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[RivRaptor]

The real bike doesn’t look like the drawing, which was a much better looking, IMO.

Agreed, could have gotten behind a bike that actually looked like the rendering but the production version doesn't look anything like it!  Why bother with a rendering when you not gonna build it, save the money!  Ugly, mundane & plain...and probably expensive!

[J.D.]

The challenges HD will face is the competition has very refined bikes with brand loyalty.  What will this bike do better than the competition?  Are they mainly trying to pull market share away from the competition or trying to get their HD base to buy another product?  Will be interesting to see how this plays out but hopefully HD has realistic expectations (and a very reliable drivetrain).

[Ironhorse]

That “Bronx” bike looks similar in design to the Universal Japanese Motorcycles of the 70s and 80s. The seating, foot position and handle bar placement are close.

That’s HD for you, only about 40 years too late to the game.

[charles05663]

They should have never killed Buell.
 

[RivRaptor]

They should have never kill Buell.
 

Agreed!  Was gonna say that also!

[Twolanerider]

They should have never killed Buell.
 

Except they couldn't sell them either.....

[2smoke]

I love motorcycles, not just H-Ds. I purchased a 2009 Buell 1125R just when they announced that Buell would be shuttered. Before the 1125R Buells were a joke. Any Japanese 600 could eat them alive. No respect- didn't deserve any either. Nice chassis, sucky motor. Then the 1125R came out. Suddenly, America had a weapon! Go fast parts came out for them. They started showing up at the drag strip. They were FAST and gave the European and Japanese bikes a run for the money. My 1125R had the intake, exhaust, and race ecm. My best time at the strip was 10.55 seconds and I am by no means the best rider. I have witnessed several 1125Rs take 1000cc Japanese bikes and even a Hayabusa with a skilled rider on the machine. People started to take notice and respect the 1125Rs. Harley was there! They had a bike that could compete and did. They killed it off and they're gonna try and compete with the Japanese again? With what? ...another "made in India" rebrand that is thousands more than a rock-solid bullet proof unit from Japan? I sold the 1125R a couple years later. The kid that bought it was coming off a Yamaha R1. I replaced it with a Kawasaki ZX14r. Love the bike and still own it. Best time on it is 9.97 seconds. At least I can tell the kiddies that H-D did once have a division that made a bike that could compete with the Japanese. I don't see that ever happening again.