DarkWingDuck

One of the most commonly taught case studies in Marketing is that of Harley Davidson. Whether or not you believe that their bikes are great there is no denying the greatness of the brand.

It is actually the only logo in the world that people actually tattoo themselves with (though I have seen a couple of Nike swooshes as well).

Apart from the bikes themselves and their rich American heritage, a big contributor to Harley's success over the years has been their advertising - most notably print advertising.

I thought to have a collection of some legendary HD ads. Ones that speak to the boy in every man.

So here they are. These have never failed to give me goosebumps. And I'm not even a Harley fan.

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keertan23

awesome bro, if you dont mind, i'll post some of these in the Indian HOG facebook page, the HOGs will love these.

DarkWingDuck

For sure. Btw, the one in the colours of the American flag was the ad they released when the company was in financial trouble and most people were predicting their demise. That's real attitude

vicky_anish

Waiting for more pics bro.... I was not a grt fan of harley until few weeks ago after i Fell in Love with the 883

DarkWingDuck

Hey. Here are a few more nice ones.

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rx100.7050

here are two ads which I really liked...

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vicky_anish

Awesome mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

aargee

In addition to ads, HD actually had become an icon post 1984 when the company took over the control from American Motor Group (I think it was the present VP Willie G Davidson). They found that most people love customizing their motorcycle & they decided to go the people's way by introducing the factory customs & started supplying a huge AM parts. Not sure if any other motorcycle has so much of parts to be customized in the world. A Harley was then made more of a life style than just a ride through HOG.

Their old models such as iron head & flat heads have a huge AM parts supplied by even third party vendors. But their current models such as 96B twin cam, V-Rod do not have much of third party AM suppliers, its only from the factory.

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This is one of the best Harley ads I've seen. A Television commercial, it is one that I saw among the firsts of my advertising career, and nothing till date has been able to impress and inspire me more. Do check out the video guys.



You see it, and you want to ride a Harley. Nothing more, nothing less!

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