Harley has changed its look in the past. So which one of these looks like a real Harley?

 

The Springers

 

To the novice, the new bikes look like a Harley... which is what they're counting on. They retained enough of the looks to be recognizable, but enough advances to appeal to the younger crowd. I don't like em, but as I've said, they weren't designed for me or my age bracket. I'm glad other do, it keeps the company in business

 

I can't help but think that if it were up to some of you guys HD would still be producing these.

 

Hardly a novice here and they still look like a Harley to me. Maybe you "experts" can tell us exactly what it is about the 2018's that don't make them look like Harley's. I don't think I've heard anything of substance that backs up what they say, which is pretty much only, "they look like metrics". Go ahead and break it down bike by bike. I'm curious to hear.

 

I'm not going to go into details. I will say, that without a name under the bike's pic... I don't know which model it is. As I've said, I'm glad people like them and I hope it draws in a new generation... but they aren't for me.

 

Well, you did ask......the monoshock, the fake plastic oil tank covers, the rear swing arm, for starters.

 

So an improved hidden mono shock that replaced two hidden shocks on the old Softail, a hard plastic cover with a similar look of the old one that is now a battery cover (kind of the same set up as the Dyna's), and a swing arm that looks the same as the swing arms on the old Softail's changes Harley's look to the point they are unidentifiable as Harley Davidson's?

 

The haters are making themselves feel better about their rides. Most vocalizing their negative opinion roll a 2000 something model. Unlike the Pan or Shovels, the later models don't emanate the heritage that inspire the Harley icon they claim to be a part of. Their bikes don't even sound 'right', let alone look the part.

They guys that love the purism Harley evolved from seem to have little to say about the new ones. They have watched the iterations come and go but remain true to the original passion and quietly rock their old school Harley roots.

The models of this previous decade have neither the rawness the brand is trying to hold onto, nor the performance of the undeniably superior platform the new models deliver. However, like the older bikes, all share the Harley badge.

I like my 2010 FB but the reality is, I yearn for a kickstart AND envy the advancements of the 2018 rendition - no less a Harley than anything released since the 1980s.

 

I just farted again....and shouldn't have.