Harley's new hogs, ready for the 21st century
by By Charles Fleming, Los Angeles Times
Aug 25, 2017
4 minutes
Harley-Davidson has released a batch of 2018 motorcycles, eight of them sharing a new chassis, new suspension and new engines. The company says the machines are lighter and more powerful, and handle better, than the models they replace.
I've ridden two of them, and I agree.
For 2018, Harley has folded its Dyna line into its Softail line, and emerged with a field of new Softail motorcycles, retiring a few bikes (the Sportster 1200T, the VROD Muscle and Night Rod Special, and the Wide Glide) and renaming a couple (the Heritable Softail Classic is now the Heritage Classic).
It's not just nomenclature. America's bestselling motorcycle brand is losing market share and watching
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