It will lower the value for people who have bought Harleys.
They won't be happy.

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Bet bobby trades in his corolla for a harley now

They aren't rubbish but they are "hardly rideable" .

I love my Honda GB 350.

It might not have the image but it gets me to a and b reliably for a quarter the cost

Daves2017 wrote on Jul 26^th, 2024 at 9:28am:



Never ridden one.
I have ridden the old CB350.

Here's a GB350

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That's my ride. I like simple, suits my mindset 😛

A little like back in those days getting a TATTOO?

Life moves on.

Harley has some decent rides and the price point has fallen.

I speculate that they are abandoned the tough guy image for no other reason the people buying don't associate with that image?

It's called business and while I don't ride a Harley I think the biking world would be a least 1% without them 

I love my Honda's, pure Japanese craftsman ship and engineering plus, hey, a little bit style as well 

https://www.harley-davidson.com/au/en/motorcycles/breakout.html

I'm stuck on what works for me.

I don't think having a advertisement that draws buyers from all walks of life is actually a bad thing.

It actually smart business.

They are  kinda cute- https://www.harley-davidson.com/au/en/motorcycles/breakout.html

https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/24/harley-davidson-forgets-core-customers-f...







July 24, 2024 | Kevin Haggerty |




In the vein of sunshine being the best disinfectant, dragging the behaviors of ideologically driven corporations into the light has proven effective at encouraging course corrections away from leftism. As Tractor Supply and John Deere had already bailed on Marxist agendas, Starbuck “updated” the meme that saw the Grim Reaper calling on the motorcycle company.

“Harley-Davidson seems to have forgotten who their core customers are,” he said in a nearly ten-minute video that called out policies, partnerships, and events that ran the gamut of alphabet causes like DEI, CRT, and LGBTQ+. “I don’t think the values at corporate reflect the values of nearly any Harley-Davidson bikers.”

Focusing on documented policies from Harley-Davidson,
Starbuck contended that they: were supporting allowing men in girls’ sports, locker rooms, and restrooms; had funded an all-ages “Pride” event with an area for story time with drag queens; and required 1,800 employees to do virtual training on becoming LGBTQ+ allies.

Further, the conservative called out the climate change activist CEO of Harley-Davidson, Jochen Zeitz, who had previously expressed his goals of
“total transformation of the company” by 2030, and employee recognition of “transgender day of visibility.

Hasn't Harley Davidson always been gay?

You don't see many straight men or women riding Harleys.

Bobby. wrote on Jul 26^th, 2024 at 8:14pm:


Can't you tell them at your next meeting?

Check it out. Kamala's freak show LOL

I know where I went wrong in my life -
I should have always ridden a Harley -
people respect you when you ride up on a Harley.

Instead I had an H2750 2 stroke.
This was me in the early 90s:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 28^th, 2024 at 7:36pm:



Harleys never used to be poofy - they were for tough guys that you didn't mess with.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 28^th, 2024 at 7:43pm:




Poofs don't ride Harleys.

It was from a roof top car park in Doncaster looking towards the city of Melbourne.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 28^th, 2024 at 8:19pm:



Pecca,
if you rode a Harley - people would respect you.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 28^th, 2024 at 8:44pm:



Don't be silly Greggy,
people would listen to you.
They would wait on every word.
They'd trust you.
Tough guys wouldn't try to beat you up.

greggerypeccary wrote on Jul 28^th, 2024 at 9:03pm:



I've never seen a poof riding a Harley - only tough guys.

Gordon wrote on Jul 28^th, 2024 at 9:17pm:



Good - that's a real man's bike.