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So Which Is The "Classic"?

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Old 11-20-2009, 05:05 AM
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Try E-bay...
 
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Old 11-20-2009, 06:09 AM
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Adding Classic to the name is how they can charge an extra thousand or two for the bike.
 
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Old 11-20-2009, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Da Gumpmeister
The word classic can be used as part of a retronym or as the part of the name for something new that is marketed on its similarities to something older.
Yo Gump, kin ya englishify thiz part pleze?
 
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Ya don`t have a '62 Panhead listed so i can`t vote....
 
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Aren't all Harley's "Classics"?
 
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When I think of words Harley and Classic, I think of the Electraglide. I suppose because it came before the others, that and the fact that I have had four of them. JMO
 
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A retronym is a new name for an object or concept to differentiate the original form or version of it from a more recent form or version. The original name is most often augmented with an adjective (rather than being completely displaced) to account for later developments of the object or concept itself. Much retronymy is driven by advances in technology.
 
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eBay, Flea Markets. Swap Meets. Internet. Custom made. They are out there.
 
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Originally Posted by NavyPT
The patch is meaningful more to the wearer than the observer anyway.
This is the truth.
 
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