Harley Davidson trying some new formats

The stret fighter version does not look bad. Have they figured out it should weigh a lot less than 800 pounds?

 

Yeah, that engine/transmission looks like a pretty sizeable lump. If they could keep the weight reasonable it might be interesting.

 

Imagining a Harley Davidson (the company) that suddenly (finally) gets its shit together in a way that is forward-looking rather than backward-looking is actually scary and fun at the same time.

 

They may even make more than 50hp at 3500rpm too...

 

There's no reason they can't make a lighter more powerful bike.
Everyone else does.

 

If they visit a steam fair someone will still try to shovel coal into them.

 

Or steal them to run an irrigation pump.

 

my vrod was 115hp and 600 lbs and it really felt pretty fast. it looks smaller than a vrod so maybe lighter. the liquid cooled revolution motors are a lot lighter.

 

Going back to the Army segment with that G.I Joe cross tourer. The street fight looks like Buell's in the past. If I want a Harley I would buy the Fat boy. The bike not me!;-) But I already have an oil burning Honda so I have no need for a Harley!;-)

 

Lose 140 pounds and add 25+ HP, then price it competitively. Oh, make it look good too. GLWS.

 

take a look at the video on youtube " making the vrod". the motor was designed by Porsche and the tested the hell out of it. willy g sent an email to the design crew every day and all it said was "aluminum". it's a lot different than the air cooled harleys.

 

They'll produce that "sport bike" and "adventure bikes" for about 3-4 years. Then discontinue the models. Just like they ALWAYS have done in the past 30 years. They simply are NOT able to compete when performance is factored in. They don't know how to make lightweight bikes, lightweight AND powerful engines. Right out of the gate their bikes are outclassed by the likes of KTM, BMW, the Japanese......H-D makes great bikes for the cruiser crowd, retro crowd, etc. When it comes to style they're very good at it. Even performance they're ok, just not HIGH performance. I would totally rock their Sportster 1200 Cafe model if I were into that, and ONLY if I promise not to look at the other competitors like the Guzzi V7III, or the Ducati Monster 821, Triumph 1200 Thruxton, and the upcoming Honda CB1000R. In the face of that company, all H-D's are just styling exercises.

 

ok I liked my vrod a lot but i am NOT a harley guy by any stretch. the vrod has serious performance, probably all a person would want but they need lessons on how to make lighter bikes. the drag harley are vrod motors and they make serious power and come out very well in their class. these bikes look like an attempt to put that power in something lighter. the reason they discontinue is the airhead crowd don't consider it a harley if it isn't a road king or similar, but those guys are getting too old and aren't going to buy new bikes.

 

They have to do something sales down quarter on quarter for a while now. Their good buddy helped them out with some tariffs, too.

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