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Offline RAFster122s

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Is Harley Davidson circling the drain?
« on: February 05, 2025, 04:24:08 PM »
Harley-Davidson's Revenue Absolutely Tanked Last Year, Future Isn't Looking Bright
https://www.rideapart.com/features/749731/harley-davidson-q4-2024-annual-results-revenue-motorcycles

Bottom is falling out from under them...
Their clothing and accessories won't keep them afloat...
When will they start selling off pieces of themselves to stay afloat or just file for bankruptcy?
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Re: Is Harley Davidson circling the drain?
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2025, 06:44:37 PM »
It's hard to attract a crowd when you only sell one motorcycle.

And, that one for more $$ than I've spent on all of them I've bought in my lifetime(!).
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Re: Is Harley Davidson circling the drain?
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2025, 08:23:18 PM »
If Indian has increased their sales at the same time, woke management at HD did its job.
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Re: Is Harley Davidson circling the drain?
« Reply #3 on: February 05, 2025, 11:55:18 PM »
If Indian has increased their sales at the same time, woke management at HD did its job.

German CEO had Harley go woke a while back…
Harley crowd is the same that drank (Ambev)’s  Budweiser Light…
Same net effect..”broke”…
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Re: Is Harley Davidson circling the drain?
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2025, 01:56:36 AM »
Its a damn shame,walter,arthur and william must be spinning in their graves.

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Re: Is Harley Davidson circling the drain?
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2025, 07:40:18 AM »
Harley has now rejected the woke policies so maybe they will get back on their feet.
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Re: Is Harley Davidson circling the drain?
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2025, 08:05:30 AM »
Mandatory for HD management must be to have seen and liked the movies  "Easy Rider" and "C.C. and Company" as minimum before they can start to work for the company.

If they do not like the movies go further,  Disney might need to hire some....

That motorcycle brand is freedom, live free where a man is a man and a woman is a woman. This spiced up with toughness.

A man can have lipstick AFTER women have been in closer contact.

I shared this with a colleague with the message, time to sell your Harley you seldom ride.
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CB750 K2-75 Parts assembled to a stock K2

Updates of the CB750 K6 -1976
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180468.msg2092136.html#msg2092136
The billet block build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,49438.msg1863571.html#msg1863571
CB750 K2 -1975  build thread
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,168243.msg1948381.html#msg1948381
K2 engine build thread. For a complete CB750 -75
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,180088.msg2088008.html#msg2088008
Carb jetting, a long story Mikuni TMR32
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,179479.msg2104967.html#msg2104967

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Re: Is Harley Davidson circling the drain?
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2025, 08:46:28 AM »
The whole "woke" (just what does woke mean??) thing about HD was started by a guy named Starbuck last year: https://www.thestreet.com/retail/harley-davidson-decision-dei
Since this thread has gone political, it will be locked.
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