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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Richard230 on February 02, 2019, 08:58:51 PM

Title: hard times at H-D and Polaris
Post by: Richard230 on February 02, 2019, 08:58:51 PM
Life is tough when all you build is expensive cruisers:  https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/focus-on-cruisers-hurts-harley-indian-as-sales-continue-to-slide (https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/focus-on-cruisers-hurts-harley-indian-as-sales-continue-to-slide)
Title: Re: hard times at H-D and Polaris
Post by: HadesOmega on February 03, 2019, 04:57:01 AM
Ouch well they're gonna have to change if they want to survive is how I see it.  It like how the automobile market in the US has shifted from cars to SUVs.  They should look at BMW as an example, BMW has a little bit of everything is why they're doing so well.  I'm still amazed by they're bikes even though I don't own one.  BMW is a premium brand too!
Title: Re: hard times at H-D and Polaris
Post by: Leander on February 03, 2019, 10:24:28 AM
Polaris could just re-release the victory empulse as Indian empulse and destroy Harley.
Put some updated cells in it and it will compete with Zero and others at around $14500

that and the ideas from this forum incorperate them and you should have a winner.

Brian Wiseman should know ;)
Title: Re: hard times at H-D and Polaris
Post by: HadesOmega on February 03, 2019, 05:23:50 PM
They still have the Empulse RR they use for racing also, that's like a totally different animal homologate that beast!
Title: Re: hard times at H-D and Polaris
Post by: Richard230 on February 03, 2019, 06:04:59 PM
Polaris could just re-release the victory empulse as Indian empulse and destroy Harley.
Put some updated cells in it and it will compete with Zero and others at around $14500

that and the ideas from this forum incorperate them and you should have a winner.

Brian Wiseman should know ;)

Except Brian is now working for Zero as their Technical Director, I believe.  ;)
Title: Re: hard times at H-D and Polaris
Post by: Leander on February 03, 2019, 06:43:57 PM
exactly