Can Millennials Save the Motorcycle Industryhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-05/can-millennials-save-the-motorcycle-industry
Don't forget the 14 or so years that AMF owned them
Give it a few years. They have 20 different platforms to introduce and somewhere there has been rumors of dual sports or at least entering into the off road segment of some sort.
Quote from: SteveS on February 02, 2018, 05:31:02 AMDon't forget the 14 or so years that AMF owned themI had a AMF Sportster and never had a problem. It was a quick and fun bike to ride. AMF saved HD's butt in many ways. When they took over in 69 HD was in bad shape.They were bankrupt and almost out of business. Their factories and machinery was old and out of date. They were very inefficent and doing things like they did in the 1920's. AMF poured a lot of money into HD and created the Evolution engine. They also had a 750 liquid cooled bike in the works till the employee buyout and Willie Davidson killed it because he didn't like radiators. AMF did cut back on some QC trying to recoop some of their money. Their was also alot of employee resentment and rumors of sabotage. If you want to read something interesting read about the AMF HD Nova project. What might have been.I recall some mighty impressive assessments of the Nova while it was in the developmental stages. IIRC it was a six cylinder engine. One of HD's problems was that every "radical new concept" they came up with was pretty much a bike the Japanese or Italians had been building for years.
Great article here , the picture of the six cylinder engine is awesome. https://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2016/09/19/harley-davidsons-project-nova-look-might/
heard an update on HOH. Heard an investor bought the dealership rights. It won't remain where it is. Don't know where but that's the rumor from different sources and when I was in there last week, an employee hinted that there was a light at the end of the tunnel and would know more at the end of this week.
Harley shutting down Kansas City Planthttps://www.upi.com/https:/www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/01/30/Harley-Davidson-shutting-down-Kansas-City-plant-amid-sales-drop/2651517326025