What if : Harley-Davidson mx50

endurox wrote:

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motogrady wrote:

It would have tanked. Back then, HD was owned by AMF. They made bowling balls, golf carts and Harley motorcycles. It was a dark time for...

It would have tanked.

Back then, HD was owned by AMF. They made bowling balls, golf carts and Harley motorcycles.
It was a dark time for HD.
Not only did the dirt guys think they were a joke, the biker and long distance touring crowd, the faithful,
were fed up with them. They were unreliable. They were stale. They were made by a big company that
really weren't into bikes, and it showed.

I think it was 1981, early 80s, AMF sold HD back to a grandson of Mr. Davidson and some investors that
were into bikes.

Willie G and his guys decided to return to their roots, do what made the brand great, again.
And that my friends, is big bore, long fucking haul v twins.

All the small crap, the Italian dirt bikes (which the orange 250s were), the 350 Sprints, also Italian made,
were canned.

30 years later, those guys are billionaires, with a Capitol B.

Rick_Snider wrote:

what could have possibly happened if amf Harley Davidson would have produced this 50cc mini to look like big brother MX 250 back in the late...

what could have possibly happened if amf Harley Davidson would have produced this 50cc mini to look like big brother MX 250 back in the late 70's.
Every kid in America at that time looked up to evil Knievel Who spoke highly of Harley Davidson The only problem they didn't produce small dirt bikes to start a revolution at such an opportune time.

Would we be looking at an American off road powerhouse today ?
Possibly

Rick_Snider wrote:

The coolest 50 never made 78 Harley 50 [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/02/23/125160/s1200_image.jpg[/img]

The coolest 50 never made 78 Harley 50

lostboy819 wrote:

No one bought the HD MX 250 so I doubt they would have bought a MX50 . Back in the 70s Harleys were junk and not...

No one bought the HD MX 250 so I doubt they would have bought a MX50 . Back in the 70s Harleys were junk and not the status symbol they are now and the only people who bought them were knuckle draggers and some die hards . I idolized Evel Knievel, its Evel not Evil by the way, but would not even consider a HD mx 250. Try again newbie

Silk Customs wrote:

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Rick_Snider wrote:

what could have possibly happened if amf Harley Davidson would have produced this 50cc mini to look like big brother MX 250 back in the late...

what could have possibly happened if amf Harley Davidson would have produced this 50cc mini to look like big brother MX 250 back in the late 70's.
Every kid in America at that time looked up to evil Knievel Who spoke highly of Harley Davidson The only problem they didn't produce small dirt bikes to start a revolution at such an opportune time.

Would we be looking at an American off road powerhouse today ?
Possibly

Rick_Snider wrote:

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Bigfoot wrote:

[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2016/02/22/125073/s1200_HarleyMXModern.jpg[/img] Shhhhhh, secret spy photos smuggled out of HD Factory. Many Bothans died to bring us this information.

Shhhhhh, secret spy photos smuggled out of HD Factory. Many Bothans died to bring us this information.