Harley-Davidson
Reddit take
Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.
Pros
- At the time I was a motorcycle enthusiast and had 6 different bikes in my garage. 2 antique Honda superbikes, 1 Yamaha sportbike. 1 Harley, 1 Victory, and 1 Suzuki dual sport and was a prolific cross country and off road rider.
- it's a nice harley but not really a small starter bike.
Cons
- So basically they sold their more profitable venture and immediately used the proceeds, not to innovate -or make better produce, but prop up their stock price Tells you everything you need to know about Harley's priorities
- I can't stand that aspect of the culture. And probably why I would never own a Harley.
- A few years ago, I lived within 500 miles of Sturgis. I was talking to some people at a party about bikes, and they all had Harleys.
- I am a former harley and buell owner and sturgis appeals to me the way that exploratory dental surgery appeals to me lol.
- One of the roads was infested with Harley riders in groups of 30 + riders. Group’s were going extremely slow. So slow that SUVs towing trailers were tailgating them.
Sentiment
2 positive (20%) · 1 mixed (10%) · 7 negative (70%)
Trust + time weighted score: -48% · raw score -50%
What redditors said (10 of 10)
At the time I was a motorcycle enthusiast and had 6 different bikes in my garage. 2 antique Honda superbikes, 1 Yamaha sportbike. 1 Harley, 1 Victory, and 1 Suzuki dual sport and was a prolific cross country and off road rider.
So basically they sold their more profitable venture and immediately used the proceeds, not to innovate -or make better produce, but prop up their stock price Tells you everything you need to know about Harley's priorities
it's a nice harley but not really a small starter bike.
I can't stand that aspect of the culture. And probably why I would never own a Harley.
A few years ago, I lived within 500 miles of Sturgis. I was talking to some people at a party about bikes, and they all had Harleys.
I am a former harley and buell owner and sturgis appeals to me the way that exploratory dental surgery appeals to me lol.
One of the roads was infested with Harley riders in groups of 30 + riders. Group’s were going extremely slow. So slow that SUVs towing trailers were tailgating them.
Harleys are some of the worst for reliability, part cost, repair, handling, and dont even get me started on their tolerances.
Harley also makes crap bikes these days, according to a Harley mechanic and a bunch of bikers the last few years. They got so dependent on their image they didn’t think American customers would ever decide they want reliability and modern features.
Particularly when those extras haven't been fashionable in decades, using decades old technology, and are overpriced as fuck
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