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imported_g_k · 01-24-2006, 05:35 PM

I can see it now - a Harley marketing dude tells his co-worker "Our market research indicates that an NHRA tie-in will increase sales. After all, lots of riders have been drag racing modified Harleys for years. But we both know that the only really fast bikes are built in Japan and Europe, so I refuse to take advantage of the gullible public!"

Buzglyd · 01-25-2006, 04:36 AM

Maybe the VRod's battery was dead.

pplassm · 01-25-2006, 06:41 AM

Oh, COME ON. Don't leave us hanging!!!

pplassm · 01-25-2006, 06:42 AM

Harley makes OHC air cooled V-twins?

pplassm · 01-25-2006, 06:49 AM

"Due to overwhelming popular demand, we will shoot mostly car episodes, unless a bike race comes along that we just can't ignore. "

Bummer

billhawley · 01-25-2006, 11:27 AM

I find it interesting that nobody has commented on the NHRA rules book that basically puts Suzuki and other manufacturers at a distinct disadvantage to H-D. The Harley gets to run fuel injection (vs carbs for the inline fours) and very nearly twice the displacement.

It's not so much that H-D has gotten steadily faster, it's more that they've had the rules designed to MAKE them win. The most remarkable thing to me is: how close the inline fours are to making a truly competitive go of it, in spite of this.

Clearly, the NHRA is interested in pleasing the fans in the stands (Ummurricans, riding Ummurican machines?), and not so interested in having the sports' participants compete on a level playing field. How turning motorcycle drag racing into a one marque show can possibly be good for the sport is completely beyond me.

Now that they are the "Official Motorcycle of the NHRA", if another manufacturer somehow happens to win in spite of their ongoing efforts to prevent that from happening, will H-D and NHRA then sue them for mentioning this in their advertising???

imported_g_k · 01-25-2006, 05:05 PM

That's ridiculous - next you'll be claiming that Champion-framed Rotax single-engined flat track bikes aren't real Harley Davidsons! Or that the "V-Rod" pro stock bike doesn't use an engine remotely related to an actual V-rod motor! They both say "Harley Davidson" on the gas tanks and bodywork, and I can't believe an American motorcycle company would mislead anyone, so I think you owe them a big apology.

01-24-2006, 05:35 PM	#21
imported_g_k Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 87	Re: Harley Named Official Motorcycle of NHRA. I can see it now - a Harley marketing dude tells his co-worker "Our market research indicates that an NHRA tie-in will increase sales. After all, lots of riders have been drag racing modified Harleys for years. But we both know that the only really fast bikes are built in Japan and Europe, so I refuse to take advantage of the gullible public!"

01-25-2006, 04:36 AM	#22
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,137	Re: Harley Named Official Motorcycle of NHRA. Maybe the VRod's battery was dead. __________________ 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."

01-25-2006, 06:41 AM	#23
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Re: Harley Named Official Motorcycle of NHRA. Oh, COME ON. Don't leave us hanging!!! __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

01-25-2006, 06:42 AM	#24
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Re: Harley Named Official Motorcycle of NHRA. Harley makes OHC air cooled V-twins? __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

01-25-2006, 06:49 AM	#25
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	Re: Harley Named Official Motorcycle of NHRA. "Due to overwhelming popular demand, we will shoot mostly car episodes, unless a bike race comes along that we just can't ignore. " Bummer __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

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01-25-2006, 11:27 AM	#26
billhawley Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 44	Re: Harley Named Official Motorcycle of NHRA. I find it interesting that nobody has commented on the NHRA rules book that basically puts Suzuki and other manufacturers at a distinct disadvantage to H-D. The Harley gets to run fuel injection (vs carbs for the inline fours) and very nearly twice the displacement. It's not so much that H-D has gotten steadily faster, it's more that they've had the rules designed to MAKE them win. The most remarkable thing to me is: how close the inline fours are to making a truly competitive go of it, in spite of this. Clearly, the NHRA is interested in pleasing the fans in the stands (Ummurricans, riding Ummurican machines?), and not so interested in having the sports' participants compete on a level playing field. How turning motorcycle drag racing into a one marque show can possibly be good for the sport is completely beyond me. Now that they are the "Official Motorcycle of the NHRA", if another manufacturer somehow happens to win in spite of their ongoing efforts to prevent that from happening, will H-D and NHRA then sue them for mentioning this in their advertising???

01-25-2006, 05:05 PM	#27
imported_g_k Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 87	Re: Harley Named Official Motorcycle of NHRA. That's ridiculous - next you'll be claiming that Champion-framed Rotax single-engined flat track bikes aren't real Harley Davidsons! Or that the "V-Rod" pro stock bike doesn't use an engine remotely related to an actual V-rod motor! They both say "Harley Davidson" on the gas tanks and bodywork, and I can't believe an American motorcycle company would mislead anyone, so I think you owe them a big apology.