Posted on Jul 19, 2017
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Unfortunate News From Kansas City
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Motorcycles
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Posted 7 y ago
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IMO Harley-Davidson has fallen victim to resting on their laurels. They have for years relied on people spending quite a lot of money on their bikes (and of course their branded merchandise) just based off their name and the fact that they are the only large bike maker in the U.S.
They haven't put enough R&D into making their bikes better or making entirely new bike models that would appeal to younger riders.
They haven't put enough R&D into making their bikes better or making entirely new bike models that would appeal to younger riders.
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PO2 Robert Aitchison
Maj Marty Hogan - I understand the oil/air cooling is an improvement but I'm looking for a proper water cooled bike. Compare the "new" Milwaukee 8 engines with the big twin in the Suzuki Boulevard M109R, (which is not a very new engine) 127HP and 118 lb-ft driving the rear wheel via a shaft. My first bike was a 1987 Intruder and it was water cooled and shaft driven as well.
To be fair H-D isn't the only one doing this Yamaha's new competition for the Road Glide Ultra is also oil/air cooled and belt driven but I suspect that may be because it's a bike being marketed to people who are shopping against a Road Glide Ultra. Of course If I were in the market for a bike in that class I'd just get a Goldwing/Barcolounger.
To be fair H-D isn't the only one doing this Yamaha's new competition for the Road Glide Ultra is also oil/air cooled and belt driven but I suspect that may be because it's a bike being marketed to people who are shopping against a Road Glide Ultra. Of course If I were in the market for a bike in that class I'd just get a Goldwing/Barcolounger.
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SSG Thomas Werstlein
PO2 Robert Aitchison - Have you looked at Kawasaki's Vulcan Voyager 1700? Another competitive entry in the touring class that doesn't vibrate your kidneys to mush. I've had mine for 5 years now and love how it performs and handles.
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PO2 Robert Aitchison
SSG Thomas Werstlein - Thanks but I'm pretty happy with my FJR, it's nimble enough to be tons of fun in the twisties (of which there are many here) and eats miles like they are Wheaties.
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Yeah that's not good but on a good note at least HD still producing bikes. Victory (also American made cruisers) stopped their production last year without warning. I've been looking for another bike so I'm going HD from now on. HD will continue to be America's favorite bike for years to come.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
MSgt Robert C Aldi - CW4 Angel C. Msgt Aldi is right Chief, Polaris owns both Victory and Indian. They decided to cease production of the Victory line in order to focus on the Indian line.
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Capt Jeff S.
Never could get into Victory's styling. Test drove one and wasn't impressed. It was okay, but didn't feel like a Harley... For some folks, that might be a good thing, but I like the ergonomics of the Harley better and the way it eats up the open road. They aren't the best turning bikes; they were made to conquer the highway.
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