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harley really trying to compete in the sporty market..

The sporty's have been selling well. Seems a lot of people have figured out that you don't need 165 mph bike to have fun.
Harley also claims to be working on a beginners bike, I can't even imagine what that will be like.
 
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Almost rode one at the herley dealer factory demo day on this past Sunday. I think it looks great. It does have a sort of retro look to it. Not sure it is priced to compete, but at least they are offering something a bit more sporty.

I did ride the V-rod that day... Somewhat disappointed in it, though like any Harley had gobs of power down low, and the non-Harley motor was very smooth.
 
BoberFett said:
Huh, when I first saw the picture I thought I might be looking at a 30 year old Honda.
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LOL, i tried to find a picture of an old suzuki dirt bike I used to ride. First thing I thought of when I saw this bike.

I think it's fugly. The first pic on the Harley site it looks ok, but scrolling through the other angles to me it just looks clunky. The white paint really brings it out. In the black it doesn't look so bad.
 
Kind of reminds me of this.

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madeuce said:
LOL, i tried to find a picture of an old suzuki dirt bike I used to ride. First thing I thought of when I saw this bike.

I think it's fugly. The first pic on the Harley site it looks ok, but scrolling through the other angles to me it just looks clunky. The white paint really brings it out. In the black it doesn't look so bad.
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Sure, the Harley looks slightly more modern, but it's the first reaction I had.
 
WackyDan said:
Almost rode one at the herley dealer factory demo day on this past Sunday. I think it looks great. It does have a sort of retro look to it. Not sure it is priced to compete, but at least they are offering something a bit more sporty.

I did ride the V-rod that day... Somewhat disappointed in it, though like any Harley had gobs of power down low, and the non-Harley motor was very smooth.
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I'm surprised you didn't like the V-Rod. Most people who try it really like it, unless they were expecting sport bike performance.

Minor correction, it is a Harley motor.
 
The Boston Dangler said:
when did HD start releasing models in foreign markets before domestic?
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Smaller standards (and naked bikes that are more sportbike than cruiser) do not sell well in the US. It is really sad how many great bikes sold around the world never make it to the US market. (Honda Hornet, and Yamaha FZ for example)
 
Throckmorton said:
Does this have something to do with killing Buell?
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Not that I've heard. Buell never really fit in with Harley, and never made much money as I understand it. The simple reality is that someone looking for a performance bike isn't going to walk into a Harley dealer.
 
Throckmorton said:
Does this have something to do with killing Buell?
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dont think so

it only sorta competes in that its not a grandpaglyde, chromed out beyond belief, and actually costs around that of some of the jap bikes

its not sporty enough to get most people off sportbikes, but it might operate as a nice gateway into the younger crowd.

it wont get me off a supersport, but if I had that cash laying around, I might pick it up instead of ANOTHER sportbike, or isntead of an FZ8/10 or Z1000
 
MiataNC said:
(Honda Hornet, and Yamaha FZ for example)
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Hornet made it to the US, just wasn't called Hornet. Then it obviously didn't sell well since it discontinued it here. All the FZ models made it here?

What the US doesn't get that the world market does is a lot of small displacement bikes. A lot of 250cc and under bikes are available that we'll never see.
 
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WackyDan said:
No... It is exclusive to Harley, but not designed by Harley.
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Joint venture production. Pulled from Wiki:

The Revolution engine is based on the VR-1000 Superbike race program, developed by Harley-Davidson's Powertrain Engineering team and Porsche Engineering in Stuttgart, Germany.



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While a step in the right direction that bike is going to fail IMO. Harley guys will disown it and continue to buy the big cruisers and non Harley guys looking for a naked sport bike won't even consider this. I would of liked this bike much better if they would of put the Vrod motor on it and cut the weight down some. I'm not sure Harley is dedicated enough to the sport bikes to put out a competitive alternative for that market.
 
OILFIELDTRASH said:
While a step in the right direction that bike is going to fail IMO. Harley guys will disown it and continue to buy the big cruisers and non Harley guys looking for a naked sport bike won't even consider this. I would of liked this bike much better if they would of put the Vrod motor on it and cut the weight down some. I'm not sure Harley is dedicated enough to the sport bikes to put out a competitive alternative for that market.
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That bike is already a success, that's why Harley is bringing it to the US.
I don't know if the Revolution engine would have helped it or not. Harley already built sport bike around the Revo motor, it was called the Street Rod (VRSCR), it didn't sell.
 
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