[geoffsimpson]

Originally Posted by Rickster

I don't know what Tumbleweed's answer might be, but I think you are pretty close with your thoughts that it's the same as owning any other high end item. It's an opportunity for a person of moderate income to own something that the vast majority of the population (not just riders) believe to be the top of the line. It doesnt matter that Harley's arn't the best there is, most people believe they are, because they cost more. I'm not to sure that Harley wouldn't loose sales if they lowered their prices!

As I've said before, I've had owners of custom bikes, ones that don't have a single Harley part on them, look down there noses at me on my mostly stock Road King. Told me that I needed more bling.

Now I'm not saying all HD owners are like that, I know a lot of HD owners that really love to ride, but there not the ones that get all the attention, they are to busy riding. The ones that get all the attention, and by the way, they are also the ones that are getting the deserved bad press by people on this forum, for the most part don't really know that much about bikes, don't ride much, except to show off their bike, and don't care all that much about other bikers/people. Like you said, it's easy for someone to sit behind a computer, and pretend to be something there not, but they can't fool the informed individual for long, that's why that type doesn't last long on this forum. and they go someplace where there are others like themselves, pretenders! Maybe this shouldn't be what's wrong with Harley's, maybe it should be what's wrong with pretenders!

Great point man, nicely put.