Maybe I said this elsewhere, but I'd really like for Harley to step out and become a full range manufacturer. It seems as if they can't make a bike that isn't somehow just a variant of a cruiser without it eventually disappearing. Buell came close, but was withdrawn. There was a Sporty flat-tracker that was the only H-D I ever found comfortable (but it was too tall), it didn't sell. The V-Rod was really just a 1950's era futurist's prediction of what a cruiser might look like one day. The Street series is promising, but I still can't turn it into exactly what I want. And this year they even quit selling Sporty's with the reasonable 4.5 gallon gas tank (for the money, I want more range than the present Sporty lineup). The rest of their line is heavier and physically larger than I prefer (tiny garage).
I'd consider them if they would actually make a bike for me. I can take a couple of their models and explain what it would take for me to buy one, but the changes generally are not what the aftermarket can provide or are unreasonably expensive.
Perhaps the issue is that they only listen to existing Harley owners?
But maybe it's me. Nobody makes a bike exactly as I want at any price. It's a matter of which compromises I'm willing to make.
Mind you, it's not just Harley. Indian makes many variants of the Scout, but not one has a decent range. And many dealers say that a larger tank has been a strong customer demand since it's introduction.
