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#31
06-22-2021 | 10:48 AM
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#32
06-22-2021 | 11:12 AM
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This isn't replacing the Sportster but just one of the bikes that will replace them. After the uproar when they killed the Dyna line I believe they will peel the bandage off slowly and let the Sportster die one bike at a time. The writing was clearly on the wall when they took the Sportster category off their website and quietly stuck them in the new "Street" section. I don't think they say "Sportster" on the website and the new bikes I've seen don't say Sportster on the tank decal anymore, just says Harley Davidson. They are just slowly switching them out. jmo
Harleys 20 years from now will have little resemblance to the machines we grew up loving & riding.
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#33
06-22-2021 | 12:21 PM
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#34
06-22-2021 | 01:24 PM
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I don't know why they can't have both the core bikes and new ones.
I always thought a "heritage" line and "future" line could coexist. Keep building the best air cooled cruisers and tourers in the heritage line whle going into new markets with electric, watercooled performance & off roading in the future line. If both the Revival and Pan America sell well, why not?
I always thought a "heritage" line and "future" line could coexist. Keep building the best air cooled cruisers and tourers in the heritage line whle going into new markets with electric, watercooled performance & off roading in the future line. If both the Revival and Pan America sell well, why not?
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#36
06-23-2021 | 06:08 AM
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Not a fan of this bike overall, but if they fixed the stupid "fording" kit exhaust I might could like it a little. I do not like the handlebars either, but I always change them anyways so not a deal breaker. As several have said, if they would introduce the Bronx that would get me a little excited. I do love the Pan America and seriously giving it a few looks here and there. Overall, I do not think I would ever want this bike, but PA and Bronx, yeh they could come home with me.
I'm not a fan of the high exhaust either, but compared to the abomination of an exhaust they put on the street this thing is beautiful.
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06-23-2021 | 05:18 PM
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06-23-2021 | 05:27 PM
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#40
06-23-2021 | 06:20 PM
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Lol, did they do anything right on the Street? Don't get me wrong this bike isn't junk and has potential especially to those who like it, but the exhaust is just stupid and/or lazy engineering. Looking for an example of a decent exhaust setup led me to this monstrosity. So I guess the Custom ain't all bad..
It wasn't that bad of a bike. But it just looked like they started designing a good bike, then ran out of budget and said 'Oh crap we still have to put an exhaust on it, quick somebody weld something up by Friday." Then it was "Ok now we have the exhaust on, where are we gonna put the foot peg on the right side."
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