RE: H-D to be Rewired - 2

I got it............... The HD Golf cart ........ The Hummer of Mobility Scooters



Oh yeah, did that 60-yrs ago

Zitat von Chubs McFun im Beitrag #15

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Leadership at HD really seems to be stuck in panic mode, which seems to really be hindering their capacity to get in front of trends. For the Fortnine viewers the recent video about who the Indian Scout makes 43% more power than the HD Sportsster puts HD leadership under an unflattering light. HD is behind a lot of motorcycle manufacturers to get into e-bicycles. They are WAY behind on the adventure bike trend. The arguement could be made that they were the front runners on the retro trend. You could also argue that their bikes aren't retro, they are just old (even though they are new). They are the first major bike brand to produce an electric motorcycle (to my knowledge), but it is grossly expensive and unobtainable to most people, and I haven't heard anything about HD producing a more mass market electric bike. Teslas started out as essentially unobtainable to the masses, but now you can get a Model 3 for the same price as a 3 Series. Still not a Carolla, but something many people can afford. I believe HD makes most of it's money through financing bikes, selling merchandise, and liscensing products. They are much more of a lifestyle business/brand than a motorcycle manufacturer, which should help to preserve and stabilize the brand through economic upheaval. However, you need the motorcycles to sell any of the other products. I'm sure most of us are guilty of putting on our "biker costumes" on occasion when we meet up for a group ride or whatever. We've got our Motorrad t-shirts and hats and so on. It's fun, and helps us recognize each other, but we still need the motorcycles. Just some rambling thoughts from a guy going through a midlife crisis. I've been riding motorcyles for half of my life, and intend to ride until I can't. I used to love and covet HDs. I recognize the impact HD has on motorcyling worldwide, and especially in the US. Watching them flounder is hard to watch when I can see the catatrophe that would happen within motorcycling if HD goes under. Without HD we'll have a lot fewer drivers that acknowledge or think about motorcycles being on the road. It'll make it more dangerous for us all, and most importantly we won't be able to make as many jokes at HD's expense.

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Thanks for that info, @Richard230. I was unaware that Polaris owned Empulse. I was aware it exsited, but barely.

Apparently, H-D is so worried about the faithful berating them for producing an electric bicycle with their name on the chassis that they had to create a separate company to manufacture their new E-bikes. And they didn't name it Buell. Here is the story. Looks expensive to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl9P67nNtXs