waited too long to change its marketing focus. They're losing core customers to old age, and young customers or millennials have other financial priorities. Harley had the opportunity to sell sportbikes with Buell and MV Agusta, but they mismanaged the brands. The Street series bikes and new Sportster models are a step in the right direction.

 

 

....virtual harley application.

Done.

 

I know an amazing amount of millennials who have NO interest in getting their car drivers license! I just dont understand this. A drivers license is a ticket to freedom and independence. Im 51 and we counted down the days till we got our drivers license, couldn't wait! It seems kids today have no sense of adventure, getting dirty under the hood of a car or bike, or doing anything REAL. Seems like being on Mommas teet till they are 40 is all their thterested in.

 

Millennials and cool? nah..they dont go together.

 

When I started hearing a year or so ago I really didn't believe it. I'm 33 and went to take my drivers test and get my license while sick because it was my 16th birthday and that's what you did. Many of my friends are my age or a few years younger and they all drive. Until I met one guy that started at my company a year ago. He is 21, graduated college at 18 and started making more money that he knew what to do with it. When he was interviewing with my company he missed his first interview because he got a flat tire and didn't know what to do so he called the police. Then after he got the job he missed like his second day at work because he got t-boned and was in the hospital with a pretty bad concussion. He's all recovered but still has a totaled car so he started using Uber since he was too young to rent a car. He now likes taking Uber everywhere so he can drink as much as he wants and he spends $1600 a month on taking Uber around town and back and forth to work. Even though he isn't really a millennial he is what I base my generational thoughts on instead of my group of friends. I think a lot of the hands on work and experience comes from a lack of money that many kids just don't have now. My parents had enough money to pay someone to fix anything, my wife's parents did not. Once I got to college and had to start paying for my own vehicle maintenance and stuff like that my then girlfriend's dad taught me to do some basic stuff and instill enough confidence to at least try to fix something on my own. I have plenty of down time that I can use saving money doing a repair or maintenance on something especially with the rates shops charge now.

 

I can tell you that they do. As I've posted pretty regularly in these types of threads... I'm 24 and I ride a road glide, before that a road king. My best riding buddy is 22 and rides a road glide too, before that a street glide. But of course, no matter how many times I post this, everybody still generalizes people my age. I guess everybody was perfect and everybody got along back when you guys were all growing up...nobody had different interests or outlooks on life. Fascinating.