How to Save Harley.

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
03/03/2020 at 13:41 • Filed to: None

Lots of people are talking about how to save Harley Davidson. And I just had a genius idea of how they can make a triumphant return to the top of the pile.

First of they need to appeal to the “more money than brains” club. And who exemplifies that club more than diesel bro dudes? So here’s my pitch. Throw these three things in a blender.

Take a standerd big Harley highway mile muncher, put in a 1300cc turbo diesel i4. Something that’ll make like 200 ft/lbs at 2000rpm. Give it 6ft tall stacks, and a dangerously located waste gate. Some thing at may or may not blow your knee off.

Give it bobbed fenders and big wide scrambler tires for that macho off road look. Will it ever go off road? Would it bed any good off road? No and hell no. But it looks “cool” and that’s what matters.

It would heavy, stupid, noisy, dumb, and “piss of the Libb snowflakes” so it’s perfect.

DISCUSSION (34)

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 13:47

So a fat Bob with a smoke stack and a bad tune?

Mercedes Streeter > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 13:51

You had me at turbodiesel. Where do I sign up? :D

Nibby > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 13:53

how to save harley - find more boomers

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Mercedes Streeter
03/03/2020 at 13:53

This would make one hell of a Gambler ride. Only because it would be terrible offroad.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 13:55

“ First of they need to appeal to the “more money than brains” club.”

Is that not where they currently exist?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 13:58

What’s this about harleys being bad off road?

Spanfeller is a twat > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:03

Diesel trike with a four foot bed

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:03

LOL, I really just wanted to have a conversation with all of you yesterday, I don’t give a shit about HD.

It w as an interesting thought exercise ....that somehow may have become my most commented on post ever in like 10+ years.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:04

You answered the “how” very well, but without addressing the “why” question...

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:07

Make it mechanically injected and the Bros can just pull out a hand tool or two to dial in more fuel for rolling coal until pistons melt or boost until heads start lifting, whichever fails first.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2020 at 14:10

Genius

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
03/03/2020 at 14:10

That doesn’t have an iron block turbo diesel

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com
03/03/2020 at 14:11

Yes this is very important it need to be ALH or 12 valve easy to turn up.

Image a 40psi TD blowing up between your thighs

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI
03/03/2020 at 14:12

Yes, but they need to lean into it harder. So they can over charge even more

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
03/03/2020 at 14:13

It was a god post. The only reason I started a whole new one was so this idea wouldn’t get buried in comments.

It needed to be heard

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
03/03/2020 at 14:14

Why not?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2020 at 14:15

And a 5th wheel hitch

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:16

That would certainly be a way to rustle some jimmies, literally.

Spanfeller is a twat > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:22

MSRP: 74,999

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jimz > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:22

sadly, they still have to meet emissions standards, and even with how much looser they are for motorcycles they’d still need a DPF, SCR, and piss water.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:23

Oh, a “screamin eagle” tuned V-twin has basically all the same properties - torque off idle, heavy as fuck, smokes a lot, and makes more noise than power.

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:23

Ahhh. Got it.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 14:38

Suffering the daily nonsense of these 800# Harley’s, with no muffler, lane-splitting all day long in stalled traffic here in SoCal? Nah, just let this brand die of old age. Please.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 16:00

Former HD owner here . I think HD needs to take their new water cooled OHC engine and downsize it to the 750cc class and design smaller, less expensive bikes that will appeal to a bigger market. They’ll always have their big bikes for guys that want them, but that segment is aging out.

Nom De Plume > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 16:29

Forget HD, have you been out on your unicycle yet this “Spring”?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Nom De Plume
03/03/2020 at 16:34

A little bit. Been too pre-occupied with the moped

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 17:00

hahahaha, and a glorious plan it is. Playing right into the heart and soul of the HD buyer.

McMike > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 18:20

You mean like this?

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https://www.harley-davidson.com/us/en/motorcycles/future-vehicles/pan-america.html

1969maurauder > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 18:31

They Gotta do something , since 1903

They had to do something in the 1930's

Henry Ford wanted to steal the Company,

Japan saved them. Once again, someone stateside makes it hard to operate. Time for someone to help out. Not the type of help they got in the 1980's

1969maurauder > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
03/03/2020 at 18:42

Fantastic!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > McMike
03/03/2020 at 19:12

Yes, but sillier

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 19:17

Here are my ideas to save Harley:

1. Cancel all their big twin cruisers and replace them with electric motorcycles with FWD by having an electric motor integrated in the front wheel that also handles braking
2. Start producing carbon fiber racing bicycles and a line of bicycle clothing:

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3. Move all production to India
4. Do a joint marketing thing with Nissan and make a Harley-Davidson version of the Nissan Leaf
5. Have the company publicly endorse Bernie Sanders and hire Hillary Clinton to promote their products
6. Change the company logo to something like this:

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McMike > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2020 at 19:56

I remember Harley doing something with the Street series. They had a dealer build off or something - trying to make rad/cool/badass/interesting versions of those things and try to increase interest.

Didn’t work. I still don’t know who bought those.

They needed a V-Rod Street model - the CVO Street 1100.

Big engine in a little bike.

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pip bip - choose Corrour > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/04/2020 at 01:46

simply just let it go under.