Harley 2021 model reveal - Thoughts?

[Moto Mengy]

I watched the live event, I was very underwhelmed. The video was mostly a waste of time, a lot of marketing talk but not much substance. No real changes for 2021 other than cutting some models, going back to cable clutches, and some new colors. Sounds like they want to push CVO's too which is focusing in the wrong direction IMHO. And nothing about the Pan America, that's next month.

I was not impressed.

 

[LandyVlad]

Harley has decided to focus primarily on their old core customer - unfortunately that old core customer is swapping from bikes to mobility scooters by now.

The lawyer/accountant crowd are riding Diavels, or Rocket III's or BMW somethings.

A company plagued by bad decisions, the new CEO might have slowed the downward spiral briefly but its stilla downward spiral.

Harley Davidson has had two brilliant opportunities to expand and broaden their market in the longer term had invested in those opportunities more heavily both financially and practically.

1. Buell
2. V Rod

 

[nophix]

I'm not much of a Harley guy, but the Pan America has me intrigued. I used to own a Ulysses, and it was one of my favorite rides. The bike I'm really looking forward to seems to be put off indefinitely. The Bronx 1250. Love me a naked, and that thing looks SICK!

 

[Hippo-Drones]

They had a prototype of the Bronx at a bike show I went to in 2019, real shame they shelved it as it was about the only HD bike I have had any interest in since Buell got killed off

 

[nophix]

I was a Buell fanatic. At one point, we had 4 in our garage on top of the other bikes we had. '04 XB12R, '06 Uly, '06 XB9SX, and '98 Thunderbolt. I'm a huge fan of naked sport type machines, too. Had an '04 z1000 at the same time, and I've had a few newer Z1000's since. I almost bought the XR1200X when it was out. The Bronx really has my attention, and as a bonus, I can finally quit hearing my in laws say "that's not a HARLEY". Lol!