They are thing about using the V-Rod engine on it.

 

I don't see this as a problem. It will appeal to a niche market. I doubt that I would buy one but who knows. Sometimes taste change or circumstances. I already plan on riding with a sidecar when I get too old and feeble to hold up a bike. As long as I can see and have the mental snap to know where I am I plan on riding. I want to ride till I die of old age. If this keeps me riding or a sidecar then more power to it. At that advanced age whomever doesn't like it or my bike than they can kiss my wrinkled old ***.

 

Piaggio three wheels have bike that lean also. I can not see me riding one.

 

The article is dated Sept. '08. I don't know much about the "lead time" in bringing a product to market or when the Intermot Show was held. But given the current economic climate I'll bet this thing has been shelved, esp. with the acquisition of Augusta. Maybe Harley has their hands full.

There's an interesting parallel in the aviation world. The Cessna Aircraft Company was working on a new jet called the Columbus (which has since been cancelled). Cessna also acquired Columbia Aircraft before the recession, and with the introduction of a small single-engine and their emphasis on continuous updating and improving their existing product line, they may have also found their hands full and been forced to shelve the new jet. Too bad...Columbus was a beautiful bird.

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I think this idea left the barn a year or so ago, and now the door is shut. At least till this economy turns back around.....

 

Somehow I think this is somebody in the design departments lunch time duddling.

 

I agree, don't mean to imply by my first post that we are all satisfied with the product. Nothing past 06 really works like it should, leaned out bikes built for the EPA. Having said that a metric Trike will sit in the hot summer traffic and idle all day. The other trikes Harley built are hot, leaned out to much, plus the cats on the 2010. The V-Rod is water cooled, personally I would not be caught dead on one but for every Trike person that buys a V-Rod instead of a metric, Harley wins.
I am hoping they come up with something for all age groups and get some muscle back in their product. The EPA Cams and now the Catalytic Converters on all the 2010's will cause a lot of the faithfull to leave the fold! Will also raise the prices of pre 06 bikes in my opinion. I don't like the direction Harley is going, mostly brought on by the EPA but they could water cool the heads at least, keep the lines clean and put some muscle back in em!

 

Not sure if the market is big enough to even warrant putting something like that into production? I would think there would be a lot of R&D dollars in engineering a vehicle like that, so how affordable could it be?

BTW, I have only seen one Can-Am on the road.......