Summary: <h3>Annual Predictions - 2020</h3> <p>*<em>2019 scoring (tie Jon and Rich) *</em></p> <ul> <li>2 points, correct prediction, unanimous among the group or evidence to prove it</li> <li>1 point, yeah you were on the right path, but not 100% or cannot prove or not unanimous</li> <li>0 points, you were just wrong</li> </ul> <p><strong>Jon</strong><br> * 0 - No dice for Indian AFT 2019 (no championship)<br> * Nope, Indian killed it again<br> * 0 - Indian announces / releases electric<br> * Nope<br> * 2 - Two bikes in Clubhouse<br> * At least<br> <strong>Rich</strong><br> * 0 - Harley or Indian release a bike under 500cc<br> * Nope<br> * 2 - Another H2 in Kawasaki line<br> * Yeah baby, the <a href="https://www.kawasaki.com/motorcycle/z/hypersport/z-h2" rel="nofollow">Z H2</a><br> * 0 - we lose another motorcycle manufacturer - signs of overall recession coming and that only spells more bad news for motorcycles<br> * None that I can find<br> <strong>Clubhouse **Tony T</strong>**<br> * 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; <strong>The Iron 1200</strong>, The <strong>48</strong> and the 1200 XLC (Custom).<br> * Close, all that remains is the <strong>48</strong>, Iron 883, <strong>Iron 1200</strong>, and Roadster<br> * 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!<br> * Nope</p> <p><strong>2020 predictions (suggested topics for predicting)</strong><br> <strong>Jon</strong><br> * Bike model: Can-AM restyles the F3<br> * Brand: Harley redesigns the sportster line <br> * Industry: Non-USA manufacturer announces electric motorcycle <br> * Personal: Bacon buys a new bike<br> * Rich does 12k or more miles on bike(s)<br> * Wildcard: Harley sets the price too high $24,999 or more for the Pan America (base model) <br> <strong>Bacon</strong><br> * Bike: Kawasaki announces a 2021 model middleweight dual-sport to replace the KLR 650<br> * Brand: Indian moves powerplus into more current models <br> * Industry: The death of more cruiser models less than 5<br> * Personal: Rogue buys a Harley<br><br> * Jon hits 25k miles in one year<br> * Bonus: Triumph launches completely new Tiger 1200<br> <strong>Rich</strong> <br> * Bike: Honda rolls out VFR concept on the bike show circuit<br> * Brand: Indian Motorcycle announces plans for their electric line of bikes<br> * Industry: More race teams that are “factory” shift to privateer with factory support <br> * Personal: Jon gets new Spyder<br> * Bacon rides Tiger 900, doesn’t like it cause he’s buying a Pan America<br> * Bonus: Ducati unveils V4 Multistrada </p> <p>Dyno chart from Bacon's Dyna </p> <p><img src="https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/e/e9f8d2eb-9140-4ae8-8ade-c38bd0c47027/-8OQJ5Xl.jpg" alt="Bacon Dyna - Dyne Chart"></p> <p><a href="http://eepurl.com/bFhu-1" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to RDub Studios Insiders Newsletter</a><br> <a href="https://us10.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=8960adadff6c02d243c15c9ed&id=aafc9efc0c" rel="nofollow">Past Newsletters</a></p><p><a href="https://www.loudpipes.net/donate" rel="payment">Support Loud Pipes!</a></p>
