Harley's new "anti-stereotype" ad campaign
#101
03-06-2012, 12:52 PM
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lol And in the video all the chefs, etc all still look like pirates. A swing and a miss....back in the day Harley didn't need to advertise.
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#102
03-06-2012, 12:55 PM
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Bryan if you have to ask you wouldn't understand... nanner-nanner-nanner...
#103
03-06-2012, 01:01 PM
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To me riding is a man's club, like watching football on Sundays at my local dive bar. There are very few activities I get to do to get away from the wife and my friends wives or girlfriends. It's good to share in that comraderie sometimes with just the boys, even if it's very short lived. I don't care if women ride, I just don't ride with them (unless my wife is on the back every now and again).
As for the ad campaign I don't really get it, the "stereotypical harley rider" is NOT some long bearded bad *** anymore, this isn't 1982, that image has long been replaced with the rich RUB dentist, poser in a pirate costume, or the regular dude who just puts around town as the typical Harley rider to be honest.
As for the ad campaign I don't really get it, the "stereotypical harley rider" is NOT some long bearded bad *** anymore, this isn't 1982, that image has long been replaced with the rich RUB dentist, poser in a pirate costume, or the regular dude who just puts around town as the typical Harley rider to be honest.
Someone metioned in another post here that stereotypes are fun. Hmmm, never thought of that, but there's an element of truth to that.
#104
03-06-2012, 01:04 PM
The "image" is for people who have no self esteem of their own. They need to be part of someone else's "club" in order to be identified with something other than what they truly are....
HD has been stoking the fires of the tatooed up, partied up and drugged up scumbags for years, while making millions of dollars selling the "image" to those who are actually empty enough to buy it.
For that reason, I don't own or wear one stitch on HD clothing. It's embarrassing for me to be associated with "wanna-bes" of something else.. The defenders of the "lifestyle"... What a joke.. Then it's time to actually "get a life".
Their latest "pink" campaign features a stoned looking older woman who looks like she did the whole Full Throttle saloon on the bar last night.
Not the image I respect.
I would bet they are looking clearly into the future to see where the next generation of spenders are coming from. HD is not interested in the nickel and dime customer in the future, they want customers who can actually afford the products and services.
HD has been stoking the fires of the tatooed up, partied up and drugged up scumbags for years, while making millions of dollars selling the "image" to those who are actually empty enough to buy it.
For that reason, I don't own or wear one stitch on HD clothing. It's embarrassing for me to be associated with "wanna-bes" of something else.. The defenders of the "lifestyle"... What a joke.. Then it's time to actually "get a life".
Their latest "pink" campaign features a stoned looking older woman who looks like she did the whole Full Throttle saloon on the bar last night.
Not the image I respect.
I would bet they are looking clearly into the future to see where the next generation of spenders are coming from. HD is not interested in the nickel and dime customer in the future, they want customers who can actually afford the products and services.
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03-06-2012, 01:09 PM
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#106
03-06-2012, 01:18 PM
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#107
03-06-2012, 01:25 PM
Christmas last with the inlaws they took us into Tombstone Az. for an afternoon and on main street the local geezer glide dress up crew had the bikes all lined up and they where in all full poser gear . My 86 yr old father in law looked at me and said " I know you are into the motors I've seen your garage but what are they ? " Nuff said .
But for some people, that distinction is unimportant. What really matters is what you have in the "garage."
"Nuff said" indeed! Thanks for the beautiful illustration; couldn't have put it better myself!
#108
03-06-2012, 02:02 PM
"Nuff said" indeed! You have a GARAGE full of motorcycles, whereas theirs are actually out in the street, being ridden, to scenic destinations, with sun and rain and fresh air...
But for some people, that distinction is unimportant. What really matters is what you have in the "garage."
"Nuff said" indeed! Thanks for the beautiful illustration; couldn't have put it better myself!
But for some people, that distinction is unimportant. What really matters is what you have in the "garage."
"Nuff said" indeed! Thanks for the beautiful illustration; couldn't have put it better myself!
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