HD has treated their customers with the ultimate disrespect. The damage may well be irreparable.
@neonsamurai1348
Ай бұрын
The CEO unfortunately is almost never hurt by this crap. Even if he tanks the company completely he is almost certain to receive a major golden parachute, while the workers pensions go up in smoke. Even if they do fire his ass he will get a major severance package for it. These jackasses are never held accountable for the damage they do.
@Milfordbeach
Ай бұрын
I could be wrong, but I think that happened with Kmart. They hired someone to fix the company, he made a lot of money and Kmart went into the history books.
@CraftedChannel
29 күн бұрын
Who cares about hurting anybody? That is what the CEO is proposing. The point is to push him out so other elitist morons think twice before pushing systemic racism and bigotry. CEO Gotta Go. Buyers strike.
@gsfinatic
29 күн бұрын
Exactly!!!!
@H-tp8uo
29 күн бұрын
@@neonsamurai1348 Unfortunately, the CEOs are appointed by the Board, and the Board should be held accountable. Each and every one of them especially since they also approve the compensation of the CEO which I think last year was many millions of dollars.
@ChollieD
28 күн бұрын
Totally agree. The blessed elves that run our companies aren't like the rest of us. The CEO of my company retired after selling the firm with an extra $28M. God only knows why their work is actually worth more than a good engineer or scientist or lawyer or other smartie-pants, but I think it has everything to do with their rent-seeking proximity to a giant stream of money.
@m.f.m.67
Ай бұрын
Just got back from Sturgis. The Harley Demo rides were a ghost town. Just a bunch of employees sitting around staring at their cell phones. Wow!
@feloniousmonk3049
Ай бұрын
Except for pictures of all the Social influencers from KZitem all in group pictures around the CEO of HD, posing and smiling, knowing they'll keep on getting their HD bikes for ridiculously low prices that the rest of the market will never see, while they continue to shill for HD. hertwosqueals, foureyedlife, Broken Dyna's Supply, Adam Sandman... etc... Yeah, the Good Old Boyzngirlz club. BMW tried to get Sandman, Hertwosqueals and rocker Cody Jones to promote the R18 Baggers and Transcontinentals at Sturgis in 2022 and 2023. No idea who rep'd for BMW in 2024 at Sturgis. HD has Kreusi trying to make the Nightster or some other HD that they trailered in, the new hot Chinese import to buy for introductory HD riders at a cheap price point.
@kennyo4847
Ай бұрын
Same as last year
@AzzKicker-bz1cb
Ай бұрын
@@feloniousmonk3049 Just one question, was Professional Monkey in that KZitem influencer picture group??? I knew Jess would be, she’s a die hard Harley girl even tho she claims to love all bikes, she did shill for BMW with their R18 last year and the year before that and I believe they loaned her one for a while. I don’t remember if she went ahead and bought one or not! I do follow her channel, but not on the regular!
@AZEB1A
Ай бұрын
Good!
@motorman857
28 күн бұрын
@@feloniousmonk3049 Here's the facts on H.D. employees getting special deals on a new H.D.. It doesn't happen. H.D. employees MUST purchase from an H.D. dealer. This includes management.
@randytidmore8021
Ай бұрын
Most Harley riders aren't woke.So this was a stupidest move they could have ever made
@prairiegirl1966
28 күн бұрын
Absolutely. Period.
@RalphJBater
26 күн бұрын
So most Harley riders are bigots??? If you claim you do not HATE LGBT people or are not against them, WHY would you care if they support LGBT causes... if you can't give a STRONG reason you have an issue with it... accept that you are JUST A BIGOT....
@noiricha
25 күн бұрын
99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 % of Harley riders are NOT WOKE.
@ZakuBlk
24 күн бұрын
Plain and simple
@christopherstarr8050
23 күн бұрын
its called arrogance
@stevenkeller476
Ай бұрын
Said goodbye to Disney. Said goodbye to Bud Light. Saying goodbye to Harley Davidson. The customers made Harley Davidson what it is today. The customers have had enough.
@juniorriveraofficial
29 күн бұрын
@stevenkeller476 what customers? No one is buying them right now 🤣
@stevenkeller476
29 күн бұрын
@@juniorriveraofficial truth!
@jdeitz66
29 күн бұрын
@@juniorriveraofficial I buy stuff from Harley on a regular basis or should I say I did as I am sure many do. Its not all about just buying a new bike!
@kevinhoffman6592
28 күн бұрын
Not like the old days
@Slopes27
28 күн бұрын
What customers? The pricks who can’t even be nice to regular folk on other bikes? Harley Riders are the problem. They are broke and dumb. Harley is also dumb because they should know who their current and future customers are, intelligent kids who are smarter with their money who will not pay for an overpriced piece of metal with huge dealer markups and high interest rates. I have seen literally broke old farts buying a new HD with a over $600 monthly payment. That’s dumb.
@cavemanandersen207
Ай бұрын
Harley says, "Hold my Bud Light and watch this."
@David-be1ox
27 күн бұрын
I think it’s more like , bend over and let me set my bud on your back buddy!! 😂😂😂
@derrylmoore3246
27 күн бұрын
He Sounds a bit racist to me what group of ppl are you talking about
@josephriviera8300
27 күн бұрын
😆😆😆👍
@lewsoltis5142
Ай бұрын
Woke. Schmoke! Harley execs made a stupid decision to sell fewer units at higher prices. An HD salesman showed me a Road King with a $31000 tag. I can afford it but I'd need to punch myself in the face if I bought this instead of the 2005 Road King I found on Craigslist with 13000 miles for $6500 in showroom condition . Harley's worst threat is not going woke---it's a flooded, used HD market and their moronic execs and price gouging policies.
@thomasborger6548
Ай бұрын
That is the way to enjoy the brand without supporting the motor company
@feloniousmonk3049
Ай бұрын
"Harley's worst threat is not going woke---it's a flooded, used HD market and their moronic execs and price gouging policies." This goes back to all the HD dealerships bought by mega car dealerships, and their monopolistic pricing policies and gouging, ever since Covid and parts shortages world wide. When I was looking for a Sport Glide, I finally said to hell with dealerships looking for one used. Saved myself about $8000 buying a private party one vs all the BS line item "fees" lining dealerships pockets with obscene profits, much of which went to the MoCo.
@milomanx6531
Ай бұрын
You don't have to invest in diagnostic scanners and spend money on sensors and computers with that 2005. Smart move!
@rrmorris67
Ай бұрын
Agreed! I have a 2005 Road King that I love. I bought it from an estate auction 3 years ago. Ive put 17,000 miles on it, riding it from Ohio to Sturgis, Colorado, and all over the south. But with a bike that age, you've got to be concerned about reliability if you want to take trips. my luck ran out on my latest trip around lake Michigan. A cage bearing set in my transmission came apart (it had a rebuilt 6 speed box in it) and my tranny grenaded itself with little warning in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It was only sheer luck in timing and two great friends who kept me from being stranded and out of pocket for tons of cash to get my destroyed motorcycle and myself back to Ohio. Now what? IDK> A harley DEaler wanted $5,100 to fix it. I bought the bike for $4500! My bike just became a boat anchor and it makes me sad. One day I'll get her running again.
@k3y155
Ай бұрын
Especially when you realize this “woke” stuff is old news that’s being recirculated. Most people will be shocked that the vast majority of corporate boards are like that. Like Hollywood, they’re echo chambers disconnected from the consumers.
@thermalreboot
Ай бұрын
Budweiser used to be the King of beers, now it's the Drag Queen of beers.
@CrusaderGeneral
Ай бұрын
King Of Qu 33rs
@esousa486
Ай бұрын
LOLOL .... Good one !!!
@deltabluesdavidraye
Ай бұрын
Yeah that is why I see all these bike gangs riding two up.Two men.
@esousa486
29 күн бұрын
@@deltabluesdavidraye 🤢🤮🤮🤮
@CJCon885
29 күн бұрын
Good one bro.
@jimstenlund6017
29 күн бұрын
Charging $500 extra for black paint is a bad sign too.
@SuperShred1
26 күн бұрын
I had to pay extra for black back in 1977
@PubRunner
29 күн бұрын
Outside America Made in USA isn’t a stamp of quality. Harley’s are expensive status symbols. A few years ago I went into the local Harley dealer and was seriously looking at a new bike and the salesman kept on insisting I go for at least stage 2 mods. Eventually I just asked him “Why don’t these things rode great off the showroom floor?” His face dropped and he turned a bit hostile so for my new bike I brought a Kawasaki, and I couldn’t be happier it’s fast comfortable and reliable and looks amazing straight off showroom floor, No mods required.
@briand4000
26 күн бұрын
Spot on. It is utterly shameful that the bikes run hot, are starved for air and fuel, and the seats suck! For the money they want, these should be perfectly tuned and fitted to the rider (bars, seat, control settings, suspension, etc). I rode a 2017 BMW R1200RT and was absolutely blown away. Bought it immediately. Sold the Electra Glide and don't miss it.
@radamson1
Ай бұрын
The motorcycle industry is already in a slump and heading lower. Harley couldn't have made a stupider or more boneheaded decision at a worse time. This is not about Harley or motorcycle riders in general. It is about the WEF and the one-world elites trying to spread their chaos as far and wide as possible! Does anyone think the motorcycle industry is any more important than any other industry? They don't care who is ruined until we are so divided they can walk in and take over.
@hanskonrad5850
Ай бұрын
Fckn A exactly
@hodedo7803
Ай бұрын
Leftists are delusional
@themapmaker5374
Ай бұрын
Total conspiracy theory BS. Stop being scared. 🙄
@claudelarocque3655
Ай бұрын
It amazes me at how uninformed the general public really is
@Pyrrho_
Ай бұрын
Industry isn't in a slump. HD is. BMW, Honda, Yamaha, etc all doing very well. BMW posting record sales, in fact.
@garynichol2548
Ай бұрын
I agree. Harley has made a major blunder. They threw their Customer base under the Bus to pandering to some miniscule minorities that won't ever likely buy a Harley or any other Bike.
@radamson1
Ай бұрын
It wasn't Harley, per se, it was the woke CEO who came there for this specific purpose. Harley's board was just too stupid to notice.
@christophjohnson3777
Ай бұрын
@@radamson1 harleys board is half filled with ppl pushing the same agenda.
@JayRoberts244
Ай бұрын
@@radamson1you may want to look into their board as well as who their majority shareholder is.
@ozzie444
Ай бұрын
EXACTLY......fuggem' I say......and I'm a current and 50 year H-D owner.
@stephen1774
Ай бұрын
@@ozzie444smash it then scrap it
@esousa486
Ай бұрын
We are RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE Jerry !!!!! Harley SHOULD "smarten the hell up" .... FAST !!!!!!!!!!!
@MarsOrBust-d9h
Ай бұрын
Buy a new Harley Davidson today and stop being a clown
@W.451
Ай бұрын
@@MarsOrBust-d9h The soyboys get out of H.D.
@JamesBurdon-gu5yu
23 күн бұрын
@@MarsOrBust-d9h😂😂😂
@wideglide6723
Ай бұрын
The stock holders need to wake-up and fire the CEO and the board of directors.
@bigjoe805
25 күн бұрын
I agree with everything you said ! I’m a 30 + year Harley owner and rider. It’s bad enough all their motor clothes are made overseas. It actually pisses me off! But to now manufacture certain models overseas and all this DEI BS, is a disgrace to Harley customers , riders, America and our flag 🇺🇸
@wagorides
Ай бұрын
Vanguard and Blackrock are two of the top 3 investors in H-D. They buy up stock in a company and force it go Woke and they use your 401k money to do it with. They are the source of the Wokeness (and they hired an Ultra-Woke German to run the company). The bad thing is that Blackrock and Vanguard don't care if we put H-D out of business because they are only losing our money. Basically, if we accept the Wokeness, they win. If we boycott H-D, we lose. That is the reality of the modern fake economy.
@JayRoberts244
Ай бұрын
This should be pinned because it’s spot on as to what’s actually happening!! People need to pay attention, it’s not just HD or their CEO. It’s happening all around us and a boycott isn’t going to stop it because you can’t boycott every company the big 3 investment firms are major shareholders in. The largest shareholder of 88% of the companies on the s&p 500 is either blackrock, state street or vanguard-the ones that are really behind this
@ajcc9817
Ай бұрын
Same ones that have majority shareholds on polaris/indian
@JayRoberts244
Ай бұрын
@@ajcc9817 exactly, you can’t boycott every company they either have a majority or very large stake in because they pretty much own everything.
@hodedo7803
Ай бұрын
There is nothing fake about the economy. It is up to the investor to be informed and to only invest in companies that align with your values. Sold my Harley stock the instant I heard about this. To say black Rock and vanguard don't care is naive. They're greedy pigs who don't want to lose money.
@aidananstey9848
Ай бұрын
@@JayRoberts244 And those S&P 500 companies hired just 6% white men in the last 4years.
@LawrenceBroussard
Ай бұрын
It is extremely costly to get a customer, but takes so little to keep them if they are treated great. Harley-Davidson just got their customer base mad. If they buy another brand of motorcycle they might never come back. Companies need to stay out of social issues except making a great product at a just price. Treat everyone with respect is pretty easy and simple.
@themapmaker5374
Ай бұрын
"Treat everyone with respect is pretty easy and simple". Curious to know exactly what it was that Harley Davidson did that disrespected you.
@LawrenceBroussard
Ай бұрын
@@themapmaker5374 If a company has so much profit to invest in anything other then taking care of their customers, workers and share owners then they are taking my money for no useful purpose whether I agree or disagree with their purpose. I give to who I want too and do not want company involved in this behavior.
@tiktokisanappforth0ttiesan995
Ай бұрын
@@themapmaker5374 wake up fooI
@Dave-sw2dm
Ай бұрын
@@themapmaker5374so you applaud what they are doing to further the agendas that will make us more like the EU ?
@davesleyer9393
Ай бұрын
As much as it pains me, but Harley as a company means more to me than I like to admit. I can scroll through my phone and watch my kids grow up in photos at all the different car and bike shows over the years. Not to mention free concerts and cook outs. I have a lot of friends that work for them that are good people. Obviously the board has kicked a hornets nest but it seems like most of the people calling for a boycott are nonriders. Real riders have known that Harley corporate is a joke.
@JA-zh5xi
Ай бұрын
I have two Harley’s in the garage and have spent many thousands with them over the last few years. I’m done. Not another penny until they fire that loser ceo and apologize for being sick.
@hodedo7803
Ай бұрын
I have two also and was considering another. It made my salesman sad. I told him not his fault but can't do it. I started looking at Triumphs. They have a model called the rocket. Biggest production engine in the biz. Three cylinder in line. $25,000 msrp. The owner is a conservative. Harley to me is like the girl who cheats. Trust is destroyed.
@Pilsdeth
Ай бұрын
I have 2 Harleys as well...180,000 miles between them.I'm seriously interested in the indian now,even though I have to go 3 hrs to the nearest dealer.
@pentachronic
Ай бұрын
@@Pilsdeth That’s just another fun ride for you. 3hrs is nothing! 😉
@michaeleisen5445
Ай бұрын
I own 2 HD 93 FXRS-CONV which I have had for 31 years and a 2010 FLHTC. I don't even know HD models Road King, Road Glide, Ultra etc and I don't care. But what is this Woke thing? I have been riding since 1968, have owned and built many Triumph and Norton motorcycles. Boycott this company, set your bike on fire "for what"? If there's a mistake on the part of HD, it's easy for you to sit on your Lazy Boy chair and throw out comments and tell CEOs how to do it. "Try it" Every company makes catastrophic mistakes. As Jeff Bezos commented "you only hear about our successes and not all the failures we experience." There's always a risk going in, business decisions are not always right. Stop acting like a bunch of kids, this is life and this is business.
@TylerG7777
Ай бұрын
@@hodedo7803 The Triumph Rocket is a great bike!
@ihopetospeed1
Ай бұрын
My Harleys were built pre woke. I have no intention of buying a new bike. I have ridden most of the new bikes but I prefer my old bikes.
@jameseddy5309
10 күн бұрын
Agree100%…my 2001 Harley Deuce is beautiful to ride…won’t even think about buying the new models….
@beemer1111
Ай бұрын
Harley has been “just about the Money” since the early 90’s. When they began forcing dealers to do fancy “euro car style showrooms” to accommodate more clothing than bikes and parts, and also shifted much of their parts sourcing to Taiwan and other countries, the writting was on the wall. An iconic company like HD, should make all of its parts in the US and should have an all American management team, that knows and never forgets the history and client profile that made this once great company, a one hundred year success story.
@georgeklimes7604
25 күн бұрын
The younger buyers - especially those with the money to afford Harleys - generally don't care and are not the "client profile" Harley traditionally has had. So Harley is in a bind.
@VintageThaiLadyBoy
22 күн бұрын
Thailand not Taiwan
@gregsmith2807
Ай бұрын
As a consumer once I see a company do something severely against my grain I have never even thought about going back to them again in the future I don't care what they do after that point
@feloniousmonk3049
Ай бұрын
Agreed, the damage is done and it's permanent, no going back. Like a partial heart attack.
@Demonbfg
Ай бұрын
@@feloniousmonk3049 ...or a partial pregnancy.
@KRE03051
Ай бұрын
Hats off to you sir for speaking about this subject. You are one of the few "big motorcycle" youtubers that have had the guts to speak up. I agree with you 100%. Hopefully we can turn this ship around and get Harley back on track.
@slogroove
27 күн бұрын
Giving yourselves way too much relevance. This is just the last dying breath of aging baby boomers.
@paulpugh2480
Ай бұрын
I'm so sick of these corporations pandering to these woke groups.
@stephen1774
Ай бұрын
Harley is the new bud light or nike
@blockocheese9730
Ай бұрын
What does woke even mean?
@motorman857
Ай бұрын
@@blockocheese9730 Look around our country at what is going on, open your eyes, you'll see it's right in front of you. Go woke, go broke.
@CrusaderGeneral
Ай бұрын
@@blockocheese9730 if you dont know, you are probably woke
@bradleyalexander5821
Ай бұрын
The Board & CEO F-d up badly. The employees will sadly pay the price. As a former owner, I will not return.
@thomaswoods1625
Ай бұрын
Thanks Jerry for having the courage to speak out on this issue, in plain direct English that even the most muddle-headed Harley executive can understand. I want to be proud, not embarrassed, to ride my Harley. Maybe the idiots will wake up before it's too late.
@juniorriveraofficial
28 күн бұрын
@thomaswoods1625 A question for you my dude, but how does a company being "woke" which is a term grossly misinterpreted by the way but I'll save that for another day, but how does a company being "woke" affect you and you riding your motorcycle?
@BrianSmith-usmc
27 күн бұрын
I agree with that. Thanks Jerry!!!
@JayGee76-76
26 күн бұрын
@@juniorriveraofficial I’m also curious. They have taken the word woke and I guess you could say they made it a trans word because it doesn’t mean what they use it for
@georgeklimes7604
25 күн бұрын
@@juniorriveraofficial Exactly. You would think Harley riders would WANT more people to buy Harleys.
@juniorriveraofficial
25 күн бұрын
@@georgeklimes7604 they just want to bitch and moan about something 😒
@donaldfloyes3014
28 күн бұрын
I just saw they were sued by a man in Pennsylvania and he was awarded $240 million for a faulty traction control system on a trike that caused an accident the killed his girlfriend.
@dane5896
Ай бұрын
My boycott list keeps getting longer. 👎 woke = Broke
@kwakithailand
Ай бұрын
Exactly. And everthing on the Eppstein list will get pimp slapped, too.
@themapmaker5374
Ай бұрын
Keep depriving yourself of all the pleasures in life because you went into a store and saw a tag that had a rainbow on it. Boy, that's smart. No, not really. What it is is snow-flaky. Life is short man, and you only have one to live. Stop depriving yourself of the pleasures in life over silly political BS.
@notyrbsns9321
Ай бұрын
I'm so glad I didn't buy one in 2023. I had my eye on a Fat Boy 114 and a Breakout 117. That's when I learned HD was part of the Millwakee LGBT Chamber of Commerce. I would never step on a bike or wear gear that says Harley Davidson. Never. I went with a company focussing on manufacturing and selling bikes.
@JayShermanFJC
Ай бұрын
Have you sold your HD? HD alrady ahas the money from the sale so It doesn't matter. Stop buying parts, OEM or 3rd party? If yes you're also hurting the aftermarket manufacturers many of which are veterans. Stop buying t-shirts, poker chips, cancel HOG membership? Stop wearing the gear?
@ldubb9621
Ай бұрын
You must be smoking to think that I'm going to destroy my Road Glide because of what other people think. If you think I'm woke, I could give a shitt!
@risby1930
Ай бұрын
All bike manufacturers are having a hard time with this generation, which is so risk adverse. Unlike Honda, HD doesn't have other products to fall back on and because it's such a small company it may well go under. Throwing your customer under the bus is never a good business plan.
@radamson1
Ай бұрын
Thank you for coming back to the subject instead of bashing good motorcycles.
@aaronkcmo
28 күн бұрын
Tell that to the Japanese and European manufacturers who are seeing mid-size ADV bike fly off the shelves. As long as Harley refuses to make any motorcycles that appeal to anybody but die-hard fans, which ironically are dying themselves at a high rate, they have sealed their own fate.
@georgeklimes7604
25 күн бұрын
@@aaronkcmo Bingo!
@georgeklimes7604
25 күн бұрын
If they are giving their customers the bikes they want, what's the problem?
@BrownMan59
Ай бұрын
If Harley did what you said their sales would have probably doubled. They definitely dropped the ball on knowing who their customers are.
@xxskizzumxx
Ай бұрын
This isn't about money unfortunately
@kwakithailand
Ай бұрын
@@xxskizzumxxeverything is about money...
@themapmaker5374
Ай бұрын
Who exactly are their customers?
@motorizedbikestuff5339
Ай бұрын
@@themapmaker5374 average age and race is 45 year old white males, do some research, not hard to figure out.
@themapmaker5374
Ай бұрын
@@motorizedbikestuff5339 Ohhh....so cater to 45+ year old white males. Ok, let's pretend you're the marketing manager at HD, and you've got a meeting today with the executive board to present to them how you plan to sell motorcycles to 45+ year old white males. Enlighten us on what your plan is.
@Taras-Nabad
Ай бұрын
HD is on life support right now. The glory days are in the rear view mirror.
@MujoNovak
23 күн бұрын
...already was 10 y ago...
@matthewtarka2804
15 күн бұрын
if I remember correctly....Ronald Reagan saved harley with a loan in the 80's.....
@MrMockingbird1313
23 күн бұрын
You seem like a smart and reasonable man. I as a stock holder did NOT authorize anyone to do anything except run a motorcycle company. Woke is killing HOG. I sold 1600 shares of HOG last week, at a loss, because these knuckleheads can't even answer the telephone during working hours. The CEO and his buddies are a bunch of losers.
@lawrencehalpin6611
12 күн бұрын
Thank you for taking a stand. God bless you.
@greenman3602
Ай бұрын
Harleys been needing a turnaround for a while now, bikes are too expensive and quality too low and we still give top dollar for em. U would think they would just shut up and be happy with the scam they've been getting away with.
@feloniousmonk3049
Ай бұрын
$45 to $50 T shirts soured me on HD. Really.... I'll buy Life is Good T shirts for half that.
@madrat5176
Ай бұрын
You nailed it. But the main problem above going woke are the prices. They still pretend to be a blue collar brand for the middle American rider, but priced the bikes to obscene levels so only doctors and lawyers are buying them. My Ducati Streetfighter V4 was less than half of the Softails 😂
@johnvanzelm2307
Ай бұрын
The prices are high, but the prices of other bikes are just as high. The Pan America is Cheaper than the BMW RS. The cruisers are 10k Less than Goldwing. Ducatis are still higher priced than similar naked Harleys. I was looking at a CBRR1000 and oof that's pricey too. But agree generally that HD is too expensive.
@motorman857
Ай бұрын
Harleys have always been premium-priced bikes. Blue collar workers bought used Harleys or Japanese bikes. The fact is Harleys are cheaper now than they have ever been. Here's proof kzitem.info/news/bejne/x6Bmk3aBoaiIoX4
@madrat5176
Ай бұрын
@@johnvanzelm2307 You're way off on pricing. Other than adventure bikes, although strictly limiting the comparison to BMW makes it a moot point, there are so many superior bikes priced thousands less. Yamaha's MT-09 will run circles around any Harley and is like $2,000 less than the Nightster. Look at the Ducati Scrambler as well. The 1200 Triumphs are thousands less than the cheapest Milwaukee eight and same with almost all big Japanese cruisers that will out perform them all. And good luck finding something like a Lowrider S for less than my 208hp Ducati SF 😂. Granted, I got it in 22 for $20k, but with typical Harley dealership markups, it was the same as a Lowrider S, which is laughable
@madrat5176
Ай бұрын
@@motorman857So we're going to ignore the ironhead and evo Sportsters?
@johnvanzelm2307
Ай бұрын
@@madrat5176 The Pan America was designed to go up against the GS which is why I mentioned it. A lot of the bikes you mentioned are not a straight comparison. The Ducat SF is 22k, The Low Rider S is 19K and a very different bike. Again I agreed, HD is overpriced and very expensive but I'm finding the other brands are just as expensive. I'm not a Harley purist. I also Ride KTM and Honda. They're all pricey toys.
@KillaCommieFerMommie
Ай бұрын
I’m with you…. Not gonna burn my Road King, but I won’t be wearing any Harley hats or t-shirts anymore.
@thomasborger6548
Ай бұрын
Same with us, we're going to enjoy our 3 Harleys and the motor company gets not one penny of our money
@jmullis78ify
Ай бұрын
I just bought my first Harley a couple years ago. It’s a 2002 ultra classic. I don’t think selling my bike is going to send them a message but I’m not going to buy anything else from Harley. When I get a newer bike I’ll buy off an individual or a small shop
@gowiththeflow61
Ай бұрын
Lol - Harley T's are practically all I have. Gonna be tough on the neighbors...
@AzzKicker-bz1cb
Ай бұрын
@@jmullis78ify I’m considering debadging my 2016 Electra Glide that I bought 2.5 years ago and I just recently bought an HD tank top with a dealership name from Tennessee and I have two or three others, I don’t think I’ll destroy them or throw them away, but I may not wear them in the future(really haven’t made my mind up on that)!!! I have a set of HD leather chaps on layaway at a dealership in WV., that now debating about finishing the purchase of; I really want a set of chaps and I’ve tried on several different manufacturers versions and this set fits me the best, so I’m clearly torn!
@AzzKicker-bz1cb
Ай бұрын
@@gowiththeflow61 Why would that be tough on the neighbors??? They’re your T’s not theirs!
@vernleroyson331
26 күн бұрын
Buy a new Harley-davidson and get a free 1 year supply of Bud Light
@softwarephil1709
24 күн бұрын
And a kiss from Dylan Mulvaney 💋
@doncarr5423
29 күн бұрын
This is the last time I'm gonna take it from harley I'm 70 and rode them my whole life stuck with them in the down years to have them tell me we don't carry parts for your bike but we do have an $80 tee shirt for you I'm moving on there are alot of great bikes out there I'm doing what's good for me at this point in my life
@petematthews7303
Ай бұрын
You're not crazy Jerry. All this woke shit is crazy!
@pinkaholic09
Ай бұрын
It did not exist when I was a kid. It's manufactured. When one doesn't watch the tell- lie- vision set or look at the MSM BS, these agendas are clear and evident. 'THEY' want the masses glued to their screens, taking their clot shots and eating their Cheerios and taking their Big Pharma meds. Souped up on blissful ignorance so that they can be profited on when sick until they d i e.
@jayt1077
Ай бұрын
Wouldn't know a Harley-Davidson from a welfare check. Thats gold.
@raemezzy
Ай бұрын
I believe it’s the majority that’s mostly on welfare.
@gordiehattrick
Ай бұрын
@@BLxxmnCR3104 TRIGGERED ^^^^^
@H-tp8uo
Ай бұрын
The dealers are just as bad if not worse with their markups and fees.
@carlbruhn1772
Ай бұрын
Consider finding a family owned HD dealership. Rarely have all the BS associated with a purchase. The corporate owned dealerships have nothing but greed in their veins.
@JamesCouch777
Ай бұрын
Going down the road to woke is an absolutely incredibly stupid move for HD. Especially after seeing what happened to Bud Light, Tractor Supply and Target. Beyond stupid!
@jamespolucha8790
Ай бұрын
I can’t afford a new Harley, 30 or 40 grand ? They priced me out just can’t do it , I bought a 2000 Honda Valkyrie interstate for 2 grand and been cross country on it maybe 10 times with no issues, I’m a retired Harley mechanic too
@allanschuster3520
Ай бұрын
Major shareholders, 5 Investment Banks, who own 90% of Harley stock ARE WOKE too. The Company will not charge.
@carlawade6861
Ай бұрын
You can own the company but do any own a motorcycle? 😂😂 I've never seen a trans on a bike, maybe a tric in a parade or something (even this i have never seen)maybe gay or lesbian. Regardless they're asking too much for this economy. 😒 which is why my boyfriend bought me a Kawasaki Vulcan 900. 😂 my parts are1/3 of the cost for the same thing. I was a die hard HD girl. But logic is logic. I still get to ride.
@feloniousmonk3049
Ай бұрын
Each share holder gets one vote.... Go buy some shares and vote. If all of us do that, buy 5 or 10 shares and get to vote next March or April, we as shareholders, can make a difference.
@24296..
Ай бұрын
You are correct,they will not change because they care less about an American icon. Just about themselves their views and morals.
@randyalt370
Ай бұрын
Any business needs to stay in their lane and focus on making a great product and taking care of their customers. They need a CEO who rides a Harley Davidson and loves motorcycling. This CEO from Germany is clueless. He gets rid of their more simple and less experienced motorcycles. Not everyone wants a $40,000 , 900 lb bagger. Such an iconic American brand, I hope Harley Davidson survives this.
@pentachronic
Ай бұрын
@@feloniousmonk3049 Doesn’t work. You buy shares the price of shares go up and they all give themselves a paycheck!
@slotcop
Ай бұрын
Well said Jerry. I had no problem boycotting Bud Light, Tractor Supply, John Deer etc, but this issue must go away. Apologize, lay off these buttheads and move foward building bikes.
@franks.2357
Ай бұрын
Tractor supply got unwoke. They saw the light. I heard that on the Hugh Hewitt show 🇺🇸
@jamesstafford62
Ай бұрын
John Deere, Tractor Supply, H-D, and Polaris/Indian plus 100’s of American companies are controlled by Blackrock, Blackrock owns the most stock in all these companies and they are pushing the woke agenda!!!!! They force these companies to go woke or they cut their capital off! Wake up people.
@caseyandteresadolph1905
Ай бұрын
@@franks.2357real quick
@pinkaholic09
Ай бұрын
This wouldn't pertain to you as a man. But I recently dumped a brand for going woke. They reformulated and cheapened their product ingredients , all in the name of WOKE. The company is AVEDA and I'd been loyally using their products and high end salons for 30 years. Very disheartening.
@duanejones4262
Ай бұрын
@slotcop you missed a couple my friend. Cracker Barrel gone (woke) and Carhartt for firing employees for refusing the juice.
@TracyClement-y2l
27 күн бұрын
I bought my first Harley , at 22 yrs old , a1956 pan/shovel, FLE/FLH expolice bike from Calgary , I live in British Columbia Canada , then I bought the first brand new 2015 FXDWG 103 , ABSOLUTELY LOVED BOTH BIKES , I used to tear down to every last nut , bolt , light bulb , my 1956 had & rebuild , not because I had to I just loved digging in & loved to see how well it was running , I owned it for 33yrs by the time I had to sell it , because of my divorce it was a pan/shovel 93 inch with S&S CRANK & ALL OF THE INNER PARTS OF THE MOTOR, S&S SUPER G CARB , B GRIND CAM , 2INCH SLASH CUT EXHAUST , I WOULD PUT IT UP AGAINST MY , 103 INCH , WITH A STAGE 3 CHIP , VANCE & HINES TURN DOWN 2INCH PIPES , OPEN UP BREATH , SO IT CAN TAKE A DEEP BREATHE , WHEN I TWIST THE WICK , THEY WOULD BE COMPETITION , THE ONLY STREET BIKES I'VE EVER OWNED , & THE ONLY STREET BIKES I'LL EVER OWN
@Jluck78
Ай бұрын
I hope all you offended Harley buyers stop buying Harley’s, that way I can get a good deal.
@carlbruhn1772
Ай бұрын
Get ready, your time is coming soon.
@toddj2690
29 күн бұрын
Harley Davidson and good deal used in the same sentence, never thought I'd hear it.
@Jluck78
29 күн бұрын
@@toddj2690 there are good deals for sure. The upfront cost is high but you get it back when you sell. They used to hold their value but now that owners are getting offended - who knows what will happen.
@ChatGPT1111
29 күн бұрын
How do you say you take it in the rear without saying yer a freak?
@aaronkcmo
28 күн бұрын
False. There's never been a good deal on a Harley.
@trez2187
Ай бұрын
Perfect time for someone new to come along with a 100% USA made bike.
@unsungdrummer
Ай бұрын
@@JP-dw1fp - I'd call it Indian or Buell.
@freebehindbars8654
Ай бұрын
Buell’s making a couple nice bikes that outperform HD’s at every level, besides weight.
@motorman857
Ай бұрын
Ya mean like Excelsior Henderson, California motorcycles, Victory, or Big Dog? Never heard of them? Exactly.
@motorman857
Ай бұрын
@@freebehindbars8654 Buell's making heavy-weight cruiser/touring bikes? I don't think so.
@radamson1
Ай бұрын
It's called an Indian and I love mine!
@afb911
Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your comment.... "Ppl who wouldn't know the difference between a Harley and a welfare check"
@yayagazab4449
26 күн бұрын
If Harley wanted to reach a wider or select audience it should have an appreciation month for different groups, not just one group. Discounts and extended warranty programs help customers get in the door.
@nonaubiz8939
26 күн бұрын
They claim to now have changed their tune. However, their recant made it sound like they blame us for their problems, not their own wokeness that hurt the company!
@locoocho2415
26 күн бұрын
The more I think about this, Harley Davidson should reduce there price on ALL new Harleys by 2 grand. If the economy is rough, then drop the price. Just my opinion. Once the economy starts to pick up, increase the price little by little, until your right back at the original cost......
@marks.6656
26 күн бұрын
How did a German guy named "Jochen Zeitz" become CEO of HD, when there were A TON of great choices to take on the role in Milwaukee, Detroit, and Chicago? WTFF, HD? Basically just gave most veteran riders the best reason to take a long hard look at America's first, oldest and other great maker of V-Twins. The Thunderstroke is looking better and better to me, especially after that Kraut's "Taliban" comment.
@sombojoe
Ай бұрын
How many times were they bailed out back when they were LOVED?!
@johnbruenn8755
29 күн бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking. How quickly they forget!
@kevinmacwatters1519
Ай бұрын
I think another challenge they have is the quality of low mileage Harleys out there. They make great bikes and some people don't ride them much.
@MD-co9td
27 күн бұрын
General Motors does not just sell Cadillacs. They sell entry-level vehicles of all different sizes. Harley Davidson has just been selling high-end stuff. Their entry-level models have been so unimaginative and poorly designed for two decades. Harley Davidson never reached out past their base customers. It’s not about woke anything Harley Davidson made themselves weak and then a predator came in and took them down
@scottbaker7499
Ай бұрын
Harley Davidson Need to treat their customers better. I would never buy another one after this last one
@johnsimms818
Ай бұрын
Didn't HD learn anything from the AMF disaster! 😊
@motorman857
Ай бұрын
You should do some research on AMF. If it wasn't for AMF, H.D. would have gone out of business. There's a lot more to that sale but its worth reading into to understand what AMF did, and didn't do.
@LTVoyager
Ай бұрын
Corporations don’t learn anything, people do. The problem is that the people in corporations change over time and thus stupid things get repeated.
@markusbraun7964
28 күн бұрын
My first Harley was an AMF, since that time I build my own with parts from sweden and S&S. Looks like Harley but official its: build by owner. So Harley:Go woke, Go broke!
@kevincosta9228
25 күн бұрын
@@motorman857 Agree. When AMF bought H-D, their manufacturing and business practices were stuck in the stone age. They relied on veteran employees who knew how to massage poorly manufactured parts to fit together, no real parts inventory system, etc. The EVO and the NOVA project were both developed during AMF ownership. A lot of terrible bikes were built in the process but AMF was preparing the company to survive and thrive in the future against Japanese competition. Government tariffs also played a key role by giving the Motor Company time to get on track.
@relevation0
29 күн бұрын
As others have stated, this is beyond Harley. It's everywhere. A few groups own everything.
@spharion1941
Ай бұрын
Woke CEOs never step down. They are removed by customers.
@richardbehrle1496
27 күн бұрын
I'm in the LA area and I can say for at least the past year motorcycle sales (and even some car sales) are F'd! I also think that a lot of this stuff is down till November. I saw that Sturgis was almost empty and that Bike week was not so good. This recent crap with Harley will soon pass, the anyone would say that this is NOT a good time to rock the boat when it comes to sales!
@wb4514
27 күн бұрын
Moving production to Taiwan didn't take the Boss very long.
@raceraxe
Ай бұрын
Just as well... Davidson family should buy back the company after it goes belly-up.
@jagjr6772
Ай бұрын
There are really just two Davidsons left. Karen and Bill. Willie G is in his 90s. Harley-Davidson is worth almost 5 billion dollars, that is a far cry from 80 million when they bought it from AMF in 1981.
@03flhtcui
Ай бұрын
I totally agree. Would love to see them leading the charge to take the company back with a Board of Directors that is comprised of riders, not spineless, liberal, woke losers.
@loumancini1074
Ай бұрын
Indian makes great bikes too
@michaeltipton1919
28 күн бұрын
They'll be next...
@davedunham605
21 күн бұрын
The CEO is one thing but who allowed his ass to be in that roll? Those board members who voted him in need to be removed!
@Neel_44
Ай бұрын
Their done. The whole administration is woke. The ship has left the dock, no turning it around
@ohwell2790
27 күн бұрын
Currently HD is making more bikes than dealers can put on the floor. They have more inventory in used and repossest than new bikes.
@Gromitdog1
Ай бұрын
Stupid decisions like this can't be by accident. Someone has shorted the shit out of HD and brought in a hit crew to sabotage it into the ground.
@hokaheyrider059
Ай бұрын
I bought a used Panhead in 1969 and have owned 5 Harleys since then. Every one I bought used. I have no intention of ever buying a new one but, I have bought plenty of parts, accessories and other Harley branded items from Dealers and that will no longer happen as long as the current CEO and board are calling the shots.
@cschauer
Ай бұрын
Thank you for taking a stand on this. Thank you for your honesty. And thank you for being on the side of common sense.
@motorman857
Ай бұрын
I appreciate that
@rogerledlow4970
Күн бұрын
Most of us realized Harley quit giving a crap about their real customers a long time ago. I think this is/was the thing that made many finally say ENOUGH. I’ve bought my last Harley.
@macmac3770
Ай бұрын
“Wouldn’t know a Harley Davidson from a Welfare check…” classic Jerry! Love it brother 😉
@larrymickey3419
Ай бұрын
Woke is an antonym of ignorance .
@ncognito2388
Ай бұрын
I wish that I could like this post more than once. Personally though, I love the phrase "Go woke. Go broke." I find that it separates the purposefully stupid and the willfully ignorant from the rest of us.
@JackTatum-yw2hr
Ай бұрын
Nah, synonym.
@kwakithailand
Ай бұрын
"sickness" you mean...
@JackTatum-yw2hr
Ай бұрын
@@kcailly1Please honor us with your enlightenment and define the made-up term "woke" to us ignorant folk so that we can feel assured that wokeness doesn't equate to a divisive sickness?
@JackTatum-yw2hr
Ай бұрын
@@kcailly1 Go troll somewhere else. 😀
@joetallon4968
Ай бұрын
People have stood behind Harley through all their rough times, but not this! My life long dream was to own a Harley. Finally got one when I was 50, 16 Years ago and now I’m very strongly considering selling it. I lost so much respect for them, and I don’t think they can fix it!
@thomasborger6548
Ай бұрын
You dont need to sell it, enjoy your bike and the aftermarket can supply you with all your parts.
@donwilliford8422
25 күн бұрын
Absolutely agree. Enjoy your Harley and enjoy your ride. I do and will as I have done for many years.
@Bill-c5i
21 күн бұрын
It would be good enough for them. The sad thing is that what was once highly respected brand would be gone and the people who oversaw its demise would walk away with their pockets full of money and their customers would be left with the ashes.
@justingoree7440
Ай бұрын
The pandering for “woke” needs to stop. It’d be sad if they don’t. With that said, Thank you Jerry for providing all that you do. God Bless.
@JamesHyde-tb8os
Ай бұрын
Sound word Jerry, they need to remember who brought’em to the dance.
@charlesrocks
Ай бұрын
I just turned 40. I’m buying an Indian Sport Chief.
@jamesstafford62
Ай бұрын
They’re woke too controlled by Blackrock just like H-D
@Dogatemyhomework927
Ай бұрын
Oh y’all just over reacting. I just ordered mine. Getting a rainbow paint job with a quiet muffler so I don’t offend anyone. 😂 I never thought Harley would succumb to this nonsense!!
@kennethfulbright5961
Ай бұрын
Every time I hit the starter button my 2023 Heritage 114 becomes “Woke” .
@motorman857
Ай бұрын
@JP-dw1fp 28 minutes ago If H.D. wanted to find out if the woke crowd would buy their motorcycles, they should have had a dealer, say, San Fransisco Harley have a ''Woke bike night'' and see how many people show up. Then they'd know if that's a market they should be catering to...wait, Frisco H.D. just closed up. Never mind.... Get the point?
@jagjr6772
Ай бұрын
@@motorman857San Francisco Harley-Davidson just closed their doors after 100 years.
@NoFrictionZone
Ай бұрын
I would pay to see that bike! 😂😂😂😂
@Dogatemyhomework927
Ай бұрын
@@motorman857 smart. A small testing of the waters…
@KurtisIsley
27 күн бұрын
Talk about clueless and living in a bubble and not knowing who your customers are. I agree with you 100% Jerry.
@bobsullivan5714
24 күн бұрын
If I had the investment capital...... I would purchase all the rights to produce Harleys historical bikes.....I would manufacture and sell complete parts kits to customers who want to build their own Flatheads, Knuckleheads, and Panheads. This would be a serious moneymaker.
@shovel_head80
Ай бұрын
I will keep my 59 flh and 80 fxwg and I will stay out of the stealerships
@michaelpatterson9897
Ай бұрын
Well said. And you stand out in the KZitem crowd for having the COURAGE to put yourself out there and say what we ALL are thinking.
@973C8
Ай бұрын
Really too bad. The dealers are being abused by corporate and now they've become part of a boycott over issues that the dealerships don't even agree with.
@ncognito2388
Ай бұрын
Dealers have been abused by corporate for decades.
@rogerwolfe1888
Ай бұрын
What goes up must come down , and we ain’t seen nothing yet 😮
@caseyandteresadolph1905
Ай бұрын
I have been getting a new HD every few years and now I just sold mine and will not buy another. Number 1 rule of business is to know who your customers are.
@mattdonna9677
Ай бұрын
Honda will accept you, best build quality I've owned.
@aaronkcmo
28 күн бұрын
Is it because you're going to buy a different brand or is it because you've aged out of motorcycling like so many of the Harley faithful?
@caseyandteresadolph1905
28 күн бұрын
@@aaronkcmo no I’ve always loved HD but my morale values come first and I will not be supporting any company who values don’t fall in line with mine
@aaronkcmo
28 күн бұрын
@@caseyandteresadolph1905 lol, ok. Please tell me exactly which corporations don't have this same ideology at the top. I'll wait. Also, don't just throw out a bunch of unresearched garbage. Tell me exactly which corporations you think are not "woke" and what exactly they've done to demonstrate they're not "woke". The answer is none.
@grumpyoldretiredcop8382
27 күн бұрын
Well said. Like you, I'm not in a financial position to get rid of my 22 Street Glide. I am, however, in a position to deny Harley-Davidson any motorcycle, accessory or service purchase that I can obtain anywhere else. When the company abandons their woke stance, I'll reconsider my stance. I suspect that won't happen until Harley-Davidson has been driven from profitability, milked dry by their own woke Board of Directors and investors and the company either sold up or closed up. Sad state of affairs.
@jklstewart
Ай бұрын
I think they realize the end is near, so they decided to expedite it. They knew what would happen, so there is no other explanation.
@timp1051
Ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more. And I ain't even start about the money they took from the government to build the Live Wire.
@silverstar4289
20 күн бұрын
I bought my first HD at a dealership a couple months ago. Promised to return in the spring and buy a new one. This last nonsense happened- I texted my salesman and told him I won’t be back. Even agreed to get a loan to help the dealership, though I can pay full.
@neilstern7108
Ай бұрын
I can't understand how any new rider would buy such a expensive thing to maybe ride a few times a year, cus that's how I get my bikes. But if you can't get work done right by a mechanic then we are all in big trouble cus it's like no one knows what they are doing.
@petrkarv
Ай бұрын
Bad enough they are way overpriced. Charging over MSRP. Hope the local guys get it together.
@hfd413
Ай бұрын
What's happening is much bigger than HD. The "powers that be" have lost their 100+ year grip on humanity. Their time is short and they know it. One man's plan cannot be stopped. You cannot imagine the size of this. The enormity of what is coming...
@aeroearth
21 күн бұрын
One assumes that was the whole idea, to destroy Harley Davidson.
@brewswillis7294
Ай бұрын
HD CEO is woke. He has run the company into the ground with woke policies, changes to product line up-people are not buying, and major HD quality problems across the line up. He does not understand what their aging demographic wants. And HD is moving jobs off shore… bad move. And prices are outta control! I am upper middle class and cannot afford a new HD. The Board needs to fire CEO and resign themselves! They should have never discontinued the old aircooled Dyna platform.
@JBTexas
Ай бұрын
Sorry Jerry can’t find the response you made about inflation. One thing we can agree on is; any motor vehicle including motorcycles, prices are through the roofs. Facts. Let me switch it before we get back into that subject. Keep in mind, I currently work for a billion dollar corporation as well as prior business in retail. Big retail clothing store, 2010, I performed inventory, a blue jean pant, cost the company $1 and sold it for $60. Under wear for woman cost .25 cents and sold for $30. 2024 that same pant cost $3 and under wear $.75 and still sells for same price. There is an inflation in price but not on the retail side. I wonder why not? Why is it that you can still go buy a brand new pant at wal mart, 100 percent cotten for $12, but other major retail stores sell you the same pant for $60? Food, if you see pre Covid what government did to farmers and keeping imports of food out of the US, you would understand why food is now more expensive. But they blame inflation. True inflation or controlled inflation? Before you answer to any of that, do some research and don’t get stuck on what they want you to see, look for what they don’t want you to know. Now to motorcycles and cars, the main question you want to ask yourself is, why is it so hard for these manufacturers to get parts. Your answer to that is, they stopped all imports. Which these manufacturers need certain parts from over seas in order to build them here. Or simply because majority of parts comes from china. Facts. But why is electronics still cheap to buy? Like TVS and other electronics? No inflation there! facts. They had to figure out how to get those parts. That’s were demand now comes into play. The main things we need in life is food, cars, houses and gas. If the government puts a haul to all that, what do you think is going to happen? Prices go up because these companies need to push out inventory in order to stay in business. And the weak, well you know what happens. And the major reason, demand. We need those items in order to make a living. Therefore people will pay for it. Facts! And why do they take that route? Because the people need those items in order to survive. That means they pay more for the parts, they know people will pay for them, which then generates the higher prices on the cars and motorcycles. Because common sense, the demand will always be there for that. But let’s say if a part cost them $20 back then and sold for $200. and now it cost them $40 now but now they’re selling it for $600. Why can’t they still sell it for $200? It’s all about control and making the rich, richer. And if you’re not part of that game, you get left behind. They take advantage of the people. But if the people know the truth behind the inflation, do you really think these cars cost as much as they say? Some are putting it to the test now. They’re not buying the cars and dealers are sitting on cars, costing them money because if they don’t sell, guess who has to buy them now. The dealer. Facts. And when the dealer has to buy them, they’re now giving the discounts to sell them. Why because the car manufacturer already got their money. The manufacturer pushes the cars to the dealer, they can’t sell but they still need to pay the manufacturer. Again, they play with numbers making the stock holder think their selling but in fact their not. Their sitting on the dealer floors. Facts. I made a comment not too long ago on someone’s channel, about how you can be going under but if you play with the numbers, you can make your stock holders think your making money. But you’re not. All my examples above show you how they do that. But let me give you another one. Example, lay People off, produce work in cheaper labor countries, and raise prices. You offset the losses by cheaper labor, less people to pay. You show profits by raising the prices on items to show your selling and making money. But you truly aren’t. Why? Because you push expensive vehicles that don’t sell to the dealer. Who then have to pay the manufacturer because they couldn’t sell it. Facts! No monkeying around, strictly professional. Facts. But it will only work for so long before you really go under. But no responds from them. You said it, in US motorcycle for the majority are toys. Stop buying them and see what happens. Perfect example, bud light. They won’t go out of business because sad part, people love beer. But Demand will always be there for beer. A motorcycle is not a true demand like food, a job, gas, cloths, a car, your true necessities. How is it that everything now a days is so expensive but yet the people are still making the same amount of money? Some have to get two jobs just to be able to put food on their table! But yet no body is doing anything to help the people. Only the rich keep getting richer. It’s public info, go look for it. Bottom line, inflation is controlled and it occurs every so often when they feel it needs to happen. And only one true entity can fix that. And until the world opens their eyes, it will not change. I’ll leave it at that! And ps for those who I can hear already, i ride Harley’s and will continue to ride them. But I will never, buy new. Always used and I prefer the old Harley’s, in my opinion the true Harley’s. The ones you can work on yourself. No dealer required.
@ILikeExoticStuff
Ай бұрын
Everyone forgets that the CEO reports to the Board and the main job of the CEO is to keep the Board and Investors happy. He is doing exactly what they THINK they want to compete in 2030. How many of us would have thought that the new generation of Car buyers would consider a Hyundai Genesis a luxury car? Harley will be gentrified and survived…unfortunately we will die off and no one will remember yesteryear.
@Bucksboogie
Ай бұрын
the Genesis is pretty luxurious
@brianpipenur2148
29 күн бұрын
Genesis is the luxury brand that is owned by Hyundai, just like Cadillac is owned by GM. It's not a Hyundai Genesis.
@ILikeExoticStuff
29 күн бұрын
@@brianpipenur2148You are missing my point. 1st Back in the mid 2000’s the Hyundai Genesis was a car in the Hyundai line up, and eventually it spun off into a stand alone luxury brand (I would be interested to know if you are in your 20’s and do not remember that period). 2nd In the 90’s early 2000’s we never would have imagined that a Korean car company would have a legitimate luxury brand. The Japanese have been fighting for decades to build luxury brand cache (calling Lexus the 4th in the German big 3). But you actually proved my point, because in your mind Genesis is a Luxury Car Brand…without question. One day Harley will mean something different and no one will remember its past.
@brianpipenur2148
29 күн бұрын
I'm 53 years old and own a Genesis GV70 Sport Prestige. Yes, Hyundai was junk when they first arrived and yes, I remember the Hyundai Genesis. I came from a Lincoln Nautilus that was super cush and luxurious and the Genesis is better quality in terms of tech and flash. The Lincoln was awesome as well and super cush. Both are luxurious in their own right. I agree that I never would have thought Genesis would be what it is today. @@ILikeExoticStuff
@aaronkcmo
28 күн бұрын
@@ILikeExoticStuff only people with closed minds could not have foreseen the Korean brands entering the "luxury" (read overpriced) automobile market just like the Japanese brands did a decade or two before (not just Lexus, but Infinity and Acura). also, just because a company put out a product with a name they chose once doesn't mean they won't put out a product or line of products with the same name in the future. the American car companies have been doing it for decades. Genesis is a luxury car brand, just like the Japanese luxury car brands. Why is this so hard for you to understand?
@willtopower2158
Ай бұрын
Well said Jerry, I guess HD will get a Bud Light moment, they will never come back from this! They are also requiring their suppliers to go woke and DEI as well.
@elrumcajs777
Ай бұрын
The problem with HD is that the board of directors has a bunch of far left elitist people and 0 bikers. When I say bikers, I don’t mean tattoos and leather, etc… I mean people like you and I, who ride our bikes as primary vehicles, go to events, meet other bikers at the gas station and know what they like and they don’t. These people don’t do that. They might know a few posh friends who own some bikes they almost never ride and they think they know what the (vast) rest of us like.
@larsblankenfjell9814
Ай бұрын
You are so right motorman Electrifying Harleys will be the end of Harley Davidson
@nextupcamping
Ай бұрын
Current Honda rider here (VTX 1300) and my end goal has always been work up to a Harley Heritage or Road King. I’m rethinking that now. Maybe they’ll see their error and drop the nonsense. Great video as always
@yoshit9819
Ай бұрын
I went to a multi brand dealership the other day. They are hurting. You are right, no one buys toys when things are tight. That being said, I was going to purchase a new bike yesterday. I went with indian.
@feloniousmonk3049
Ай бұрын
I've bought 2 new BMW's in the past 8 months. GS and RT.
@saltyraptor5681
Ай бұрын
You just said it !!!!!!👍
@jamesstafford62
Ай бұрын
Indian is woke too Polaris/Indian is controlled by the same woke people who control H-D.
@TylerG7777
Ай бұрын
@@feloniousmonk3049 I have a BMW GS and an R9T Scrambler. Love them both. Not a single mechanical issue in years. Would never consider a HD.
@pantera29palms
Ай бұрын
Fun fact: Kawasaki motorcycles, atv’s and watercraft are manufactured in the U.S. 👍
@aaronkcmo
28 күн бұрын
Fun-er fact: Most Harley's aren't made in the US.
@Richaag
28 күн бұрын
I have a 2022 Kawasaki Versys 1000 and it is made in Japan.
@aaronkcmo
28 күн бұрын
@@Richaag There's a Kawasaki small engine plant in Maryville MO that employs a good number of Americans with well paying jobs. Kawasaki employs far more Missourians than Harley does.
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