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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2023, 10:22:21 AM »
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2023, 10:48:56 AM »
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2023, 11:04:12 AM »
The "DO-RAG" crowd will have a field day, when / if these bikes hit the USA shores... :laugh: :grin: :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh: :wink:
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
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« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2023, 11:13:07 AM »
The "DO-RAG" crowd will have a field day, when / if these bikes hit the USA shores... :laugh: :grin: :rolleyes: :shocked: :huh: :wink:

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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2023, 11:27:13 AM »
Riding Academy only in the US apparently: https://youtube.com/watch?v=I_TqvTRY-C0&feature=shares
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2023, 11:43:44 AM »
I didn't watch the videos, but my daughter took the Harley academy training on a street 500, and now it looks like the "X" is going to take that roll..
I find it ironic, that a company wanting to bring in new riders are using bikes that they don't sell to train on.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2023, 02:55:53 PM »
I didn't watch the videos, but my daughter took the Harley academy training on a street 500, and now it looks like the "X" is going to take that roll..
I find it ironic, that a company wanting to bring in new riders are using bikes that they don't sell to train on.

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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2023, 05:44:06 PM »
I like where this is going, a Chinese company buys the name to Benelli, a former Italian maker of some wonderful motorcycles and then brands them as a Harley Davidson to offer a small displacement bike to the American market……. In 1960 Harley Davidson buys 50% of Aermacchi, rebrands the small displacement 250cc Ala Azzurra as a Sprint and the rest is history.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2023, 07:45:42 PM »
I like where this is going, a Chinese company buys the name to Benelli, a former Italian maker of some wonderful motorcycles and then brands them as a Harley Davidson to offer a small displacement bike to the American market……. In 1960 Harley Davidson buys 50% of Aermacchi, rebrands the small displacement 250cc Ala Azzurra as a Sprint and the rest is history.
Nothing is new.

They supposedly aren't going to sell them to the public so we will have to wait and see. 

I guess since Polaris has been successful resurrecting the name Indian, and the Indians are poised to be successful resurrecting the name BSA, it makes sense for the Chinese to resurrect storied brand names to bring to market instead of long Chinese sur names.   
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2023, 05:41:38 AM »
I gotta say its really not a bad looking bike. I would think that  a small bike in the US they would really need to lower that seat height a little though. Looks like lots of room to do that though. Really too bad that HD culture over the past 50 years has been to run off all that don't ride the "real bike" big twin.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2023, 06:29:16 AM »
I gotta say its really not a bad looking bike. I would think that  a small bike in the US they would really need to lower that seat height a little though. Looks like lots of room to do that though. Really too bad that HD culture over the past 50 years has been to run off all that don't ride the "real bike" big twin.

I keep hearing “Harley Culture “. Mostly by those who don’t ride a Harley. There are Harley riders from all walks of life. There are those in any group that piss on those that don’t ride the right bike. When I joined Wild Guzzi it was the If you don’t ride a big block you don’t really belong here group. I was wondering about the Guzzi Culture.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2023, 08:13:37 AM »
Oh great!!!!  Another HD scheme to appeal to more riders.  Wake me when this goes kaput :embarassed:

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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2023, 10:40:11 AM »
What this Harley thread needs is some Harley pictures.


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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2023, 04:58:39 PM »
here are a couple of Harley snaps !


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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2023, 05:13:39 PM »
I keep hearing “Harley Culture “. Mostly by those who don’t ride a Harley. There are Harley riders from all walks of life. There are those in any group that piss on those that don’t ride the right bike. When I joined Wild Guzzi it was the If you don’t ride a big block you don’t really belong here group. I was wondering about the Guzzi Culture.

That's not true.  I have been on this board for well over 20 years.  As I recall WG started prior to the introduction of the Breva 750, the first of the modern small blocks.   And since that beginning through today the culture of this board certainly didn't piss on small block owners at any point.  Sure there may have been an individual or two who had a stick up their keister, but it certainly wasn't the culture here.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2023, 05:18:45 PM »
That's not true.  I have been on this board for well over 20 years.  As I recall WG started prior to the introduction of the Breva 750, the first of the modern small blocks.   And since that beginning through today the culture of this board certainly didn't piss on small block owners at any point.  Sure there may have been an individual or two who had a stick up their keister, but it certainly wasn't the culture here.

Same can be said of Harley riders which was my point.  The loudest get the attention.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2023, 06:23:04 PM »
Agreed. Except when it comes to HD riders we all know it’s true.

Ahh, come on, I’m just haven fun.  The world if full of good stand up guys who happen to prefer HD.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2023, 07:05:44 PM »
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2023, 07:23:23 AM »
As previously mentioned by someone else: I think it's a good looking bike.

Aside from the cultural resistance, for an entry into motorcycling it will probably do the job just fine.

I wouldn't expect there to be any real show stopping mechanical or electrical issues.

We, the Western World, did our best to bring Chinese Manufacturing, Quality Control and Design into the modern world.
Seems the Communist Chinese are proving to be not too bad at Capitalism.

I say give it some time.

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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2023, 07:29:50 AM »
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2023, 08:17:56 AM »
So Harley is introducing new riders to smaller, lightweight small displacement easy to maneuver motorcycles to learn on?

That just doesn’t sound like a proper thought out business plan to me…..
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2023, 10:42:01 AM »
So Harley is introducing new riders to smaller, lightweight small displacement easy to maneuver motorcycles to learn on?

That just doesn’t sound like a proper thought out business plan to me…..

At the same time they are giving tours of the dealership. Showing how they have gatherings and guided rides, membership into the Harley Owners Group, and higher end models to aspire to own.

Most who take training at a Harley dealer probably already have an interest in cruisers, or they would seek out other MSF trainers.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #26 on: March 15, 2023, 11:35:34 AM »
So Harley is introducing new riders to smaller, lightweight small displacement easy to maneuver motorcycles to learn on?

That just doesn’t sound like a proper thought out business plan to me…..

I think it is a great plan, as learning on a full size hog can be intimidating, however HD needs to offer a model that is a "lightweight small displacement easy to maneuver motorcycle".  But this would put them in direct competition with the likes of Royal Endfield and Honda.
And IMHO this is exactly what HD needs to do, get a good bike at a good price, and steel some of RE's success.
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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #27 on: March 15, 2023, 11:42:42 AM »
Hay guys

Who has gone through the "Wheels Through Time" place in NC.

Looking at all the old Harleys from the time while Harley was   gaining  in popularity made me wonder : "Why did they get so Big and Heavy" ? 

Those early models look like fun to ride machines .    It could be Harley is Returning to their roots ?

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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #28 on: March 15, 2023, 12:50:37 PM »
C'mon now....something for everyone!! :laugh: :grin: :wink: :bow: :thumb: :cool: :boozing:



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Re: New Harley Line Built on Benelli 302...
« Reply #29 on: March 15, 2023, 03:46:10 PM »
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