Wealthy young folks win strong bladders?
The custom hardtail choppers are going the way of the dinosaur. There used to be lots at the annual Calgary Motorcycle Show, but for the last 2 or 3 years they have vanished. H-D has brought out smaller bikes, around 500cc, to try to capture the young people. H-D also has their electric bike development. H-D will survive, but will look different than today.I organize a couple of vintage rallies and attend others. It's all grey hair at these things with a few notable exceptions. I have come to the conclusion that the youngsters who own these bikes don't actually ride them. They may wrench on them and pose with them, but they only ride to the coffee house or some other hipster gathering. They are not interested in old dudes with their motorcycle enthusiast ways. I find it disappointing because I'd like to see it keep going. Who's going to keep Harley-Davidson going once our generation is gone?