Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 19:33:11 GMT From: Nutmegger<Nutmeggernopsameja.com> Subject: Re: new Saab = AMF without the style
"Kimo Saaby" says.................... > > Look at Harley-Davidson. They sold to AMF, and AMF tried all this new stuff > > which failed miserably, even the advertising. Once the owners bought it back, > > it flourished. Look at the money they make now. > > PERFECT EXAMPLE! I thought so. > > Saab is in its AMF years now! Yeah, I can see it too. > > And Harley Davidson isn't so much a motorcycle company anymore... it's more of a > PRODUCT. It has always been a product, if it wasn't for government contracts they never would have made it when they started. > A Wall Street success story. A copyright. Want Harley socks? They got 'em! The important thing is that money is going to whom it belongs to, in my opinion anyway. >Harley beer? Harley cigarettes? Yummy. > > Nothing spells success more than a sell-out! > > Are Harleys "better" now than they were in the AMF years? Possibly. At least the > new parts MADE IN JAPAN seem to work well! Hehe...money. > > But look at the tired styling of a Harley.... even these weekend warriors (ie: > lawyers & doctors who TOW their shiny boring generic HDs to events like the Redwood > Run) aren't buying that non-descript Heritage Softail anymore! It's passe'.... > OLD.... useless. For now, in 2001. Things change, and it is like anything else. Those week-end warriors are very concerned with their image, not so much the sport of motorcycle riding. You know! > > The HDs of the AMF years.... some of those were designed by Aerrmacchi.... THEY had > style! I don't know much about them really. I'd have to see photos. I'm really not that big on motorcycles. > > Nowadays.... a new Harley is just another slow-paced Winnebago. They caught my eye. They sound pretty good too going by. Other than that - I am clueless. > So I guess....... well.... you know. > You are a true enthusiast, don't let them phase you. They are plenty like you around Sabby! ~J~
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