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I'd have to disagree with that idea, the last thing we should be doing is selling the idea of Speed even more than it is already. The reason sports bike are so popular amoung the young is the whole speed factor, but without proper training and experiance that just leads to (potiential) disaster. Rather I think we need to turn the focus to the same things that make bikes popular in Europe, including more smaller displacement machines along the lines of the Honda NT700 and keep the price reasonable (under 6-7K).
RM
Yeah; what the hell's the matter with us?
I'm thinkin' not enough Airhead input ...
Harley Davidson says it doesn't have a problem. In the current issue of Cycle Word, a product introduction article has a quote from a HD product manager that says HD has the biggest share of riders in the 18-35 street bike market. If that's true, that sounds like a decent pipeline.
I'd have to disagree with that idea, (riding with Nate Kern)the last thing we should be doing is selling the idea of Speed even more than it is already.
Harley Davidson just reported that in spite of sagging sales, profit tripled in the third quarter. Mainly due to stricter lending practices that helped the Financing Unit to return to profitability from a year-earlier loss.
They also reported that the botched aquisition of MV Agusta cost them $264 Million, including the $105 Million original aquisition price.
T-shirt sales must be up !
I think trying to represent motorcycle riding as a safe or convenient or economical replacement for automobile transportation is a fallacy.
Riding a bike might save gas but it doesn't save money. A set of tires cost me about the same as a set on my car but they only last 25% as long. In addition, the cost of insurance, tags and other expenses are on top of the expenses of a 4 wheeler because you still have to have a cage for many things (or you have to have a really good friend to borrow from).
Revenue from Parts and Accessories totaled $219.0 million during the quarter, down 1.2 percent, and revenue from General Merchandise, which includes MotorClothes?« apparel, was $64.1 million, down 9.4 percent compared to the year-ago period.
Looks like they were down, does this mean they are riding naked?
I am trying to track down stock ownership distribution. Anyone know of a site or the SEC form to search for? I'm just starting my search thought I would ask.
Two weeks ago my friend Bob and I rode to the North of the Border Rally in Norfolk, VA. We met a 75 year old very serious rider on a R90/6 named Ed.
Ed has many hundreds of thousand miles on BMWs.
Ed works for an auto auction part time. He said that he and his fellow auction workers had moved 300 H-D through the auction as repossessions! I believe he lives near Greensboro, NC.
If they were financed inhouse by H-D they are certainly cutting into the profits.
Campbell Tellman II
'93 R100RT
'11S1000RR
Indulgence is what I think, a bike really isn't necessary when it comes down to it. We're all just f**king around on the things and enjoying ourselves. Nothing wrong with that by any means.
It makes me laugh riding in the rain and people are looking at you like you're absurd to do such a thing. We kinda are, and again, nothing wrong with that.
Society wants you to feel guilty for enjoying yourself.
. The target market will never be the same.
Hey lets get real honest with the entire thing.....Harley owner dress up in leather and pretend to be "bad boys" (some are) and rumble loud pipes on chrome laden machines.....BMW guys put on $1000 space suits, in the name of "safety" jump on their "nurded out" Gps, fog lite aluminum milk crated bikes headed off to nowhere pretending to be on a sophisticated "tour".