Originally Posted By: 29662
Originally Posted By: BigCahuna
Originally Posted By: grampi
Originally Posted By: Robenstein
When I buy a bike I care the least about resale.
Apparently that's all Bigcahuna cares about...who cares if it rides like a brick, as long as it holds its value...
No not really. I care about parts availability for reasonable pricing. Choice of options. Service that can be obtained in any state without having to hope the shop has seen one of my models before. And knowing that when it comes time to move on to a different model bike, that people will be willing to buy what I'm selling, no matter what year it is. Knowing that parts are available reasonably just about everywhere. Harley's made in the '70's sell today for more then what they sold for new, back then. Why, because people want them. '70 era metric bikes are giveaways. There are fields of unwanted metric bikes just rotting away. I could never understand why, with all that speed, futuristic engineering, and superior handling why they end up rusting away in the sun. I know some here feel they were worth what people spent on them. Maybe watching your money fade in to nothingness is some peoples idea of money well spent, but I just don't see it.,,
The thing about the sport bikes is that every one wants the latest and greatest. As a result the older bikes are less desireable until they become collector's items(usually about 20-25 years). With Harleys it doesn't matter because they all have 40-50 year old tracter tech. So a 20 year old bike will have similar tech to one that's 10 years old.
And Harley still wouldn't be able to build a bike as technologically advanced as a Honda NR750 today. Despite the fact that it is over 20 years old. And I don't know of many Harleys that would fetch what a Nr750 would in terms of price.
So the v-rod isn't technologically advanced?
You don't have a clue what your talking about.
Harley builds a bike for the market,just like every other manufacturer does. Harley knows their customer and I have never seen a tractor engine that even remotely resembles a twin cam engine,so that comment is incorrect.
I'm not brand loyal whatsoever. I've got 2 Hondas,a Yamaha venture and a street bob.
The nicest highway riding of my fleet is definitely my venture but my favorite is my Harley without question.
Say what you want,no matter how untrue ,about Harley's. They build a bike that their customer wants,period.
I've never seen a Harley get scrapped,and I can still find parts for a shovel head,but finding parts for my venture is nearly impossible.
Just sayin.