Harley Davidson coming under attack

[G&T]

Over the last few days news about Harley Davidson has been popping up on my various SM feeds. I’m not a Harley rider but I’m respectful of the brand.

It seems there is a real lash back by customers of the woke direction taken by the company. The reasons include: the move of some production to Thailand, the quota for colour of people in the factory, and the weird comments made by the CEO.

One of those comments has been a reference to sustainability and the Taliban in the same sentence.

It looks like there is a boycott building and Doc’s Indian purchase may have been a good move.

 

[TIJ650]

Fortunately I have one of their pre-woke models. I don’t like the direction they’re taking with cheap manufacturing. Care less about the other stuff.

 

[TIJ650]

I believe Indian are owned by Polaris. A very good company

 

[G&T]

Found a link to the quote. What was his PR department thinking!

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/h...imself-taliban-effort-remake-motorcycle-brand

 

[MrC99]

Found a link to the quote. What was his PR department thinking!

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/h...imself-taliban-effort-remake-motorcycle-brand

Not denying they may have drifted away from the easy rider era a tad (and they're probably looking at how to make their bikes more attractive to other walks of life) but I'd take anything published through Fox with a very very big pinch of salt.

 

[G&T]

Not denying they may have drifted away from the easy rider era a tad (and they're probably looking at how to make their bikes more attractive to other walks of life) but I'd take anything published through Fox with a very very big pinch of salt.

Agreed about Fox.

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

My You Tube feed keeps coming up with videos of fuckwits shooting Harleys with machine guns

Hell Yea !

 

[TIJ650]

Found a link to the quote. What was his PR department thinking!

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/h...imself-taliban-effort-remake-motorcycle-brand

Budweiser anyone? lol

 

[TIJ650]

My You Tube feed keeps coming up with videos of fuckwits shooting Harleys with machine guns

Hell Yea !

I was at Sturges years ago and I remember them holding a little jap bike’s throttle wide open until it exploded. Obviously pre limiter days.
They had one strung up on a tree Clan style too. Fucking rebels!!

 

[brut33]

Second hand values of pre-woke bikes could well rise.

 

[leadfarmer]

My You Tube feed keeps coming up with videos of fuckwits shooting Harleys with machine guns

Hell Yea !

Well that seems like the obvious choice, woke or not

 

[twizzle]

My LRS was a Thailey Davidson… at the time it say alongside my Thaiumph

 

[dp66]

I know that Ryan @ Fortnine's videos are a bit hit and miss but I did remember this one with his view on why HD was having a tough time

 

[WIDELOAD]

Another day...another stupid lefty woke wankstain

 

[The Other PaulG]

I know costs will be lower in Thailand but when your product is the 'American Dream' it's not hard to understand your customers want it built by American hands.

But perhaps overseas markets, that have become big for Harley, care less about that?

 

[FatAl]

I know costs will be lower in Thailand but when your product is the 'American Dream' it's not hard to understand your customers want it built by American hands.

But perhaps overseas markets, that have become big for Harley, care less about that?

It happened with Triumph soon enough, although they still like to play on the British heritage of the company.

 

[The Other PaulG]

It happened with Triumph soon enough, although they still like to play on the British heritage of the company.

That's true, isn't it? I still see Triumph very much as a British brand irrespective of where they're manufactured.

 

[rovert57]

Wouldn’t be so bad being built somewhere with cheaper labour ( shouldn’t take British jobs away ,but that’s what happens) but they still cost a fortune so we the customer don’t see any benefit from these moves.

 

[JJH]

I believe Indian are owned by Polaris. A very good company

I don’t think a victory owner would agree. JJH

 

[TIJ650]

I don’t think a victory owner would agree. JJH

Not sure your point?! You’ll need to help me.