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Morbo the Destroyer · 08-03-2011, 05:06 AM

It took long enough:

Exclusive. Big Dog Motorcycles Is Closing. at Cyril Huze Blog â€“ Custom Motorcycle News

It's Official - Intrust Forecloses, Big Dog Closes - Motorcycle USA

Buzglyd · 08-03-2011, 05:41 AM

Maybe they can recycle them into Coleman camping stoves.

seruzawa · 08-03-2011, 05:49 AM

Ah yes Choppers. Vehicles just like the financial resources that paid for them: wildly overpriced. $30K+ choppers go for under $10k now. If they even sell at all. That's one craze I don't miss.

The_AirHawk · 08-03-2011, 06:09 AM

Let the Big Dog eat....

sarnali2 · 08-03-2011, 07:27 AM

Rex mortuus est, diu vivax Rex. Dignatis non moritur

Morbo the Destroyer · 08-03-2011, 08:06 AM

From the article:

But the style of bikes Big Dog offers are on the high-end and the popularity of that style of motorcycle has waned. Motorcycles are like fashion trends in the sense that they follow cycles. In 25-30 years from now, some big-name celebrity is going to be seen rolling around on a big bike dripping in polished chrome with a crazy-long front end, an ultra-fat tire on the backside with a monster V-Twin rumbling beneath him and all of a sudden everybody is going to want one. Of course, the engine might be electric, the way things are going.

Buzglyd · 08-03-2011, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morbo the Destroyer

From the article:

But the style of bikes Big Dog offers are on the high-end and the popularity of that style of motorcycle has waned. Motorcycles are like fashion trends in the sense that they follow cycles. In 25-30 years from now, some big-name celebrity is going to be seen rolling around on a big bike dripping in polished chrome with a crazy-long front end, an ultra-fat tire on the backside with a monster V-Twin rumbling beneath him and all of a sudden everybody is going to want one. Of course, the engine might be electric, the way things are going.

Makes it kinda hard to blip the throttle and make everyone look at you.

They'll just think you're making fruit smoothies.

seruzawa · 08-03-2011, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morbo the Destroyer

From the article:

But the style of bikes Big Dog offers are on the high-end and the popularity of that style of motorcycle has waned. Motorcycles are like fashion trends in the sense that they follow cycles. In 25-30 years from now, some big-name celebrity is going to be seen rolling around on a big bike dripping in polished chrome with a crazy-long front end, an ultra-fat tire on the backside with a monster V-Twin rumbling beneath him and all of a sudden everybody is going to want one. Of course, the engine might be electric, the way things are going.

If they have electric motors then the choppedheads will have to do this:
chophead

pushrod · 08-03-2011, 08:39 AM

Quote: "Motorcycles are like fashion trends in the sense that they follow cycles."

So it's a 'cycle-cycle'?

They can take the unsold ones and make kiddie rides out of them. Put them in front of the grocery or drugstore, and charge $.50 to ride.

Kinda like they did with the little 3-wheel ATV's after they were outlawed.

The_AirHawk · 08-03-2011, 10:02 AM

SLEEP!

Sleep!

"Let the Big Dog Sleep....."

08-03-2011, 05:06 AM	#1
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08-03-2011, 05:49 AM	#3
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Ah yes Choppers. Vehicles just like the financial resources that paid for them: wildly overpriced. $30K+ choppers go for under $10k now. If they even sell at all. That's one craze I don't miss. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

08-03-2011, 06:09 AM	#4
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	Let the Big Dog eat.... __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

08-03-2011, 07:27 AM	#5
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08-03-2011, 08:06 AM	#6
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,309	From the article: But the style of bikes Big Dog offers are on the high-end and the popularity of that style of motorcycle has waned. Motorcycles are like fashion trends in the sense that they follow cycles. In 25-30 years from now, some big-name celebrity is going to be seen rolling around on a big bike dripping in polished chrome with a crazy-long front end, an ultra-fat tire on the backside with a monster V-Twin rumbling beneath him and all of a sudden everybody is going to want one. Of course, the engine might be electric, the way things are going. __________________ Fun Facts to Know and Tell! Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment erected a "wall of separation" between the church and the state (James Madison said it "drew a line," but it is Jefferson's term that sticks with us today). The phrase is commonly thought to mean that the government should not establish, support, or otherwise involve itself in any religion. Its.......A FACT!

08-03-2011, 08:39 AM	#9
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	Quote: "Motorcycles are like fashion trends in the sense that they follow cycles." So it's a 'cycle-cycle'? They can take the unsold ones and make kiddie rides out of them. Put them in front of the grocery or drugstore, and charge $.50 to ride. Kinda like they did with the little 3-wheel ATV's after they were outlawed. __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

08-03-2011, 10:02 AM	#10
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	SLEEP! Sleep! "Let the Big Dog Sleep....." __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...