$60k Harley Davidson?!!

[KrisZ]

Looks pretty cool but not $60k worth of cool IMO.

I do wonder the type of buyer that will go for this. Also how many are they going to sell. I thought $30k for a bike was a lot, but this is insanity.
But if people are willing to pay that kind of scratch for essentially the same design, then more power to harley?

 

[Hall]

For that style (touring), give me a Gold Wing every time.... and for half the price !

 

[MParr]

Sorry, I can buy a brand new car for that money.

 

[Trav]

For the price of 2 Gold Wings and it isn't half the machine, it is a ripoff.

 

[stormgol]

 

[WylieCoyote]

There is some sort of intrinsic value in Harley-Davidson bikes that I've never been able to grasp. The allure certainly can't be build quality. My brother has two of them, and he spends most of his time on his knees in the garage fixing them. He has what's called a "primary" leak every other time we talk. No thanks... Especially for that kinda cheddar.

 

[wwillson]

I spent about a decade riding motorcycles, all of which were smooth and quiet four cylinder Yamahas. The first and only time I've ever ridden a Harley, my immediate thoughts were, "Why would anyone want to ride one of these heavy, loud, and vibrating beasts?" The next week I rode a Goldwing, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. To this day when I see a Harley, I think of that one ride and wonder why people ride them.

 

[alarmguy]

There’s nothing insane about spending $60,000 on a motorcycle if you have $60,000 to spend.

Obvious the person who did the video in the OP post probably can’t afford a motorcycle at all.

I don’t understand the whole purpose of the post.
Other than the person sounds jealous he can’t buy a custom motorcycle. Just a lot of whining, and nothing else.

But I guess it’s a good thread for a bunch of ignorant remarks.

 

[Owen Lucas]

why people ride them.

Turnkey admission into macho man club. It's a meme in my opinion.

I've written many estimates on these hogs and the owners were usually white collar dudes / mid life crises types. Bikes were low mileage and often damaged from dropping or "finding it lying on the ground". The prices for fenders, exhausts, and skull themed hardware is outrageous. $100+ for a 3 quart oil change? Nope.

 

[DemoFly]

I was at a biker bar in Olalla, Washington and a guy wore his leathers and chaps to the bar. But he drove his pickup truck there.

Funniest thing ever.

Harley culture is working a 9-5, driving home to your suburban house and then riding a few miles to a biker bar where you play a character.

 

[97prizm]

Have you seen Ducati and MV Agusta prices? $100 grand

 

[MParr]

Harley-Davidson makes motorcycles.
Polaris, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Honda make all sorts of things.

 

[Alain2]

I was at a biker bar in Olalla, Washington and a guy wore his leathers and chaps to the bar. But he drove his pickup truck there.

Funniest thing ever.

Harley culture is working a 9-5, driving home to your suburban house and then riding a few miles to a biker bar where you play a character.

Where I’m from, people dealing cocaine, running prostitution and committing murders have to ride a Harley as part of their « club » … why would anyone sane wish to play this character?

 

[Alain2]

Harley-Davidson makes motorcycles.
Polaris, Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, and Honda make all sorts of things.

Harley makes all sorts of t-shirt

 

[DuckRyder]

They will sell every single one they make, and wont make many of those.

 

[MParr]

Harley makes all sorts of t-shirt

Not really. They are made under license in China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh or some other slave labor country.

 

[DuckRyder]

I don’t understand the whole purpose of the post.

But I guess it’s a good thread for a bunch of ignorant remarks.

Don't sell yourself short, seems like you understand it perfectly,

 

[Propflux01]

Same reasons guys will go out and spend $80-100k on a jacked up, blinged out, diesel 4WD bro-dozer that’ll never see anything but pavement, and not have enough room in the garage to park it.

 

[KrisZ]

There’s nothing insane about spending $60,000 on a motorcycle if you have $60,000 to spend.

Obvious the person who did the video in the OP post probably can’t afford a motorcycle at all.

I don’t understand the whole purpose of the post.
Other than the person sounds jealous he can’t buy a custom motorcycle. Just a lot of whining, and nothing else.

But I guess it’s a good thread for a bunch of ignorant remarks.

IDK, If I were to start talking about ignorant posts, I would perhaps refrain from assuming people’s feelings, financial status or the motorcycle type being discussed (it’s not a custom motorcycle).

I will be the first one to tell people not to worry how others spend their money, but this thread isn’t about that.

I also like Harleys and although I have not owned one yet, I’m would not mind a Fatboy or a Road King, maybe an ultra classic. I pretty much like all motorcycles, but there becomes a point where one has to wonder just how much more of “stuff” are you getting for the money.

 

[Cujet]

There’s nothing insane about spending $60,000 on a motorcycle if you have $60,000 to spend.

I would simply ask if the motorcycle is worth $60K, or put another way, do you get your money's worth? I'm old and it certainly does NOT seem so to me.