Harley isn't king here!
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03-20-2007, 12:23 PM
#12
03-20-2007, 12:45 PM
RE: Harley isn't king here!
ORIGINAL: wbogley
Harley needs to do more to get younger people to ride their brand. I think one of the reasons young people also choose metrics is they cost a good amount less. You can buy used sport bikes very very cheap. I asked my dealer about the type of people they see one day. He said they have two types. People that love to ride bikes and people that want to be seen on a bike. He said they sell so many bikes to people with mid life problems that want a "garage ordainment". He said he cant believe how many people buy a bike and never ride it or want to sell it the following week.
Harley needs to do more to get younger people to ride their brand. I think one of the reasons young people also choose metrics is they cost a good amount less. You can buy used sport bikes very very cheap. I asked my dealer about the type of people they see one day. He said they have two types. People that love to ride bikes and people that want to be seen on a bike. He said they sell so many bikes to people with mid life problems that want a "garage ordainment". He said he cant believe how many people buy a bike and never ride it or want to sell it the following week.
#13
03-20-2007, 01:04 PM
RE: Harley isn't king here!
I live Just North of SLC, Ut. Sunday was our 'Polar Bear Ride', No shortage of Harley's. In fact that's where most were,I'm sure that's why you didn't see any. It's a hugeride, several thousand,sponsored by most local MC groups and ended up in Davis County (between SLC and Ogden). Besides, Provo is the Valleyof Saints, Behind the ZION Curtain or Happy Valley as we call it.
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03-20-2007, 02:25 PM
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RE: Harley isn't king here!
I think most younger people buy sport bikes not because of cost, but because they generally like sport bikes for a few reason: speed, stunts, and a$$. You go down tothe Jersey Shoreon your Sportster the girls in the 18-24 rangeare not flocking toyou, they are always gonna go after the guy on the sportbike ripping wheelies down the strip, or the guy on his Custom Chopper.
I am a little different from the norm I always wanted a cruiser, didn't really have any interest in sport bikes. All my friends ride sport bikes and I'm on my sporty just chillin.
To each his own.
I am a little different from the norm I always wanted a cruiser, didn't really have any interest in sport bikes. All my friends ride sport bikes and I'm on my sporty just chillin.
To each his own.
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