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What was once a cool symbol of rebellion and counter-culture, became the symbol of wealthy, vanilla older men desperately projecting a false image of rebellion and counter-culture. Harley lost its core following.
At the time, we had a Friday night series that had a packed 50 class every race, with all sorts of events, awards and banquets that made an impact on these kids. We had an AX team and the pro guys came to our races and events, so the kids went crazy over them. I can't tell you how many people stopped by a race to check it out with their kid, and were in the shop in the next few weeks getting their first bike and all the gear.
I sat in the back of that meeting, where every other dealer was an HD-only dealer, and was in shock, like "Hey, we are doing literally exactly what you can't figure out" but they only look at the bottom line at the end of the month and compared us to a Harley dealer money-wise and laughed. It's interesting that they bought Stacyc, that's a good idea in theory, but man, we literally got so many kids and families into that shop that were customers for life. But trying to tell a Harley guy to change is like talking to a wall.
The rest could figure out how to hitch the horses to the wagon. Why do you think newer cars come with tire pressure monitoring systems?
Most can't use a tire gauge or know how to read the door jamb label or the max tire pressure on the tire. They need a screen to tell them to go to the dealer because the tire is low.
I blame the douche-bag "My kid is the brightest and smartest" helicopter parents.
Remember RIDING YOUR BICYCLE TO SCHOOL?
Remember trying out for upper-division sports/teams?
Remember when THE WINNERS got the trophy?
Well, under "who's watch" did that all change?
Oddly enough, how much do you wanna bet that more than a few of these helicopter parents work at The Catalog Cruiser Company? (That's my name for Harley Davidson: it's not about the bike...it's about how much crap you bought from the catalog of chrome insanity...)
Of course a boomer in charge of the company would think the problem is with us. Do they forget about cash strapped millenials that went in to a destroyed workforce ruined by greedy boomers in 2008? His generation created the situation my generation had to walk in to and now they're blaming it on us! LOL!. My generation put our lives on hold while the boomers bailed themselves out and the repercussions were passed down to us... a bunch of entry level workers with little to no assets being asked to help rebuild and "just do what we did" in an economy that changed decades ago.
Reasons why my generation doesn't care about those pieces of shit.
1. Student Loan debt
2. Medical Bills/Health Insurance
3. Underpaid entry level jobs created by Boomers after 2008.
4. (see 4) You now need a 2 income home to afford childcare costs and bills.
5. Overinflated housing/rental market.
6. Overpriced cars/trucks/SUV's catering to the Boomer market.
6. No room for corporate growth because the high earning Boomers stack cash instead of retiring and passing the earnings down. Due to increased quality of life they'd rather work until they're 70 so they can afford lavish shit like a vacation home.
Get back to us when we're 50, all the Boomers have retired, and their over inflated salaries free up some money for the rest of us.
I think you're right on the money.
Pit Row
What have you done with your life?
It's an over priced piece of shit. I can go get a Honda Fury starting at $10,600 vs any Harley starting at $19,999 and the Honda is going to be more reliable.
I also like dirt way more than street. So that $20k+ for that POS Harley could buy me 2 brand new 450's or even a newer truck for me and the family. I could even buy a SXS for the price of a Harley and the wife and kids would love it way more.
But it did make people dumber and spend money at the dealer.
What about lane change warning indicators, and all the other crap they add to avoid accidents?
Any of that lower vehicle insurance because you might get into less accidents? NOPE.
Insurance went UP, because the cost to fix all this shit in an accident is way more expensive to fix and you're paying to insure a way more expensive vehicle.
Have accidents decreased? NOPE. Because now instead of people looking before they change lanes, they just yank it over and take out the guy next to them. Or they rear end them hoping the rig will stop itself.
And insurance companies never lose money long term.
Seriously, I don't need my seat to vibrate and a voice warning when I get close to the lane stripes.
Moto takes real skills, fitness, and cojones. Yes, there may be a posing component, but it is not the ONLY component like some lifestyle hobbies.
A. 50+ years old
B. Thought this was genuinely funny
C. Thinks chili's and Applebee's are fine dining
D. Send memes they find funny to their co-workers in an email, along with funny dog videos on Facebook
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