FYI most of th people on this forum are not the target buyers . This will be a second bike for most HD owners . If you are whining about cost of a toy you are not their buyer .
Its modular concept construction.
You build a powerplant that's Euro-5 compliant then stick it in a variety of chassis.
Witness Honda's new Rebel 1100 taken from the TransAlp.
doesn't look a whole lot different from the Streetfighter they cancelled?
def a step up from the Street line that radiates cheapness
hopefully it is a better quality ride than the brutal old Sporty
suspension and brakes that actually work
and maybe it can escape the chick Harley branding as well
Indian has done really well with the Scout
same money as a Sporty but far superior bike
guessing HD is looking to get into that segment with this bike
doesn't look a whole lot different from the Streetfighter they cancelled?
def a step up from the Street line that radiates cheapness
hopefully it is a better quality ride than the brutal old Sporty
suspension and brakes that actually work
and maybe it can escape the chick Harley branding as well
Indian has done really well with the Scout
same money as a Sporty but far superior bike
guessing HD is looking to get into that segment with this bike
I liked it a lot for sunny afternoon rides
bike was never pushing me to go faster
was completely useless for going anywhere though
and once I got the Capo, that poor old Vulcan got no love at all
Details, schmetails. The first Aprilia RSV had a Rotax motor and Ohlins suspension, but everybody called it Italian.
From CBS on HD:
"Harleys sold in the U.S. are indeed assembled in one of four plants located in Wisconsin, Missouri and Pennsylvania. But the brakes and clutch are imported from Italy, the engine pistons are made in Austria, the bike suspension comes from Japan, and other electronic components originate in Mexico and China."
(To be clear, I'm not actually holding up Can-Am as an example of exceptional Canadian motorcycle manufacturing. My understanding is that they weren't exactly a business success story...)
And FYI.....BRP has manufacturing facilities in five countries: Canada, the United States (Wisconsin, Illinois, North Carolina and Arkansas), Mexico, Finland, and Austria.
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