What a terrible decision from a company that now produces only rolling anachronisms (excepting the v-rod lineup). A bunch of accountants decide that more profit can be made by continuing to milk the baby-boomers for overpriced chrome accessories than actually prodicing a bike that handles. What happens when all the middle-aged people are to old to ride their hogs? Now H-D has no way of getting most young people into their showrooms.
This is terrible for AMA Pro Road Racing as they have alienated the big-four in order to court Buell. Now what? I can't imagine that Buell will still race next year, so Danny Eslick is out of a ride, and one more manufacturer leaves the AMA series, like fleas on a dying dog.
Overall, just a BFD. They should have at least sold Buell, not just discontinued them. I'll bet Victory would be interested. Coup de tat, anyone?
Posted: 15/10/2009 at 17:51
