Hey all,

Did you guys see this?

No more Sportsters for Europe

https://www.carandbike.com/news/harley-davidson-drops-several-models-from-european-range-2300993

https://www.rideapart.com/articles/445647/harley-exits-india-discontinues-sportster-europe/

 

Yes I did. The Euro 5 emissions are going to be almost impossible to achieve for an air cooled engine let alone other new regulations for 2020 homologation.

 

Maybe we will see the new sportsters looking something like this:

 

God let's hope not...

If Harley Davidson goes ahead with that abomination and drops the Bronx, they truly have no idea what it takes to survive.

 

They can put that engine in the old sportster frame :P

 

Update the frame as well for the Revolution Max motor. I've said for quite a while the days of the air cooled V-Twin are numbered.

It's just that the Custom is the ugliest, most confused bike styling wise I've ever seen.

 

I've heard some rumors of a new 338R, but I'm not sure when it is supposed to be "released".
I'm sure it'll be liquid cooled and able to meet the Euro5 standards.

T.

 

Yeah, the Bronx's styling was WAY better!

 

I read somewhere that bike might also be scrapped... It's anyways just a rebranded Chinese bike... Which I think is a bad decision for Harley from the get go...

 

Beware! EU standards sometimes migrate to the USA. Hope not, but it's certainly possible with a change in Washington. California usually leads the way.