Is this the end of the Harley-Davidson Softail?
Mir ist aufgefallen, das Harley-Davidson in seinen Modellbeschreibungen den Namen Softail entfernt hat. Softail was now in Cruiser umbenannt, genauso, wie man die Bezeichnung zu den Touring Modellen auf Grand American Touring has changed. The Sportster section is changing to Sport, and a new name seems to have been chosen. I'm curious to see how this will be received by the community.
Google has already adopted this change.
Changes on the official Harley-Davidson website
On the official website of Harley-Davidson erkennen wir ebenfalls den Wegfall der Bezeichnung „Softail“. Das aus Sportster nun Sport wird und die Touring Modelle jetzt als Grand America Touring betitelt werden, ist ebenfalls ersichtlich.
It's obvious that the legendary Sportster is dead, even if the traditional name is still being bandied about, the new Sportster S has absolutely nothing to do with the legendary Sportster apart from the name. Perhaps they should have started here earlier, as the Sportster S is a very special and unique motorcycle. really sporty class. It is not bad, but it is considerably different on the road.
The only thing left is the Softail Standard, which I already see on the red list because of its name.
Harley-Davidson wants to become sportier, that's a real issue at Harley-Davidson and that makes the announcement „Faster. Further.“ That's clear. Now the question is whether the existing clientele also wants this, because Harley-Davidson has never really been able to keep up with the times. „Quick.“ has been associated with the company.
The world premiere on January 26, 2022 will certainly bring us a little closer to the new ways of Harley-Davidson!
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This is all the more astonishing as „Sportster“ and „Softail“ are registered trademarks in their own right, which will not be the case with „Sport“ and „Cruiser“.