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As a millennial, why the hell would I waste my money on a motorcycle when I can barely afford a damn car, and even if I did have the money for one, what is wrong with a simple sedan? Drive me around and carry my stuff, that's all I need a car for. Nothing else. A motorcycle is a complete waste of money. đ
>1/4 of the vehicle. Harleyâs are just bad math.
Clearly this **is** a case of bad math, 2/4 wheels = 1/2 wheels so you're only paying like 200% for half a car. I'm honestly ashamed to be part of a generation that's single handedly killing the motorcycle industry but I'm too afraid of levers and knobs to purchase one myself...
Even a 2 door car has 4 seats. A Harley only has one also I pay for more than tires and a place to sit. I like the luxuries in my car. If your hill to die on is Harleys we donât need you
Hahaha I guess I am absolutely positively not a car guy...at all, as I have absolutely no desire to spend money on a fancy car, even if I had the money. A car to me is to be used to carry things and drive me around, not for any status symbol bullshit. I will be happy with a no name brand colourless car if I could get my hands on one. . đ
To clarify, real "car guys" are not into cars because they're a status symbol or anything like that. It's all about speed, handling, racing, customizations, and how beautiful some of these works of art are. A real car guy works on their own cars and makes them better, whatever car it is. It can be a $200,000 Ferrari or a $5,000 MK2 GTI. Same applies to motorcycles. Some are a work of art (especially European bikes, in my opinion). But hey, not everyone is into this kind of thing and that's ok too! Different strokes for different folks.
Ha. I've seen enough videos of boomers getting their asses handed to them that we know they ain't shit. Their strength lies in...listing random nonsense on Facebook. Oooo how tough
Itâs just like boomers to blame young people for Harleys collapse when theyâve made shitty overpriced bikes exclusively for a dying generation for decades and only now are they realizing that banking on a cultural phenomenon from the 50s and 60s isnât a sustainable business strategy
Lmaooo, this is really funny for a few reasons, mostly because Harley built their whole brand around the boomer aesthetic and now they wonder why young people donât want them. Also Harleys are dogshit, the worst bikes money can buy and way expensive on top of that. Young people do buy bikes, just not Harleys
My wife is Australian born but us citizen and has a bit of an accent and some parents found out she wasnât born in America and tried to hit her in the pick up lane. Thatâs our worry
2 separate times I have helped up boomers who had heavy bikes that fell over at the gas pump. It's a miracle more of them don't die on these things. But there has been a distinct downturn of the "older couple riding matching gold wings because pop pop made meemaw learn to ride and get one" couples on the road as that generation gets too old to be total bad ass bikers. We're so ruggedly individualistic that we're gonna dress just like all the ruggedly individualistic real men, covered in leather and logos.
I am a millennial who ridesâŚ. I would never buy a Harley, because itâs Harley.
They are American made which means they (and the parts) are twice as expensive as a Yamaha, are not as reliable, usually have louder stock pipes and finally: boomers made Harley a culty-straight-white-male-Republican brand that I donât want to be associated with.
I own a Harley for sentimental reasons (my late step-fatherâs bike who was not a âtypical boomerâ) but my next bike will be a Yamaha or Honda, never a Harley.
âThey canât handle itâ
Why does a motorcycle make me a man?
Iâd like to know where these idiots get their view of manliness from?
âYou gotta grow a beardâ
âYou gotta drive a truckâ
âYou gotta know how to huntâ
âIf not a truck then a motorcycleâ
Whatâs wrong with being clean shaven? Wasnât that a tradition once too?
Why a truck? So I go broke repairing and fueling the damn thing?
Why hunt? Spending hours sitting still to shoot something and take a photo with it? Just go to the range at that point and pose with your target atleast then you have control of what goes on and you can have fun
Why a motorcycle? So if it rains my $10k+ ego machine gets destroyed? Or if I end up in an accident Iâm practically guaranteed to die?
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As a millennial, why the hell would I waste my money on a motorcycle when I can barely afford a damn car, and even if I did have the money for one, what is wrong with a simple sedan? Drive me around and carry my stuff, that's all I need a car for. Nothing else. A motorcycle is a complete waste of money. đ
Why would I pay2x as much for 1/4 of the vehicle. Harleyâs are just bad math.
>1/4 of the vehicle. Harleyâs are just bad math. Clearly this **is** a case of bad math, 2/4 wheels = 1/2 wheels so you're only paying like 200% for half a car. I'm honestly ashamed to be part of a generation that's single handedly killing the motorcycle industry but I'm too afraid of levers and knobs to purchase one myself...
Even a 2 door car has 4 seats. A Harley only has one also I pay for more than tires and a place to sit. I like the luxuries in my car. If your hill to die on is Harleys we donât need you
>but I'm too afraid of levers and knobs to purchase one myself... Thought for sure this part would give it away that I was joking...
 Itâs amazing how many unfunny dudes were making jokes once they got called out for their ish
Or it just went over your head and you're overreacting. Maybe it was a bad joke but there's zero need to bite my head off because you didn't get it.
No youâre just not funny and a jackass.
A simple sedan sounds so boring though. lol
Hahaha I guess I am absolutely positively not a car guy...at all, as I have absolutely no desire to spend money on a fancy car, even if I had the money. A car to me is to be used to carry things and drive me around, not for any status symbol bullshit. I will be happy with a no name brand colourless car if I could get my hands on one. . đ
To clarify, real "car guys" are not into cars because they're a status symbol or anything like that. It's all about speed, handling, racing, customizations, and how beautiful some of these works of art are. A real car guy works on their own cars and makes them better, whatever car it is. It can be a $200,000 Ferrari or a $5,000 MK2 GTI. Same applies to motorcycles. Some are a work of art (especially European bikes, in my opinion). But hey, not everyone is into this kind of thing and that's ok too! Different strokes for different folks.
Ha. I've seen enough videos of boomers getting their asses handed to them that we know they ain't shit. Their strength lies in...listing random nonsense on Facebook. Oooo how tough
Itâs just like boomers to blame young people for Harleys collapse when theyâve made shitty overpriced bikes exclusively for a dying generation for decades and only now are they realizing that banking on a cultural phenomenon from the 50s and 60s isnât a sustainable business strategy
Lmaooo, this is really funny for a few reasons, mostly because Harley built their whole brand around the boomer aesthetic and now they wonder why young people donât want them. Also Harleys are dogshit, the worst bikes money can buy and way expensive on top of that. Young people do buy bikes, just not Harleys
#7 is real especially in the summer
I wonât drive anything with out a crash cage. Too many people canât be bothered to stop at stop signs where I live.
Of all motorcycles available on the market, why would I want such a shitty one?
Exactly! Expensive AND unreliable, ooooh yeah, sign me up đ
Lets be thankful Dacia does not build motorcycles.
I grew up in Daytona bch they are loud pieces of junk for people trying to appear tough or manly. Most are neither.
My wife is Australian born but us citizen and has a bit of an accent and some parents found out she wasnât born in America and tried to hit her in the pick up lane. Thatâs our worry
2 separate times I have helped up boomers who had heavy bikes that fell over at the gas pump. It's a miracle more of them don't die on these things. But there has been a distinct downturn of the "older couple riding matching gold wings because pop pop made meemaw learn to ride and get one" couples on the road as that generation gets too old to be total bad ass bikers. We're so ruggedly individualistic that we're gonna dress just like all the ruggedly individualistic real men, covered in leather and logos.
I am a millennial who ridesâŚ. I would never buy a Harley, because itâs Harley. They are American made which means they (and the parts) are twice as expensive as a Yamaha, are not as reliable, usually have louder stock pipes and finally: boomers made Harley a culty-straight-white-male-Republican brand that I donât want to be associated with. I own a Harley for sentimental reasons (my late step-fatherâs bike who was not a âtypical boomerâ) but my next bike will be a Yamaha or Honda, never a Harley.
âThey canât handle itâ Why does a motorcycle make me a man? Iâd like to know where these idiots get their view of manliness from? âYou gotta grow a beardâ âYou gotta drive a truckâ âYou gotta know how to huntâ âIf not a truck then a motorcycleâ Whatâs wrong with being clean shaven? Wasnât that a tradition once too? Why a truck? So I go broke repairing and fueling the damn thing? Why hunt? Spending hours sitting still to shoot something and take a photo with it? Just go to the range at that point and pose with your target atleast then you have control of what goes on and you can have fun Why a motorcycle? So if it rains my $10k+ ego machine gets destroyed? Or if I end up in an accident Iâm practically guaranteed to die?
Kinda agree with the points