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Old 07-26-2014, 07:58 PM
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Default Where are sportsters made?
Someone said Kansas City but is the engine made in Milwaukee?
 
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http://www.harley-davidson.com/conte...nascitymo.html

http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/0...plant-gallery/
 
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The certificate of origin for mine says the bike was built in Kansas City, and the engine was built in Milwaukee.
 
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Brakes in Japan. Forks in Ohio. Steel from the US, Japan, and China. Bearings from Germany. Oil from the Middle East and South/Central America. Electronics in California and Japan. Leather and plastics in South East Asia. Chrome mined out of South Africa. The list goes on and on....

I mean really, the VIN may say Kansas City, but in reality your bike is sourced and designed all over the world. Hard to call any vehicle "made in [insert location]" these days.
 
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Unless something has change the transmission and engine cases are cast and machined by Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac, Wis.
 
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