honda copies harley

http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mchonda/1995ace.html

everybody knows they do it to sell into that market segment.
so does kawasaki, suzuki and yamaha and the similarities are greater
today than ever.

honda also makes lots of other bikes that are truly honda and not copies
of anything.

 

Kawi and Suzuki shared a cruiser platform for the past few years.
They recently announced they are ending their partnership.

 

Thanks for your post 'another viewer', but you're too late , lol. We've
all been convinced in another thread, that we'd have to be really stupid, or
a complete idiot, to believe any of the 'metric bike manufactures' were
trying to copy H/D. Especially the Shadow. We have it on 'good authority'
that any resemblence, between a metric crusier, and a H/D is purely
coincidental, lol.. Now please, stop teasing us, ok?

Best regards,

Vic

 

oh, sorry. I was confused with the Spaghtorpe.

 

There's a significant amount of truth in that.

Not much innovation in any HD. Perhaps that will change one day.

But it's not shit. It's tried and true motorcycling, and an adventure every
time with Harley Davidson.
And...you look good doing it.

 

I thought it was because they got tired of all the wise cracks about
how Harleys leak oil to mark their territory. <g>

Ruppster

 

‘‘everybody knows they do it to sell into that market
segment. so does kawasaki, suzuki and yamaha and the similarities are
greater today than ever.
honda also makes lots of other bikes that are truly honda and not copies
of anything.
(another viewers viewpoint)


"If you are civil to the voluble, they will abuse your
patience; if brusque, your character." - Jonathon Swift
      Thanks for your post 'another viewer', but you're too
late , lol. We've all been convinced in another thread, that we'd have
to be really stupid, or a complete idiot, to believe any of the 'metric
bike manufactures' were trying to copy H/D. Especially the Shadow. We
have it on 'good authority' that any resemblence, between a metric
cruiser, and a H/D is purely coincidental, lol.. Now please, stop
teasing us, ok?
      Best regards,
         (Vic)


‘‘I certainly think all sides of the topic, comparison of
Hardleys to Honders, or Honders to Hardleys, (depends upon ones
technical knowledge), were discussed and settled, on the other
thread’’
‘‘I know I learned a lot. I went out in the shop, and really
looked at my 03 Shadow, and said' to myself'' Self, you just thought
your scooter, resembled a Harley’’ I did. But ruppster just a
while ago, pointed out a vital point of view! And:
That is, the famous HD OIl leak. (of course, they don't since they're
actually a real HDcompany production.now) BUT: still, Honda forgot about
that, and that would have been the last authentic piece of work, and
boy, they'd had an exact
copy, reckon!’’ No?, I know it.
(regards, bJay)

 

Just remember the one time Honda struck out on their own and designed a
bike.. The Rune was just flat butt ugly..

 

and the 1973/4 750K Four was a classic that changed motorcycling forever.

hey, nobody bats 1.000.

 

‘‘I thought it was because they got tired of all the wise
cracks about how Harleys leak oil to mark their territory. <g>
(Ruppster)

‘‘  Just remember the one time Honda struck out on their
own and designed a bike.. The Rune was just flat butt ugly.''
(rbrtmo1)


‘‘that's a case where I'd buy a Harley, instead of spending
$24,000 on that odd looking Honda MC’’ I have only noticed one in my
area, only one nut rides one around here! BJAY

 

i think the current incarnation of a UJM in Honda is the Nighthawk.