tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post5027293710711161307..comments2024-02-23T11:23:45.971-05:00Comments on Lost Motorcyclist: Harley's Old "Live By It" Ad Was Also Pretty BadLost Motorcyclisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-36056132531366664892014-04-28T20:27:51.056-04:002014-04-28T20:27:51.056-04:00I just thought that the advertising would appeal t...I just thought that the advertising would appeal to more motorcyclists if they would run it by me first. Lost Motorcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-6037097797175846092014-04-28T15:15:24.721-04:002014-04-28T15:15:24.721-04:00Seems like someone has a hard-on for HD's. You...Seems like someone has a hard-on for HD's. You don't like'em, don't ride'em. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-55287092465890865152014-02-27T10:47:36.506-05:002014-02-27T10:47:36.506-05:00To say I am not a member of the biker cult is the ...To say I am not a member of the biker cult is the main reason I am careful to user "Motorcyclist" in the title of my blog. But honestly I can't remember ever meeting anyone on a Harley or any other bike, who I think is a cultist.Lost Motorcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-33840372429253025742014-02-25T22:46:20.215-05:002014-02-25T22:46:20.215-05:00Coincidently it was Canadians who first switched m...Coincidently it was Canadians who first switched me on to Harleys and Corvettes...way back in the early '80s. And what they endorsed were the very attributes of this ad. I spent some of my best years working with Okanagan Helicopters out of Vancouver...and the people I worked with were down to earth, <br />good ole boys who said things like 'ouooot' and 'abouoot'. It took me 27 years to finally get my own softail...the 'vette is work in progress :). Still not sure if I complete agree with your critique. Most true blooded "harley" types I meet...whether here or in your part of the world...still have a different "twinkle" in their eye. This IS a cult more than it is a brand or a product. Indian Motorcycles would fall under the same differentiation methinks.<br />Otis D'Souzahttps://www.facebook.com/otis.dsouzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-23352835855195211942013-12-06T11:25:59.894-05:002013-12-06T11:25:59.894-05:00Living in India? Coincidentally that's where ...Living in India? Coincidentally that's where Harley Davidson will be building its new Street 500 and 750. Maybe Harley Davidson understands the Indian motorcycle culture, which I think is very different from the Canadian culture. But two differences I can think of right away. 1. Indians use their motorcycles as practical transport year round, not possible here. 2. I have read that Indians care about fuel economy of their motorcycle, but most Canadian motorcyclists do not know or care about the fuel efficiency of their bike. <br /><br />It's quite possible that, in India, the ideas in this ad are fresher and more appealing than they are in Canada.Lost Motorcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-54694037417313717422013-12-06T08:06:57.425-05:002013-12-06T08:06:57.425-05:00I don't completely agree with your view point ...I don't completely agree with your view point on the ad. Yep...it's overdone. Yep...it has it's low points. But it does catch your attention...and in world where people are striving to find an identity, to be heard, to be acknowledged, to be seen in spite of the crowd...this ad strikes a chord. For sure it won't do anything to an individual who isn't into motorcycles in the first place...but to motorcycle enthusiasts, it hits home. Motorcyclists themselves are separated into so many classifications...the speed demons, the weekend warriors, the stunt bikers. I live in India...and everyone I've shown this to...without exception...were left with the sense of "oh yeah..."Otis D'Souzahttp://fhevents.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-66166425400413780132013-10-10T13:56:21.365-04:002013-10-10T13:56:21.365-04:00You have guessed correctly, sir. I am not a real ...You have guessed correctly, sir. I am not a real Harley biker, whether I am a wannabe Harley biker is a matter of opinion. I wrote "Why I have a Kawasaki not a Harley" Sept 30, 2009 to explain that point.<br /><br />On April 11, 2013 I wrote a blog discussing what a "real" Harley biker was, titled "Of Harley Riders and Helmets".<br /><br />In a recent news event, I must compliment the real Harley bikers, because not one bike in the Hollywood Stuntz ride was a Harley. Lost Motorcyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873504561959138792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-80050368793929004982013-10-10T10:57:27.380-04:002013-10-10T10:57:27.380-04:00And I think it's totaly fine. And yes my machi...And I think it's totaly fine. And yes my machine (harley) tells the world where I stand. If you don't get it - it doesnt make sense to explain it to you. You aren't a real harley biker Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2156536327610779049.post-4395770666583080502011-07-15T15:33:05.786-04:002011-07-15T15:33:05.786-04:00I had not seen that particular ad but, as you say,...I had not seen that particular ad but, as you say, it was just a tad overdone. By the end, I was starting to look for an insulin fix.<br /><br />If one steps back from the scene just a bit, doesn't it seem like there's a large degree of conformity among that bunch of riders and the faith statements - variations on the same theme, but within very narrow limits.<br /><br />So much for 'freedom' and 'refusing to knuckle under' and 'not caring what anyone else thinks.' One can't wondering what statistics the ad agency was designing on the basis of ... did they really think the lion's share of new Harley buyers really are posers?Madeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593933575568389288noreply@blogger.com