Pretty good video. As a former Harley owner, I found it interesting. I know that now that I've left the MoCo, I'll never go back.
this is what nearly all American companies have been doing for the last decade at least. keep leveraging up on cheap debt. buy shares to prop up price and "beat EPS".PMD03 said:
The video touched on Harley buying its own stock to make it look better. That was new information to me.
I am looking forward to Harley's new motor and models. Hopefully that diversifies them a bit.
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By design they have kept their bikes "traditional" for lack of a better term. So unless the customer longs for the nostalgia of times and technology past, the bikes are not that appealing.
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By design they have kept their bikes "traditional" for lack of a better term. So unless the customer longs for the nostalgia of times and technology past, the bikes are not that appealing.
Triumph pulled this off perfectly with their "Modern classics" line.
The air cooled verticle twin Bonnevilles, thruxtons, and scramblers are the most perfect blend of new technology and classic styling ever put together.
They do have a small radiator. Triumph did a great job making liquid cooled, FI bikes look like they're air cooled and carbureted.Duncan Idaho said:Quote:
By design they have kept their bikes "traditional" for lack of a better term. So unless the customer longs for the nostalgia of times and technology past, the bikes are not that appealing.
Triumph pulled this off perfectly with their "Modern classics" line.
Theairliquid cooled verticle twin Bonnevilles, thruxtons, and scramblers are the most perfect blend of new technology and classic styling ever put together.