Other Bikes » H-D's big plans for the future

Here is the news: http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/...-plan-2022.html

and more here: http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/...dsons-2020.html

And then we have this: http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/...ing-august.html

Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #1

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Here is the news: http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/...-plan-2022.html

and more here: http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/...dsons-2020.html

And then we have this: http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/...ing-august.html

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The bike look good except for the rectangular front.
I've never been a fan of the useless beak on Adventure bikes, so I hate to admit the Harley would look better with a beak :)

Off all three, I think the Streetfighter has more appeal. I like the styling of the LiveWire over the more pedestrian styling of Zero's bikes, but would need to see this with a couple of years of real world reliability. And then there is the sneaky suspicion that the LiveWire would be tickling $20k, if not more.

Hardleys...

The sport bike looks good.

I hope it has self-adjusting valves. That looks like a really tight package. Then there are the H-D dealers, who hid their Buells and wouldn't admit they even existed. What makes H-D think that their dealers are going to be any different when it comes time to sell the Live Wire (which is supposed to be called the "Resolution" according to some reports) or their new 1250cc "girly" bikes? Real men ride big, long, cruisers with lots of chrome, not sport bikes or SUV-looking things. I can think of several decent sport bike styled models that H-D has made over the years and not a one of them sold enough for the company to keep them on the market in the long run.

Maybe the reduced sales of the last couple of years will have changed the minds of some of the dealers.

I would love to see a GS bike that didn't have a 34 inch seat hight( harley loves 28 inches)...and weighed less than 550 lbs (not much chance of this with a Harley)

In any case good new for us riders ...more bikes to choose from.

PS Harley video says they are now RIDERS.....implying the BIKERS are part of their past!

I know where H-D got the inspiration for their new Pan American model. From their early design attempts at building a robot. I tried to insert a funny photo of an old Hollywood robot pulling up a girl's skirt, but the forum system wouldn't let me do it. So you will have to use your imagination.

Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #9

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I know where H-D got the inspiration for their new Pan American model. From their early design attempts at building a robot. I tried to insert a funny photo of an old Hollywood robot pulling up a girl's skirt, but the forum system wouldn't let me do it. So you will have to use your imagination.

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #9

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I know where H-D got the inspiration for their new Pan American model. From their early design attempts at building a robot.

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Nailed it, Sam!

Another big idea in H-D's future. Automatic braking for those riders who pass out when going from bar to bar: http://www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/...ing-system.html

The positive that the emergence of an expanded Harley Davidson line creates in the US is multiplied by their enormous dealer network. I have four HD dealerships closer to my home than either the BMW, Triumph, or Moto Guzzi shops (the brands I ride). My nearest Guzzi dealer is three hours away! A broader lineup and a large dealer network is a nice combination...

Zitat von AZGeek im Beitrag #11

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Close. Their design engineers were big fans of the Disney Pixar movie Wall-E.

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