Buy victory. the hammer has 1634 cc's, 6 speeds. Besides harley could use some competition.

Most HD's today are purchased by boomers who think that by owning a Harley, they are bikers. This isn't true at all. They are Rubbies to the real biker. I do think HD is catering to them way too much, with all the tie ins available. Even AVON sells Harley products! (I know, I'm a rep).

Harley's are wayyyyy over priced compared to the japaneese bikes. The japaneese bike last longer and are much more reliable.

In 2003, I met a former CEO of HD, and I told him then that I thought the company was setting itself up for failure. They have turned on their core constituency--the hard core biker-- and instead catered to yuppies who ride recreationally if at all. As finances get tighter, all those garage-kept bikes with less than 500 miles on them will flood the market, pushing demand for new bikes way down. The increased inventory will force lower prices on the new bikes. And in the meantime, many old HD loyalists have turned to custom built bikes because they feel that HD turned its back on them in favor of "fake" bikers. I don't think those riders will come back to HD.

Harley makes agood bike, but the metrics are cathing up. I had Harley's in the past, last two bikes have been Yamahas'. latest is a 1900 cc Raider S that Harley can't come within $7,000.00 for a comparable bike.

They say: If you won't be able to pick up your bike when you lay it down, it's time to give up the ride.
Let's look at that comment.They never road a Hog or Big Bike age has nothing to do with lifting a dropped bike,a 20 year old is not going to lift a downed bike alone. Who is they? Definetly not an experienced rider which with age come more experience and if you are dropping your bike you need to walk !!!

Harleys are the ultimate motorcycle and the ultimate American Icon...

Over the past 20 years I have owned several motorcycles of different brands and styles, all good motorcycles.

Anyone who knocks a Harley...hasn't ridden one or has not been riding very long. The fact that every company wants to sell Harley branded merchandise is a testament to the popularity of the brand name.

Give me my Harley and let me ride....

Love my Sprotster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are only two kinds of people that own Harley's, white trash and wealthy people that want to pretend that they are white trash. Wouldn't getting a mullet be a cheaper way of showing off your white trash pride then spending all that money on a motorcycle that goes " potato, potato, potato, misfire, potato, potato, potato, misfire. Plus you still have to buy all of the Harley costume stuff like the bandana to hide the balding head and the xxx-L shirt to go over the beer belly.

Want a jap bike. go to Asia and work there it is a package deal. sure jap bikes will be cheaper. so was cotton when slaves picked it. Abe lincoln is rolling in his grave. Who will buy harleys in Asia? you dont buy much bike jap or American on their saleries. My answear close our shores to imports untill they learn free trade. Compete on terms that support America and the american life style. Or we will lose our life style and be like Asia and not buy harlies , or anything bigger than a moped. China has almost 5 times the population we have. They contribute nothing to us they dont buy our products or theirs. They are not a trading partner. It is one sided ..

We bought our 1st Harley in May 2007....we have not stopped riding yet and we wouldn't have any other....We just rolled 13,000 miles on it, yes, I said "thirteen thousand"!!!

The market is about to be loaded with used low milage bikes by this summer.I agree with janet ,if you think one person can pick up a BIG BIKE ,you do need to walk.With experince you won't need to pick it up.

To Janet.. You are clearly not a Harley Rider. Laying your bike down is sometimes a necessary due to drivers(cars) on the raod who can't calculate how close they really come to you when they cut us off! Stupid drivers(cars) forget that we are allowed on the road too! Also i aggree that Harley has pushed us(the real bikers) a bit out in the outfield and wants to sell to those pencil pushing yuppies who don't even know how to change their own Hog's oil! But I will remain a Harley chick, the product still prevails!

I don't ride, but the Harley looks and sounds better than any Jap bike. They definitely need to bring their prices down. I think that people who own Jap bikes either can't afford a Harley or they have homosexual tendencies.

#4 Heather got it Right.

I'm still not sure what a REAL biker is. Some one who rides every day? Some one who's in a club? I thought it was someone who likes to ride motorcycles. I do think Harley is catering to people .People that like to ride no matter what other people think.

to evol-twin..i am white trash.. one of my stickers on my helmet says so! And i am wealthy, and educated as well. And my custom softtail is way white trash with all kinds of skulls and flames and chrome..Not really nice what you said, but it is funny, i can take it! Maybe you might not want to break down in your yuppie car in front of one of the biker bars.....mmmm, cat got your tongue now?

come on folks... since the 100th year annivercery all the jump on a new craze people have found something new to spend there money on. besides soon as the rubs found out it took more than clothes and bike and boots with the nameon it to be a biker ....they couldn't handle the load. instead of bar hopp'in try iron butt'in my personal record 1368 miles in 24 straight i have also a 1238 and 2/750s and numerous350-450 day rides no bars for me, like i tell my grandkids you can't buy kool you is or you ain't!!!!

I once was interviewed for a reliability engineering position at a companjy in Wisconsin. The VP of Marketing asked me about the reliability of Harleys. I gave him my honest answer. They are really crap and break down all the time.

I didn't get the job. Later I learned that the VP had a hog.

I'll know metrics are more popular than Harley when I start seeing people with Honda tatooed on their forehead.