That said, this was exciting news to hear -- news of spirit, growth, renaissance:
Twelve new Softails – including four sub-models with bigger optional engines – and five new touring bikes with three CVO options are scheduled to hit the streets in 2018.
The Motor Company's popular Softail line got the biggest overhaul here with eight new models with increased performance, improved handling, decreased weight, and a slew of aggressive new styling cues that really change the tenor of the big twin cruisers without losing their inherent Harley-ness. These new Softails are all new, too. The old dual-shock Softail frame has been replaced with an entirely new monoshock deal built to accommodate Harley's new Milwaukee-Eight mill.
The Softails weren't the only bikes in Harley's stable to get makeovers for 2018. The new touring bike lineup includes the most robust array of custom Touring bikes the company has ever produced. To start, the MoCo took the popular Street Glide Special and Road Glide Special in a new direction for 2018. These stylish heavyweights swapped their chrome for black accents, got dressed up in dusky-hued, subdued color schemes, and got a power boost from the new Milwaukee-Eight 107 power plant.
I'll admit that I don't know much about what's described above.
And I'll admit that I'll likely never be a Harley rider.
But all that sounds so darn COOL -- so AMERICAN -- so freakin' MANLY!
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Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. unfortunately, Harley-Davidson is fighting this major headwind:
Millennials don’t like motorcycles, and that’s killing Harley’s sales