We went to Daytona year before last, trailered to cousins in Orlando. Rode down east side to the Keys, then back up the west side. Only issue… bike week is during spring break… combined with bike week…the travel in the Keys was crazy. Bikes and cages everywhere. That said, if you’ve never been there, it’s a cool place to avoid cold weather. Merry Christmas!
Hello Mike. I enjoy your videos. Thanks for making them. I’ve had a beard for years, and a long beard is definitely overrated. Much less maintenance on a short one. You look good, sir! Never mind the haters. Carry on!
Mike, one thing I like about your videos, you never try to over sale anything, and keeping it real. I have never been to Daytona (for bike week). I might try to go, like you I want to see a King of the Baggers race. I am curious if Harley in planning on using the new 121 engine in this series. Maybe that is something you might tried to find out. I hope you Had a Merry Christmas and wishing you Happy New Year!!
You are correct. The new street glide and road glide will have the same big screen and fairing. HD is not going to have 2 different fairings they will be standard for new models that new engine is for the CVO only though. This came from my dealer here in PA
Congratulations to you for setting your sights on a goal and making it happen. Watch your back trail down there at Daytona. There are a lot of tourist down there making sudden turns or being distracted as they don’t know exactly where they are going. Merry Christmas Missouri brother👊
I’m looking to buy a ‘24 Road Glide Limited. I got a good look at a very detailed, 2024 Road Glide 3 review here on TH-cam. The fairing is absolutely the same as the 2023 fairing. The Boom Box is the same too with no new features. I can’t see them putting a totally different fairing on the two wheel bikes. The 2 wheelers and 3 wheelers have always had the same style fairings. So I expect no change this year. Just new colors. But I can always hope. We’ll see on Jan 22. Beard looks good. Congratulations on the promotion. 👍
@@RidingintheOzarks No worry, it’s all in good humour. Merry Xmas and congratulations for all your recent changes. Looks like 2024 is going to be a fantastic year for you.
@@harleyquebecenrevue3580 the first time I uploaded, it was too loud and I redid it but it was still a little loud but I ran out of time to fix it and re upload. Merry Christmas
Your vids are The Best & greetings from Las Vegas. The HD 121 engine is really the good one & I'm looking forward to HD making a trike with this engine~ Freewheeler or CVO, doesn't matter. In other news, I used to work at Cycle City HD in the 90s & we used to get our next year bikes in August. I'm sitting here on Dec 26th & still the HD website only has the 23 bikes on it~ don't get it. Beard looks good.
I'm with you on the gray. Never have been a fan of any of the grays. Also don't care for the red rock especially with those gold wheels. I do like that bright blue. I saw a Breakout in that color and it looked fantastic.
It gets under my skin to hear and read from people who whine and splash piss around over pricing on the new bikes. They are pricey. That’s done. They also all say that there are no improvements with the same whining and splashing piss around. I have ridden Harleys since they were a frame, an engine, a clunking 4 speed trans, some wheels and tires, a gas tank, seat and handlebars. Now they are all damm near elegant. That’s all because people whined and splashed piss around because they wanted more technology. That shit all costs money; it costs lots of money to incorporate all that shit into what was once a bare bones to the point machine to sit on and give your ass a ride. It’s. Like this for me, if in the course of 28 years riding the damm thing doesn’t make me forget the entry price and even see it as no longer important I am doing it wrong. People wanted tech, Harley put it there. I even like some of it. I still have all my barebones engine driven wheels in a frame when I want to remember those days. The fact is though, people were whining and splashing piss around back then too. And here I am. 28 years later stilll riding those same bikes, still pleased with their performance,, still. Happy to look at them, still pleased to polish them;; and I never remember their cost.. Quitcher bitchin’ and get off some money, you can’t take it with. You. Anyway. And buy a quality thing that can. last you. A freaking lifetime..
I was surprised at the CVO recall because it revealed Harley selling a little over a thousand since July. I have been surprised at how long the CVO models are sitting at my closest three dealers. Harley did a good job getting RG3 to the dealers, one had five at one time! I really hope the tour models get the new VVT and fairing work, Harley needs something to bring sales numbers up, however the number of 2023 models just sitting at the same three dealers is o the point its near impossible to navigate the sales floor, one did hint they have a lot off site. So while a revision would jump sales I am not sure what they can do to move the old style.
Merry Christmas, Sir, and you look like a million butts! Congrats on the promotion, and the marriage. For 2024, MAYBE Offshore Jochen and his band of investor/golfers will give us a year without recalls. New color: Bankruptcy Blue.
@RidingintheOzarks growing up my dad played some semi professional league games and the halls he played in were either gray or red. But bars always used green by us
Remember when HD used to have vibrant colors, nice pinstriping, and graphics. Now everything is a flat color with a simple graphic or chinese medallion glued on unless you spring for the exclusive models. There are still some good paint jobs out there. However a lot of them are just bland these days.
None of what I have heard is verified aside from water cooler talk. I've heard all touring models will be 114s, cause Harley did away with the 107s. Also heard that the Specials will be rebranded as the base models with the STs will have the 117 with VVT.
What happened to Harley being for the blue collar guy!? I’m a father of 3 kids and in 2023-2024 who can afford Harley anymore? For 2024 they raise the prices by 2k-2.5k and didnt change anything? Smh
Blue collar guy is absolutely correct on the outrageous prices for harleys now. Many years ago I was a motor officer in the old kick start, hand shift days. My police motor cost less than $1900. I will concede that the new stuff is way better and inflation has to be. Considered. But there is no way to justify the cst now Harley complains about the lack of new riders. No one should have to sell their first born child or mortgage their house just to buy a new one and used prices are as bad.
Hey Man Mountain Mike, Merry Christmas to Firecracker and you you Ol’ Scooter Bum. We just got back from Denver and wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a joyful whatever holiday you are celebrating. As far as what to expect in 2024…as long as JZ is running the show, it’s anybody’s guess. I personally would like to see an end to the LiveWire a/k/a Shorted Out Wite. I’m tired of new HD gas powered bike purchasers subsidizing JZ & the woke HD BOD’S money loosing pet project. That’s all I have this Christmas eve. Y’all peace out and stay safe riding into 2024. I’m out for now.
In terms of the naming of Billiard paint for Harley-Davidson, it's not named after a specific ball or actual billiard ball color, in this case the name "Billiard" refers to a gloss color with no metallic in the paint.
IMO the Specials should come with everything the CVO comes with, except the engine, suspension and paint. When you're paying $30k for a HD touring motorcycle like the road glide special it should come with heated grips, heated seat and remote locking saddle bags. The CVO's should come with their exclusive paint, the uniquely big engine and it should come with a premium suspension from one of the premium suspension manufacturers. Enough of this in-house HD innovated mediocre suspensions. They're charging top dollar, provide top quality components. just my 2 cents
Get rid of the cvo line.Get rid of what they call sportsters,and build a real 60's retro sportster in 900 or 1200 configurations.Bring back the softail springer.Bring back the E glide standard,and offer it in different colors.Get rid of the cruisers that aren't selling.Make a smaller version of the pan america.Be transparent on pricing.
I don't know what has happened to Harley's paint color selection over the last several years. Awful choices. Billiard this, Billiard that...they all suck. I want my Ember Red Sunglow back! Now there was a paint color that really popped in the sunlight. @@RidingintheOzarks
Too much money I bought my last one in 2020 RKS 131 I am71 had crash in Bakersfield cal went down a cliff don’t know why not over it yet,22 broken bones broken my ankles and jaws neck it was my son bike I had sold him,now I hurt all over weakness in arms and legs
Advancing and bettering yourself doesn't mean that you have to be clean cut or have only a short beard. You should never cut your beard, because of people judging you, for a job or anything. It's your professionalism and if you can do the job that counts. Women don't have to cut their hair, to get promoted. It reminds of someone telling, about his family asking him, when he's going to grow up, and sell his bike, or when guys sell their bikes, when they get married or have kids. That's not growing up. Cutting your beard for the other reasons is understandable, though. Your windshield height can affect your beard flying up or not. I rode 2 bikes, with 2 different windshield heights, and the shorter one made my beard fly up in my face. To me, it looked better, when it was longer. Maybe go in between, and get some bears products.
Daytona bike week is just like any other bike rally thing. People riding through and moving on you have the ones that dressed up like bikers and drink or they try to look like bad asses ha ha myself I like boobs
What upgrades do you expect for the touring line?
I expect the ST to get the 117 VVT and the invented forks. The rest keeps the same motor just gets the fairing and screen. Just like your predictions
On the special lineup new design fairing !
Merry Christmas Mike, thanks for the video.
Merry Christmas Mike & April! Thank you for a memorable 2023. We love the beard 😊
Congratulations on your promotion Mate!!!!
Thank you and Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas Mike, congrats on new position... beards are a pain riding. lol...
We went to Daytona year before last, trailered to cousins in Orlando. Rode down east side to the Keys, then back up the west side. Only issue… bike week is during spring break… combined with bike week…the travel in the Keys was crazy. Bikes and cages everywhere. That said, if you’ve never been there, it’s a cool place to avoid cold weather. Merry Christmas!
We are flying in and riding borrowed motorcycles, I plan to see my first KOB race
Congrats on the promo! I feel ya on the beard, I cut my long beard off 2 weeks ago because it was a lot of work.
Yeah I was just ready for a change
Billiard Grey refers to the felt colour of some pool tables. Merry Christmas, and thanks for all you've done for us this past year!
Thanks but they should have just called it primer grey…
Merry Christmas! Looking forward to seeing more content this coming year 2024.
congrats on new position.. good for you dude
Hello Mike. I enjoy your videos. Thanks for making them. I’ve had a beard for years, and a long beard is definitely overrated. Much less maintenance on a short one. You look good, sir! Never mind the haters. Carry on!
Merry Christmas Mike
Merry Christmas
Congratulations on your promotion 👍🏻 wishing you all the best in 2024
Well I want to know what a fancy video is lol😅 good job like always
Merry Christmas to you my friend and Gods blessings to you and all your family
Mike, one thing I like about your videos, you never try to over sale anything, and keeping it real. I have never been to Daytona (for bike week). I might try to go, like you I want to see a King of the Baggers race. I am curious if Harley in planning on using the new 121 engine in this series. Maybe that is something you might tried to find out. I hope you Had a Merry Christmas and wishing you Happy New Year!!
I had a great Christmas, I can enquire about the 121 and see if I can get an answer, I had a great Christmas! Thank you
Merry Christmas 🎄
Merry Christmas to y’all as well
Congratulations Mike. G’day from Australia
Thank you
Congratulations on your new position!
Congrats on the promotion!
You are correct. The new street glide and road glide will have the same big screen and fairing. HD is not going to have 2 different fairings they will be standard for new models that new engine is for the CVO only though. This came from my dealer here in PA
Fake news 😂
Merry Christmas mike,usually with a promotion at work brings a new bike purchase,maybe a cvo for 2024??😂…congrats 👍👍
Well it will definitely help if make a purchase next year :) but we will have to see what they bring in a month.
Congrats on the promotion. Yeah the blue is very nice, NOT crazy over the gray. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas and Thank you!
Merry Christmas and congratulations
Congrats on the new job man
Thanks!
Merry Christmas Mike April congratulations on you promotion ..... ride safe and the work you put into your videos shows keep on Slaying
Congratulations to you for setting your sights on a goal and making it happen. Watch your back trail down there at Daytona. There are a lot of tourist down there making sudden turns or being distracted as they don’t know exactly where they are going. Merry Christmas Missouri brother👊
Thank you!
Happy New Year!🎉
Happy New Year
I’m looking to buy a ‘24 Road Glide Limited. I got a good look at a very detailed, 2024 Road Glide 3 review here on TH-cam. The fairing is absolutely the same as the 2023 fairing. The Boom Box is the same too with no new features.
I can’t see them putting a totally different fairing on the two wheel bikes. The 2 wheelers and 3 wheelers have always had the same style fairings. So I expect no change this year. Just new colors. But I can always hope. We’ll see on Jan 22.
Beard looks good. Congratulations on the promotion. 👍
Merry Christmas
merry christmas
I've been wondering when they will bring the new stuff. Also the new cvo colors
It’s not the B roll that we’re looking for, it’s the content information (and a lower background music volume )
Sorry sometimes TH-cam seems to almost remove it after an upload and others it doesn’t.
@@RidingintheOzarks No worry, it’s all in good humour. Merry Xmas and congratulations for all your recent changes. Looks like 2024 is going to be a fantastic year for you.
@@harleyquebecenrevue3580 the first time I uploaded, it was too loud and I redid it but it was still a little loud but I ran out of time to fix it and re upload. Merry Christmas
Your vids are The Best & greetings from Las Vegas. The HD 121 engine is really the good one & I'm looking forward to HD making a trike with this engine~ Freewheeler or CVO, doesn't matter. In other news, I used to work at Cycle City HD in the 90s & we used to get our next year bikes in August. I'm sitting here on Dec 26th & still the HD website only has the 23 bikes on it~ don't get it. Beard looks good.
Thanks! I never been to Vegas but it’s on my list!
I'm with you on the gray. Never have been a fan of any of the grays. Also don't care for the red rock especially with those gold wheels. I do like that bright blue. I saw a Breakout in that color and it looked fantastic.
It gets under my skin to hear and read from people who whine and splash piss around over pricing on the new bikes. They are pricey. That’s done. They also all say that there are no improvements with the same whining and splashing piss around. I have ridden Harleys since they were a frame, an engine, a clunking 4 speed trans, some wheels and tires, a gas tank, seat and handlebars. Now they are all damm near elegant. That’s all because people whined and splashed piss around because they wanted more technology. That shit all costs money; it costs lots of money to incorporate all that shit into what was once a bare bones to the point machine to sit on and give your ass a ride. It’s. Like this for me, if in the course of 28 years riding the damm thing doesn’t make me forget the entry price and even see it as no longer important I am doing it wrong. People wanted tech, Harley put it there. I even like some of it. I still have all my barebones engine driven wheels in a frame when I want to remember those days. The fact is though, people were whining and splashing piss around back then too. And here I am. 28 years later stilll riding those same bikes, still pleased with their performance,, still. Happy to look at them, still pleased to polish them;; and I never remember their cost.. Quitcher bitchin’ and get off some money, you can’t take it with. You. Anyway. And buy a quality thing that can. last you. A freaking lifetime..
Congrats on the promotion at work
Have you seen the Harley teaser video on the HD app yet?
No but I seen the website update
I was surprised at the CVO recall because it revealed Harley selling a little over a thousand since July. I have been surprised at how long the CVO models are sitting at my closest three dealers. Harley did a good job getting RG3 to the dealers, one had five at one time!
I really hope the tour models get the new VVT and fairing work, Harley needs something to bring sales numbers up, however the number of 2023 models just sitting at the same three dealers is o the point its near impossible to navigate the sales floor, one did hint they have a lot off site. So while a revision would jump sales I am not sure what they can do to move the old style.
It’s going to be tough when people want the new features… fire sale seems to be the only way…
Lots of 2023s left over. I have the 114 on my special. You mean a 117 on the specials?
I hear 114 for special and standard, but hard to say what’s coming for sure besides styling and dash, that I’m pretty sure of.
Instead of buying a new trike, I ordered a set of RoadGlide3 wheels and tires to go on my TriGlide. 😎👍
Let's hear more on the recall. Hard to believe the fix is to detune and add ballast?!
Hi Mike. Merry Xmas. I think there will be a Softail CVO…
I hope so!
Congrats on the promotion Bud
Thank you!
Merry Christmas, Sir, and you look like a million butts! Congrats on the promotion, and the marriage. For 2024, MAYBE Offshore Jochen and his band of investor/golfers will give us a year without recalls. New color: Bankruptcy Blue.
What about a Road King ST?
I have not seen or heard anything about a RK ST…
Merry Christmas to all of you
Merry Christmas Greg!
Billiard gray looks like a perfect match to the felt color of a billards table, maybe that's what they were going for?
Every table I see in the Midwest is green, blue or red. Not that I play a ton of pool but I don’t see grey tables around here
@RidingintheOzarks growing up my dad played some semi professional league games and the halls he played in were either gray or red. But bars always used green by us
@@CorridorCulprit maybe that’s the reference but it is always going to look like primer to me
@@RidingintheOzarks 100% agree. Only vehicles that look good in gray for me are fighter jets
Remember when HD used to have vibrant colors, nice pinstriping, and graphics. Now everything is a flat color with a simple graphic or chinese medallion glued on unless you spring for the exclusive models. There are still some good paint jobs out there. However a lot of them are just bland these days.
None of what I have heard is verified aside from water cooler talk. I've heard all touring models will be 114s, cause Harley did away with the 107s. Also heard that the Specials will be rebranded as the base models with the STs will have the 117 with VVT.
I vote for the 107 with VVT. Low displacement fuel economy and passing power on demand.
what you say about the models ,- makes sense ;;
What happened to Harley being for the blue collar guy!? I’m a father of 3 kids and in 2023-2024 who can afford Harley anymore? For 2024 they raise the prices by 2k-2.5k and didnt change anything? Smh
Do what I do and buy used. I'm in the same boat, 3 kids, mortgage, vehicle loan, and so on. There's no way I'd be able to swing a new H-D payment
Same. 2 kids, one on the way. Work construction and make decent money. I’ll never be able to buy a new Harley. Just keep building and buying used lol
Ur broke ass don't need a Harley.. You have children... They are ur treasures
As long as people are paying these prices HD culture is just make money
Buy used. The market is flooded.
Blue collar guy is absolutely correct on the outrageous prices for harleys now. Many years ago I was a motor officer in the old kick start, hand shift days. My police motor cost less than $1900. I will concede that the new stuff is way better and inflation has to be. Considered. But there is no way to justify the cst now Harley complains about the lack of new riders. No one should have to sell their first born child or mortgage their house just to buy a new one and used prices are as bad.
Will cvo come in black ?
Doubt it but maybe, usually CVO’s are fancy paint jobs.
Hey Man Mountain Mike, Merry Christmas to Firecracker and you you Ol’ Scooter Bum. We just got back from Denver and wishing everyone a merry Christmas and a joyful whatever holiday you are celebrating.
As far as what to expect in 2024…as long as JZ is running the show, it’s anybody’s guess. I personally would like to see an end to the LiveWire a/k/a Shorted Out Wite. I’m tired of new HD gas powered bike purchasers subsidizing JZ & the woke HD BOD’S money loosing pet project.
That’s all I have this Christmas eve. Y’all peace out and stay safe riding into 2024. I’m out for now.
Where you going be at Daytona?
We don’t have an itinerary yet, we have never been there before
In terms of the naming of Billiard paint for Harley-Davidson, it's not named after a specific ball or actual billiard ball color, in this case the name "Billiard" refers to a gloss color with no metallic in the paint.
Ok I’m not doubting you but I don’t think most people will get that.
Good for you
I'd love to meet you in Daytona if you are having a meet and greet.
If I do I will let you know, there is a possibility or I may just attend someone else’s.
Red rock look like copper in the sun. Sharkskin blue is a glorified gray. Blue Burst would be my choice for color. And I want chrome damnit!
IMO the Specials should come with everything the CVO comes with, except the engine, suspension and paint. When you're paying $30k for a HD touring motorcycle like the road glide special it should come with heated grips, heated seat and remote locking saddle bags. The CVO's should come with their exclusive paint, the uniquely big engine and it should come with a premium suspension from one of the premium suspension manufacturers. Enough of this in-house HD innovated mediocre suspensions. They're charging top dollar, provide top quality components. just my 2 cents
Congratulations on your promotion
Thank you
Get rid of the cvo line.Get rid of what they call sportsters,and build a real 60's retro sportster in 900 or 1200 configurations.Bring back the softail springer.Bring back the E glide standard,and offer it in different colors.Get rid of the cruisers that aren't selling.Make a smaller version of the pan america.Be transparent on pricing.
Congrats on getting married! I missed that.
Thanks my buddy did a video on it. th-cam.com/video/9uYQ250BIKo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=1X4Mo0epBg5DUdpL
HD spends more time thinking up names of colors than updates.
The 23 CVO's are standard. They are not Specials.
CVO's are just CVO's but in the past the CVO had the Dash that the specials had not the standards...
Congratulations on getting married!!!! And I guess congrats on the job 😂
What ever happened to pan America 975?
Rumor was it was shelved…
I saw the new red color - might be the worst color Harley has released - ever. The light bluish-grey looks very nice in real life.
Yeah I tried to withhold judgment till I saw it but I was not excited about it
I don't know what has happened to Harley's paint color selection over the last several years. Awful choices. Billiard this, Billiard that...they all suck. I want my Ember Red Sunglow back! Now there was a paint color that really popped in the sunlight. @@RidingintheOzarks
Too much money I bought my last one in 2020 RKS 131 I am71 had crash in Bakersfield cal went down a cliff don’t know why not over it yet,22 broken bones broken my ankles and jaws neck it was my son bike I had sold him,now I hurt all over weakness in arms and legs
I hope you have a full recovery.
The red rock color looks like a bottle of Ketchup
Yep
no grey bike, only grey shirt
Well, the beard looks better short than long, like it was. Be yourself and screw those haters who judges you for advancing and bettering yourself!
Advancing and bettering yourself doesn't mean that you have to be clean cut or have only a short beard. You should never cut your beard, because of people judging you, for a job or anything. It's your professionalism and if you can do the job that counts. Women don't have to cut their hair, to get promoted. It reminds of someone telling, about his family asking him, when he's going to grow up, and sell his bike, or when guys sell their bikes, when they get married or have kids. That's not growing up. Cutting your beard for the other reasons is understandable, though. Your windshield height can affect your beard flying up or not. I rode 2 bikes, with 2 different windshield heights, and the shorter one made my beard fly up in my face. To me, it looked better, when it was longer. Maybe go in between, and get some bears products.
The colors this year are the worst I seen yet. Merry Christmas my friend
Merry Christmas
Daytona bike week is just like any other bike rally thing. People riding through and moving on you have the ones that dressed up like bikers and drink or they try to look like bad asses ha ha myself I like boobs
Do we even have a release date yet??!! And the Red Rock is freaking ugly!!!!🤢🤮
Not officially yet, but I put it out when I did the color sheet, Jan 24 will be the official reveal
And your marriage...!
Thanks!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas