[burkbuilds]

Believe it or not, when I was a kid, Harley actually made "trail" bikes and advertised them in "Boys Life" Magazine. I can't remember much about them other than that I thought they were really cool when I was a kid. I think Harley has indeed missed a chance to market their motorcycles to an entire generation by not offering smaller bikes to younger people. Let's face it, by the time most of us are adult age we've already decided what we like and want to ride in general and if you haven't been exposed to a certain brand of motorcycle by the time you are an adult you may feel like it's not something you'd feel comfortable with. I grew up riding Honda trail bikes and so I was pretty accepting of the "metric" bikes in general, maybe if I would have ridden Harley trail bikes I might be a Harley fan as an adult instead. As it is, my general impression of Harley's is that they look really great, but they cost to much and have a reputation for being unreliable mechanically, yet, I've never even sat on one!