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<blockquote data-quote="Unit 600RR" data-source="post: 1280334" data-attributes="member: 16994">This year I started riding motorcycles starting out on a Honda 300 sport bike while I work with boomers who've owned multiple Harley's. My millennial friends all think my bike looks rad (so do I haha) but are too scared of the freedom and possibility of having a real fucked up day to pull the trigger on one. These are the same people who skateboarded, tore their ACL, got surgery and went right back to it. Even getting passed all of that, they're struggling to find a career that allows them to afford the luxury of a motorcycle. The Harley guys I know are in the late stages of their career, white, live the lifestyle and live out in more small town countryside areas. One is even in a biker club wearing all the leather. For them its about the status of owning a Harley, having a common identity with fellow white guys and they think it looks badass. Of course I've heard about how outrageous the services fees are, how things break on newer bikes and how pricey the addition options are. For someone my age it just doesn't sound like a good deal considering I do like cruiser style bikes.All that being said I've recently purchased another bike and despite Harley-Davidson being the biggest brand where I live, I've upgraded to a 600 Honda. Ultimately, the power to dollar ratio and coolness factor out weighs any sense of belonging with the Harley family. Times have changed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Unit 600RR, post: 1280334, member: 16994"] This year I started riding motorcycles starting out on a Honda 300 sport bike while I work with boomers who've owned multiple Harley's. My millennial friends all think my bike looks rad (so do I haha) but are too scared of the freedom and possibility of having a real fucked up day to pull the trigger on one. These are the same people who skateboarded, tore their ACL, got surgery and went right back to it. Even getting passed all of that, they're struggling to find a career that allows them to afford the luxury of a motorcycle. The Harley guys I know are in the late stages of their career, white, live the lifestyle and live out in more small town countryside areas. One is even in a biker club wearing all the leather. For them its about the status of owning a Harley, having a common identity with fellow white guys and they think it looks badass. Of course I've heard about how outrageous the services fees are, how things break on newer bikes and how pricey the addition options are. For someone my age it just doesn't sound like a good deal considering I do like cruiser style bikes. All that being said I've recently purchased another bike and despite Harley-Davidson being the biggest brand where I live, I've upgraded to a 600 Honda. Ultimately, the power to dollar ratio and coolness factor out weighs any sense of belonging with the Harley family. Times have changed. [/QUOTE]

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