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Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/16/09 9:44 a.m.

Harley has a portion of their website called "Freedom Ain't Quiet". It's where riders can post their thoughts about Harley and Freedom. Up until recently these nuggest of wisdom were automatically published.

Then HD announced their decision to quit building Buell motorcycles....

....and this happened.

Evidently now the word Buell and it's derivatives are marked as swear words on the site.

"Freedom Ain't Quiet" indeed.

Tom Heath
Tom Heath Marketing / Club Coordinator
10/16/09 9:46 a.m.

That is awesome.

Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/16/09 9:47 a.m.

A few more from advrider.com

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
10/16/09 9:47 a.m.

nice!

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/16/09 9:48 a.m.

VW is shopping for a motorcycle line and is considering Ducati... I wish Buell had their own facilities ;)

Gonzo_Bmod
Gonzo_Bmod New Reader
10/16/09 9:51 a.m.

But on the flip side they did come out with a newly designed chrome dipstick handle for the Poserglide and Geezerglide models....attorneys for H-D are currently working on patenting the sound they make as they are retracted from the oil tank.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/16/09 9:53 a.m.

Bwahaha, awesome!

ManofFewWords
ManofFewWords Reader
10/16/09 9:53 a.m.

This is great

Buckhead
Buckhead New Reader
10/16/09 10:01 a.m.

ha

zoomx2
zoomx2 Reader
10/16/09 10:10 a.m.
John Brown wrote: VW is shopping for a motorcycle line and is considering Ducati... I wish Buell had their own facilities ;)

They do, in East Troy, WI. Very nice facilities at that......

Vigo
Vigo New Reader
10/16/09 10:11 a.m.

this is great! I never was much a fan of buell, but im glad their fans are getting their word in about it.

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt Dork
10/16/09 10:35 a.m.

Just entered in one myself. "I'm annoyed you guys gave Erik and his sportbike division the axe. I'd been planning to buy a Lightning soon. So much for racing heritage."

Xceler8x
Xceler8x GRM+ Memberand Dork
10/16/09 10:36 a.m.

Mo'

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
10/16/09 11:14 a.m.
Gonzo_Bmod wrote: But on the flip side they did come out with a newly designed chrome dipstick handle for the Poserglide and Geezerglide models....attorneys for H-D are currently working on patenting the sound they make as they are retracted from the oil tank.

Where can I get this dipstick handle? Do you have a part number? What models does it fit?

SilverFleet
SilverFleet New Reader
10/16/09 11:22 a.m.

These are awesome. Keep 'em coming!

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/16/09 11:24 a.m.
Dr. Hess wrote:
Gonzo_Bmod wrote: But on the flip side they did come out with a newly designed chrome dipstick handle for the Poserglide and Geezerglide models....attorneys for H-D are currently working on patenting the sound they make as they are retracted from the oil tank.
Where can I get this dipstick handle? Do you have a part number? What models does it fit?

Umm, what you are riding... the poserglide and the geezerglide... jeez, read the post!

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
10/16/09 11:46 a.m.

This one.

Does it come in "Black Chrome" also?

AngryCorvair
AngryCorvair GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/16/09 11:55 a.m.

why'd you let that ugly dude sit on your bike?

aussiesmg
aussiesmg SuperDork
10/16/09 12:14 p.m.

It's the dude's bike, the Doc rides bitch

unevolved
unevolved New Reader
10/16/09 12:19 p.m.

Any time I see a Buell around town now, I think of it as a collectible. A very tragic collectible.

Vigo
Vigo New Reader
10/16/09 12:28 p.m.

I usually think of them as the only bike i can win against in a street race

DrBoost
DrBoost HalfDork
10/16/09 2:08 p.m.

Figures, HD would want to stifle "Freedom". So, I see the company is a bunch of posers, just like the riders.
I liked the "enjoy your Starbucks run" comment.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/16/09 3:48 p.m.

well, it is only freedom when it does not pertain to how HD runs their business.

has Buell sales tanked that much? Or have harley's sales gone down so much they think that Buell is hurting them?

MitchellC
MitchellC HalfDork
10/16/09 4:16 p.m.

For 99% of people, motorcycles share more in common with boats than cars. As soon as money is tight, they are currency, not transportation. I am surprised that HD's sales did not drop more over the past year; cutting Buell just seems shortsighted.

mel_horn
mel_horn Dork
10/16/09 4:39 p.m.

They are also ditching MV Augusta, which they bought just last year...

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