Harley for the over the hill

Got this from MSNBC stock page.

Is Harley-Davidson over the hill? - MSN Money

I know that most of us started out with yamahas, kawaskis, honda, and worked up to the elite HD, although we cuss the stealership periodicly, were loyal to the brand, to american made, and to the lifesyle, and as cowboy stated, alot of our children are riding now, and I skipped letting them build to a harley and helped them get on a sporty over a crotch rocket, and they now appreciate that I was adament. of course we didn't have the crotch rockets back when i started.

Same here.....I started out on Cushman, Honda, Yamaha, then Harley......I have rode some of them lately....After the Harley....the others don`t feel right to me.....Bought my wife a Goldwing trike when she wanted to start riding her own.....Didn`t take long before I sold the Goldwing and got her a Ultra....While I was getting the Ultra ready for her she told me she didn`t think she would like Harley as well as the Honda.....First time she rode the Harley she was hooked on the feeling.....

I have gotten old with Harley.....used to want to ride for speed......Really would like to have something more sporty from time to time and have thought about getting a chopper again....then I think I would just go back to wrecking and my old body would not take it again....guess I will stick with the Ultras and love it......I really think Harley has the market covered pretty well!!! From the Buell to the Ultras...Something for everyone....47% of the market is pretty dang strong!!!

yup I can agree with that, you pull up to the light, the food joint, down the rode, and , you can see the droul and want, both from the ol man, and from the kids. (and the ol lady too.) cause deep in thier mind they know that HD and freedom run together, not that the other brands don't instill fredom. just HD is more prominant to the fact.

Good article. I've seen this coming for a long time. I started out on a Bridgestone 175 a "couple of years ago" The kids are getting in to the Sportbikes..can't relate to Harley......not yet anyway. I think part of it is price point. Once a person gets a little older they may want a more comfy bike..Harley is good here. There are less of us riding and there isn't as much free money to blow on a bike..gonna be some tuff times.

I agree with Mayor. As we get older we want more comfort, but every now and then we want that machine we're sitting on to take us back to a younger feeling and time. I recommend two Harleys. I got ran over on my Ultra 3 years ago and after the insurance settlement, decided I wanted that need for speed and sporty feeling to be satisfied. I got my Deuce and wouldn't take anything for it. But after a couple years of riding it, I was beginning to long for that cruiser feeling again. I recently added an older model RK (one I could afford) and absolutely love it. I don't care how much heat I get for having two Harleys, they're paid for and what ever the itch I feel, I get it scratched by hopping onto one or the other.
I rode a bicycle for 20 years until my knees started screaming for motorized assistance. Like some of you have stated, just couldn't afford a HD until I got the kids grown up and debt smoothed out. Now, I hope to enjoy the ride for several years before I'm completely over the hill.

Friend of mine was selling his Deuce at the time I was hunting a bike for my wife.....Man I like the looks and feel of his Deuce, but, my wife has bad bones and just dropping it could really mess her up.....So I had to go with the trike...Just as well because in a couple of years I will have to ride on the trike....I am sure Harley will last longer than me and that all I have to worry about right now.....

I started out on Yamaha's and Honda's as I got older the dream of a Harley was always there but I could not afford the cost until my kids were grown up. Now I am on my second one in 4 yrs and it is not the comfort or the ride the makes the Harley worth it. It is more about the brotherhood of Harley riders out there that makes the experience of riding a Harley worth it. The experience just is not there on a Honda or a Star.

Yes, but, don`t know if I can swing it right now....was highter than I thought and I have four of my rentals not rented right now....4 moved out or I should say 2 moved out and 2 got moved out....any way all 4 houses were messed up and I have to spend some money on them before I can rent them out......money missed and also have to spend a tity amount to get them ready.......We are planning to ride out west in June so I want to have it done before we go......If we don`t trailer them out there she will have a hard time with the bad arm.....(I really don`t want to trailer)

Friend of mine that is old school Harley thinks he can find me one pretty cheap!! Maybe he can....thanks for the information.....James

The best look you ever get on your harley is cruisin by a park doin 20mph or so and the guy pushin a stroller and walking a puppy! Just as you go by you can see the wife slap him and tell him to wake up!!

Don`t really know all the details yet...I know we will go through Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and come back through Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Kentucky......I know it will take more than the month and I would like to visit the upper mid west too.....Some friends that have made a lot of trips out west are going to help with the plans...

To make sure we have not stole the thread I am over the hill and will be riding a Harley.....

yup

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