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Harley-Davidson Rots at the Head

Saturday, 17 August 2024, 20:00 Dr. Tar Uncategorized 31

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It looks like the woke DEI disease has claimed yet another victim—this time, it’s the all-American motorcycle company Harley-Davidson. They’ve gone from easy riders to progressive pukes faster than you can say “born to ride,” all thanks to their uber-woke German CEO, Jochen Zeitz. He’s now admitting that he took the job at this legendary American brand in order to turn an iconic symbol into a DEI wasteland. Think Bud Light on wheels… More

31 Comments on Harley-Davidson Rots at the Head

  8. My father was CEO. He told me once that he has a duty to each and every employee to focus on managing the company in a way that ensures its growth and survival because a lot of families depend on that.

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  12. Are Ducati motorcycles still as bad-ass as they used to be? Do their motors still use “desmo” positive valve open/close?

    Please, dear Lord, don’t tell me they’re now owned by Stellantis!

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  15. @Uncle Al, I’ve got a Ducati. Not a crotch rocket, a dual sport. It’s a blast to ride, so much fun. A lot of people comment how good the bike looks. I had to get the “desmo service” done on it recently (5 years or 7500 miles) and it’s NOT CHEAP.

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  16. Uncle Al

    No self respecting rebel bikers going to be caught dead on a Ducati.
    The left is all about symbolism. It’s what they live by. There’s no other symbol that is more opposed to their weak bull shit than your traditional Harley rider. Given the opportunity, of course they’d kill it.

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  17. Uncle Al and ecp
    Me and my brothers owned four bevel drive Ducks back in the 80s – Two 860 GTs, a 900 SS and a 900 Darmah SS.
    Fun times!…
    I’ve done the desmo valve adjustment – pain the ass. It’s not something you can do in an afternoon. First, you have to measure all the gaps, then measure the shims you have. Shuffle the shims to use what you have. Then order what you need and wait for them to arrive. Then assemble everything and pray your measurements and calculations were correct. EXCEL spreadsheets were a real improvement to doing it by hand on a piece of paper.
    My brother sold the last one (900SS) for $30k 10 years ago. Its worth over 50K now.
    I had it over 140mph one time – Rt 340 at Jefferson MD.

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  20. @Bad_Brad — At age 75 I’m not concerned with image any more. Plus, traffic in the region where I live is heavy and overpopulated with geezers who are half blind and cruising down Alzheimer Avenue. So, a bike is most likely not in my future. I can dream, though!

    I never owned an H-D but rode one that belonged to a friend for a summer about 30 years ago. My friend rode one of his Vincents, and I’d ride his ’78 XLCR, the 1,000cc cafe racer. What a beast! It had an undersized rear sprocket and in 1st gear at idle it would chug along at 27 mph. He put that sprocket on because the bike had only four gears and he wanted more speed at the top end.

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  22. When I say that my friend rode “one of his Vincents” I meant it literally. At various times he had as many as six or seven. The two he kept around were a Black Shadow for himself and (I think) a Meteor for his lady friend later wife. Chris had a single-digit membership number in the VOC (Vincent Owners Club). He passed away last month, I’m sad to say. *sigh*

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  23. @Jethro — The air cleaner cover, IIRC, stuck out only about an inch past the width of the gas tank. I don’t remember it being in the way. I mainly remember telling myself I needed to spend more time squeezing a tennis ball with my clutch hand. Heavy!

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  26. @Jethro — I may be wrong on which Vincent he kept mainly for himself. It was of course 1,000 cc, and was known as one of the fastest bikes around, with a claimed top end of 125mph. Knowing Chris, it had the high compression ratio, and I remember he’d get racing gas for it.

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  31. I figure that Harley Davidson is really panicking. Their core audience of pretend badass grizzled old pissy yellow-grey haired inbred assholes is either in the nursing home or has already died from old age. And the bikes they tried to lure in young riders with were jokes that elicited more laughter than sales. Maybe they are after the back-door conquistadors, rump rangers, and chutney ferrets in hopes there’s enough to save their sad old outdated company.

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