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Buzglyd · 07-25-2009, 09:28 AM

Just did a quick check of the H-D site and the 2010 models are up. I'm sure the magazine embargo will be lifted shortly but here are the highlights:

The Road Glide is still with us as the Custom which means it's lowered I think. Not too happy about a lowered tourer.

The Fat Boy is back. Was it ever gone?

The Wide Glide is back.

Rocker is still with us.

The is now an Electra Glide Ultra LTD which includes a 103" motor instead of the 96."

The transmissions have a helical cut 5th gear to cut down on the gear whine that some have complained about. 6th already was helical.

Armchaps are now standard with each model.

The_AirHawk · 07-25-2009, 10:04 AM

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Armchaps are now standard with each model.

Oh, that's a relief.

newagetwotone · 07-25-2009, 12:11 PM

armchaps? what the flying fadoodle?

sarnali2 · 07-25-2009, 12:35 PM

The Wide Glide looks pretty cool as ever though I don't care for 21 in wheels. That or the Crass Boons would be my pick. Or the XR1200....probably one of each actually.

V2Rider · 07-25-2009, 12:53 PM

I'm suprised about the 2-1 exhaust on the RoadGlide and StreetGlide. If I were looking to replace my Kingpin it would be with a flamed Wide Glide.

sarnali2 · 07-25-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by V2Rider

I'm suprised about the 2-1 exhaust on the RoadGlide and StreetGlide. If I were looking to replace my Kingpin it would be with a flamed Wide Glide.

That's the one alright. I like the exhaust but they should have ran it as a two into one like the original '77 Low Rider. I think that's the nicest looking pipe Harley has come up with

Kenneth_Moore · 07-25-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sarnali2

That's the one alright. I like the exhaust but they should have ran it as a two into one like the original '77 Low Rider. I think that's the nicest looking pipe Harley has come up with

It had a really neat sound too, once you drilled it. I lucked into a brand new set of headers and muffler for my '77 about 5 years after I got it. It was very cool, but it only lasted about 8 years. The damn header pipes just started falling apart at the flanges and crossover, couldn't do much with them. I gave the parts to the Japanese guy who bought it to take home with him.

schizuki · 07-25-2009, 07:59 PM

I checked out the Buell site as well. WTF is up with the Blast? Is this some kind of out-there, in-your-face, x-treme marketing gimmick? I don't get the logic of referring to one of your bikes as an "end table", "door stop" and "boat anchor". Even if some new, improved Blast is coming, it doesn't seem wise to dis the old one. Why would a customer not think that you'll be trashing the bike you're trying to sell him now in ten years?

schizuki · 07-25-2009, 08:05 PM

Well, after watching the accompanying video, I'm certain Buell has lost their mind.

"Man, we really f'ed up building that boring POS. Sorry, suckers."

I've always thought the XB12R looked cool, and I'd get one if I made Buzglyd-level cash, but now I'm thinking that next year Buell might tell me what an agricultural lump it is.

Kenneth_Moore · 07-26-2009, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by schizuki

Well, after watching the accompanying video, I'm certain Buell has lost their mind.

"Man, we really f'ed up building that boring POS. Sorry, suckers."

I've always thought the XB12R looked cool, and I'd get one if I made Buzglyd-level cash, but now I'm thinking that next year Buell might tell me what an agricultural lump it is.

Apparently Eric Buell is now motorcycling's "Andy Warhol;" they are dropping the Blast from the model lineup because it makes them look like sissies, and the remaining stock is being smushed into blocks of scrap.

From the website:

The Buell® Blast was a cute little motorcycle. It just never made much of a sportbike. But, as luck would have it, it makes a killer ottoman. Or end table. Or art piece. Through an innovative process known as crushing, we’ve turned a limited number of Blasts into colorful metal cubes, each numbered and signed by Erik Buell himself. Hey, there’s no denying the Blast’s aforementioned cuteness. But there’s nothing cute about racing or riding a sportbike the way it was meant to be ridden

I'll sell Klazy Ken autographed cubes of scrap metal for 30% less than Buell. YOU KLAZY YOU MISS DIS SAVING MONEY BIG BIG!!!

http://www.buell.com/en_us/bikes/blast/#

07-25-2009, 09:28 AM	#1
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,137	2010 Harley-Davidson Just did a quick check of the H-D site and the 2010 models are up. I'm sure the magazine embargo will be lifted shortly but here are the highlights: The Road Glide is still with us as the Custom which means it's lowered I think. Not too happy about a lowered tourer. The Fat Boy is back. Was it ever gone? The Wide Glide is back. Rocker is still with us. The is now an Electra Glide Ultra LTD which includes a 103" motor instead of the 96." The transmissions have a helical cut 5th gear to cut down on the gear whine that some have complained about. 6th already was helical. Armchaps are now standard with each model. __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

07-25-2009, 12:35 PM	#4
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	The Wide Glide looks pretty cool as ever though I don't care for 21 in wheels. That or the Crass Boons would be my pick. Or the XR1200....probably one of each actually. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

07-25-2009, 12:53 PM	#5
V2Rider Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: LA - Lower Alabama Posts: 497	I'm suprised about the 2-1 exhaust on the RoadGlide and StreetGlide. If I were looking to replace my Kingpin it would be with a flamed Wide Glide. __________________ 'It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.' - Ronald Reagan

07-25-2009, 07:59 PM	#8
schizuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,413	I checked out the Buell site as well. WTF is up with the Blast? Is this some kind of out-there, in-your-face, x-treme marketing gimmick? I don't get the logic of referring to one of your bikes as an "end table", "door stop" and "boat anchor". Even if some new, improved Blast is coming, it doesn't seem wise to dis the old one. Why would a customer not think that you'll be trashing the bike you're trying to sell him now in ten years? __________________ “[The video] should be sent for example to ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and maybe PBS and VOA. As for Fox News, let her die in her anger... I used to think that MSNBC channel may be good and neutral a bit, but is has lately fired two of the most famous journalists – Keith Olbermann and Octavia Nasser.” - Al-Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn. Or any American lefty.

07-25-2009, 08:05 PM	#9
schizuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,413	Well, after watching the accompanying video, I'm certain Buell has lost their mind. "Man, we really f'ed up building that boring POS. Sorry, suckers." I've always thought the XB12R looked cool, and I'd get one if I made Buzglyd-level cash, but now I'm thinking that next year Buell might tell me what an agricultural lump it is. __________________ “[The video] should be sent for example to ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and maybe PBS and VOA. As for Fox News, let her die in her anger... I used to think that MSNBC channel may be good and neutral a bit, but is has lately fired two of the most famous journalists – Keith Olbermann and Octavia Nasser.” - Al-Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn. Or any American lefty.

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07-25-2009, 12:11 PM	#3
newagetwotone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,302	armchaps? what the flying fadoodle?