I can see Harley struggling with their marketing. They think they are showing me Denis Hopper, but I'm 43 so see the Village People.
They don't want to drop my dads generation which makes sense (for now). What I don't get is why they don't put their engine in a Triumph/Vincent shaped frame that will appeal to Europeans, Hipsters, Indians who don't want to wait for the Enfield twin, and market it under one of the other brands they own. Aermachi springs to mind. I think they fear the fact that as they couldn't market it through their cruiser dealerships they'd risk competeing against themselves.
Andy
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