Now I can’t believe anything you say. All Harley’s look a like? If you did in fact owned a Harley Sportster 883 you would know for damn sure they don’t all look a like. Anyone who would say such a thing has never owned a Harley and has never been around them. Harley owns 70% of the market now. I guess what you are saying is all those people are wrong and your right? The guy you were trying to put down for buying an 883 for $1,500 got a hell of a deal and yes 99 out of 100 people would take that over a Honda 450.
Yes, and in typical Harley owner fashion, you TOTALLY missed the sarcasm in that statement. Didn’t you notice the ludicrously long and fake model number?
The point is that Harley doesn’t sell bikes, they sell a “lifestyle”, much like Toyota does with the Prius. Their bikes are almost all retro cruisers, and their idea of a new model is to paint an old one all black and sell it as a “Night” model. Yes, I know there are different designs, but when Harley goes out of their way to advertise that their bikes look just like their 40s models, well....
Harley doesn’t own 70% of the market now. And hasn’t since the 60s. Harley may have that much of the *cruiser* segment, but overall Honda stomps them. Worldwide? Honda stomps them.
BTW, IIRC, the poster said he got it for $1500 less, not $1500.