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Annual Predictions - 2020

*2019 scoring (tie Jon and Rich) *

Jon

* 0 - No dice for Indian AFT 2019 (no championship)

* Nope, Indian killed it again

* 0 - Indian announces / releases electric

* Nope

* 2 - Two bikes in Clubhouse

* At least

Rich

* 0 - Harley or Indian release a bike under 500cc

* Nope

* 2 - Another H2 in Kawasaki line

* Yeah baby, the Z H2

* 0 - we lose another motorcycle manufacturer - signs of overall recession coming and that only spells more bad news for motorcycles

* None that I can find

Clubhouse **Tony T**

* 1 - I got a prediction for 2019. I don’t know about the Sportster line but I think the 883 is dead. I predict that when the 2020 lineup is announced that there will be no 883 models. I’ll do you one further and say that only 3 Sportsters will remain come October; The Iron 1200, The 48 and the 1200 XLC (Custom).

* Close, all that remains is the 48, Iron 883, Iron 1200, and Roadster

* 0 - Come October Harley will announce a Scrambler model based on the Street Rod.... and based on some of the dealership customs I’ve seen it’ll probably be really cool!

* Nope

2020 predictions (suggested topics for predicting)

Jon

* Bike model: Can-AM restyles the F3

* Brand: Harley redesigns the sportster line

* Industry: Non-USA manufacturer announces electric motorcycle

* Personal: Bacon buys a new bike

* Rich does 12k or more miles on bike(s)

* Wildcard: Harley sets the price too high $24,999 or more for the Pan America (base model)

Bacon

* Bike: Kawasaki announces a 2021 model middleweight dual-sport to replace the KLR 650

* Brand: Indian moves powerplus into more current models

* Industry: The death of more cruiser models less than 5

* Personal: Rogue buys a Harley


* Jon hits 25k miles in one year

* Bonus: Triumph launches completely new Tiger 1200

Rich

* Bike: Honda rolls out VFR concept on the bike show circuit

* Brand: Indian Motorcycle announces plans for their electric line of bikes

* Industry: More race teams that are “factory” shift to privateer with factory support

* Personal: Jon gets new Spyder

* Bacon rides Tiger 900, doesn’t like it cause he’s buying a Pan America

* Bonus: Ducati unveils V4 Multistrada

Dyno chart from Bacon's Dyna

Bacon Dyna - Dyne Chart

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