How Harley-Davidson killed itself

[TheDevil_LLC]

@74hc595

@TheDevil_LLC

And the arguably best Buel model had an engine made by Rotax.

That makes sense, especially considering that Rotax is also a manufacturer of very reliable aviation engines, like Rotax 914 - Wikipedia

@AkFrozenFire

Personally it’s more about price than just going faster. When you say compare similar Honda and Harley bikes, the Harley will be atleast 50% more.

And another aspect is serviceability - I don’t have any experience with Honda, but Kawasaki service manuals are amazingly straightforward, well illustrated and easy to follow.

Speaking from experience, Hondas and Kawasakis service manuals are both very straightforward but Honda has an edge in detail and completeness. Harley manuals are solid as well, but working on a Harley requires learning some new concepts as a result of their ‘unique’ engine/transmission arrangement.

Overall, the biggest problem you’ll face with Harley maintenance will be vibration-induced unplanned automatic parts disassembly. But with copious amounts of blue Locktite™ and the advent of filament-less LED light bulbs, that problem is completely manageable

[Mangochin]

Then you had Kenneth Anger doing the same thing on film

Scorpio Rising (film)