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Originally Posted by Norm K View Post
They've been marketing to an aging demographic for many years and their failure to see this coming falls squarely at the feel of upper management. The changing face of the motorcycle-buying public generally doesn't view HD in the same positive light as have their buyers over the last 25 or so years. Hubris, company management apparently doesn't understand, is not a reliable recipe for sustainability. Now the company is facing a new reality and it will either change - by embracing and adjusting to this new reality - or it will struggle to the point of being sold to and operated by someone like, say, AMF.

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Yup, seems like the same market as a 1960s muscle car. A demographic that will be largely gone in 20 years.
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