Comments on: S&T and ATK Get Inside the Harley Dealer Network

By: terrye edye

terrye edye — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:09:08 +0000

I have a hyosung gv650 and its posted on http://www.alternativecruisers.com click on the gallery heading and then you will see recient pictures and click on list all ,its the orange and black one you can go there and see what you can do with one like I did to mine ! Just thought I would show you what you can make one of these look like! I whent on a ride here in virginia called the swamp run and it got so much attention from everybody ,you would not believe!

By: Dale Franks

Dale Franks — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:09:19 +0000

Well, this really doesn’t have anything to do with Harley-Davidson. This is strictly a deal between ATK and some selected dealers.

By: Bones

Bones — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:00:35 +0000

The difference in this move is the dealers are picking up the new brand where as Harley-Davidson motor co. made the decision to stop manufacturing Buells. It was not up to the dealers. There were strong selling dealers for the Buell brand. Just not enough. H-D does need to bring in a younger audience and is not addressing that problem so I feel the dealers are doing this themselves by reaching out to other brands that will bring them into their dealership. We all know if properly taken care of customers will return for future purchases as long as they feel good about the store. The big 4 Japannese motor co. know this and have a fuller lineup from 50cc to 2000cc where as H-D starts big and ends bigger. Where does the young new rider fit into this? I dont see very many 13 year olds riding an 883cc Sportster but I do see a lot of trail riding 250cc bikes. Brand loyalty needs to start young. Ask any young person how they feel about Harley-Davidson and you will most likely hear, yeah my dad wants one of those.

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:23:57 +0000

I can’t believe that Harley kicked out Buell so they could sell dirt bikes and Korean sportbikes. I know ATKs are cool bikes, but I don’t see a lot of synergy with either line. It just highlights the opportunity they were handed and missed with Buell.