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Originally Posted by itgirl
meanwhile harley cuts 700 jobs in america...
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Perhaps if unions would stop demanding $25/hr for a job a trained monkey could do, they wouldn't have to do that.
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Originally Posted by Audiomechanic
changed the OP. Happy? Good. 
My opinion: all the good stuff is wrapped up in the VRSC bikes and a one Sportster that won't even be sold here. Everything else is 1950's tech still (not counting Buell...but HD didn't come up with the innovations for Buell).
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Throttle by wire is 1950's tech?
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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker
Dont get me wrong, HD makes some good stuff, but the pushrod V twin is old still ancient technology. its time to start throwing some more modern stuff in there. all I'm seeing is the same old motors, just fuel injected really and more electronic stuff. no real mechanical improvements in the last what's it been? 20+ years at least?
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The engines have been considerably changed over the past 20 years... and they have a bike called VROD that uses newer technology... Now if they can sell more of them than any other bike in their line-up, maybe they'd have motivation to change.
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Originally Posted by BobTheBiker
All I'm really saying is I'd LIKE A LOT to see some innovations and use of this modern technology available to us on those Harley motors. They can keep the old school stuff for the fans of classic products, but I'd like a new line of HD motors introduced for those of us who want a cruiser that is modern.
I honestly hope they just keep MV Agusta alive and well, while not really trying to change the bikes. MV makes a very refined and mighty machine that throws down what? 190 to the tire? which is like ZX14 territory with a lot less weight.
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Again, they will make what will sell. There's a reason the big four all have push rod v-twins in their line-ups... they sell. People stop wanting the old tech, HD will start creating all sorts of new shit. That's how the VROD came into play... and again, if VROD's start outselling Sportsters, the product line will evolve.
I don't see them doing shit to change anything about MV... Why would they? It works. They leave Buell to do their own thing for the most part so odds are, MV will remain unchanged.