I think what this boils down to is that the days of "gouging" the customer and getting us to spend money on these bikes like there is no tomorrow may be over for a while...and in my estimation...a LONG while. For too many years, we have been buying everything the MoCo puts out...no matter the price or how much we have to invest to "make the bike our own" (what a scam!). In light of the economy, the only way some companies are going to stay solvent is to give their customers a better return on their shrinking dollar. I think that Harley has ridden the wave about as long as they could...and perhaps just a little too long.
I agree, but so far I see nothing from Milwaukee indicating that
they understand the situation. Still seeing price inflation at a time when other prices are stagnant or dropping, including their own costs for parts and labor. Still seeing reliance on expensive "upgrades", even if they are applied at the factory like with the Power Pac option, rather than just giving the customer excellent value standard. In other words, I'm not seeing, and they aren't talking about, anything different. When do they address the myriad quality and reliability issues, for instance? Oh, that's right, they won't admit they have any issues, so how can they talk about how they're fixing them?
Harley has spent the last 20 years gouging the public, and just like with a cocaine junky it's hard to break the habit. Now that they've beaten down the employee's and the local governments for handouts and give backs, I'm waiting to see some of that money used to improve the product and the customer service. I'm not, however, holding my breath while I wait. I may be slow, but I'm not totally ignorant.
Jerry
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