“I think for the most, part younger people are into cell phones more than motorcycles. Most of us riders, I notice, are now gray heads.”
18 posts before anyone gets it. Bravo sir.
Yep Harley Davidson’s problem, along with the rest of the industry is Demographics.
HD has had a problem with an aging clientele for at least 20-25 years and now the others have the same problem. Simply because we ain’t getting the kids any more.
I think a lot of the blame can be placed on the Automobile Superstore approach we see today.
No 12-15 year old kid is going to walk into such a place and be able to ask a salesman or partsman or mechanic silly stupid questions as I was able to oh so many years ago.
“No 12-15 year old kid is going to walk into such a place and be able to ask a salesman or partsman or mechanic silly stupid questions as I was able to oh so many years ago.?”
Good point. The first lawnmower I bought was to earn money towards one of the motorcycles sitting in the same showroom. A few years late, a drivers license and a real job at the gas station, I was on the bike.