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Originally Posted by VaFish
Rejoicing in the loss of any segment of motorcycling is a bad thing. You may not like Harley's, but if Harley dies I guarantee Honda and Kawasaki won't be spending a lot of money on R+D for new bikes in the American market.
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I disagree, I think other makers would be bringing in a few more new bikes. But not a lot. The thing is that the markets for Harley and Japanese bikes are not interrelated much. If one goes away, it's not going to substantially affect the other. How often do you hear a buyer say "Damn, I can't decide between a Fat Bob or a FZ-09."
To be clear it's not really the Harley bikes I would be glad to see go away as much as the riders on them. Harley's market is getting old and dying out. Young riders are sick of the Harley attitude and the overpriced poor performing bikes. It's pretty well publicized. The only sad part about Harley withering away is thousands of Wisconsin workers losing their jobs over time.