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Very cool!!! I especially liked the racing portion. I gotta get to that museum one of these years! Thanks for posting the vid!Cory Othen
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H-D today, is a wisp of what they were, but they keep going to that history bank and taking out "credibility" that they haven't had in a long time. When they got rich again back in the late 80s and thru the 90s, they bought back a lot of their history that they had willfully thrown away. Now they want everyone to think they have been the keeper of the flame all these years, but you know darn well they don't want you and your smelly old panhead at their boutique dealerships. They haven't made a bike I would want in many years, so feel good stories like this are something of a slap in the face. Sorry to be a downer.Eric Smith
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My post was a bit harsh, but the modern H-D company burned a lot of bridges on their way to success. There is bitterness from bikers who supported their products in the 70s when H-D was teetering on the brink. I don't think anyone expects them to make knuckleheads again, but the blue collar buyer of the old days was shown the door in the 80s, and a different crowd was invited in. Now styles have changed and they could really use some of that old mojo. I'm glad they are attempting to preserve their history, but the AMCA, and dedicated H-D enthusiasts have been the true keepers of the H-D legacy. Again, I apologize for the negativity, but not my assessment.Eric Smith
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I have the same feelings as you Eric, I know of, and I'm sure a lot of, others do too.Comment
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I suppose I let myself get caught up in the nostalgia of it all. Eric, I agree with your assessment. I'm old enough to remember how it used to be and what happened to make it how it is now. Negative or not I think you speak the truth.Cory Othen
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Don't get me wrong Cory; if I ever get to the Milwaukee area, I'll deffinately make the time to see their museum. What I think would be missing though, is that pilgimage excitement that you see in the old Enthusiast magazines from the 50s and earlier. Those great pictures of motorcyclists that rode their Harleys from Texas, or Mass. to see the factory that made the bike they love.Eric Smith
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I concur with Eric. I was a fanatical H-D lover when I was a young man. I rode them and wrenched on them for a living. And I watched the bikes I loved being bastardized into a "life style" advertisement for yet another corporation cashing in on their idea of revisionist history. I was equally put off by the sheeple buying into it and the phony attitudes. I love vintage and antique motorcycles, and H-D in particular to this day. However I detest the modern H-D company and quit riding their modern products 30 years ago, and they have done nothing to remotely interest me in coming back since...Robbie Knight Amca #2736Comment
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Eric, I was there 2 years ago and the bikes are quite impressive. The building is beautiful and the resturant had good food. BUT, the museum has people standing guard over the bikes as you go thru. While taking pictures of their precious 36EL serial #'s, I was told to back off. The woman told me they have laser beams around the bikes and if you get too close an alarm is set off. Nice, but an AMCA meet tops the 'hands off' museum experience, or of course Dale's facility. I wish every dealership had two entrances. On the left you go to the parts counter through the oil stained path with maybe a beer or cigarette in hand and get the parts you need to keep things in working order. On the right you go in with your latte and buy your t-shirt or custom chrome acessory. As Bob Dylan warned, these times have changed.Originally posted by exeric View Post
Why was the original post from Iron deleted by request? Bob#6738Bob Rice #6738Comment
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...and this website STILL does not offer a THUMBS-UP option...?!!!
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Bob, I understand your angle on that museum experience but, from the other side of the fence, I've taken bikes to AMCA meets (Not for sale ones) where I'm busy trying to sell parts, and I look over to see a guy scratching his fingernail on my original paint, or tugging on a lever or pedal, even sitting on it. One guy once was pointing at my speedometer on a bike with his cigarette in his hand, and dropped a nice big ash on my skull dash.
Even though 95% of the people have the utmost respect, I ask you what is wrong with some peoples' heads? to think they have so little respect that they think it's OK to do whatever to your bike? ..........Cretans!Last edited by fabercycle; 04-21-2013, 04:18 PM.Comment
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Oh believe me Eric, I hear what you are saying and couldn't agree more.Originally posted by exeric View Post
That is brilliant and says a whole lot!Originally posted by Rub View Post
It's here but you have to put it at the top of the post.Originally posted by frichie68 View Post
Tom, I hear your pain when it comes to the disrespecting public. Like you said, most people show respect but there are always a few of the "other" folks. I've wandered back to where my bike was parked to find mothers hoisting their children onto the seat, people crouched down with their mitts on parts trying to figure out how they work, etc, etc.... I've often wondered what they would think if you followed them to the parking lot and hopped into the drivers seat when they unlocked their vehicle. It might take a move like that to get folks to understand.Originally posted by fabercycle View Post
Bob, thanks for the review so that one knows what to expect. I'm thinking a trip to North Carolina might be more fun.Cory Othen
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