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Need a new helmet but want a good one hopefully made in our land. I see HJC are made in Vietnam.. I will not buy that brand now. Where are the HD helmets made?
 
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Originally Posted by KWC6
Need a new helmet but want a good one hopefully made in our land. I see HJC are made in Vietnam.. I will not buy that brand now. Where are the HD helmets made?

I hate to break it to you, but HJC makes most if not all of Harley's helmets.
 
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Most of the components in today's Harley motorcycles are made outside of the USA.

HD Clothing, HD jewerly, HD dog bowls, HD toilet paper and even HD books saying how American Harley is are most likely made in China, India or any other third world country that doesn't care about paying wages or damaging the environment.
 
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I don't think any motorcycle helmets are made in the USA. Back in the day, Bell and Simpson maybe.
 

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Originally Posted by OLDDEADEYE
I hate to break it to you, but HJC makes most if not all of Harley's helmets.
And a lot cheaper too. I found that out when I got mine. Exact, same helmet from HJC, just without the HD logo.
 
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Originally Posted by upflying
I don't think any motorcycle helmets are made in the USA. Back in the day, Bell and Simpson maybe.
Super Seers are made in the US.

http://www.superseer.com/about.asp
 
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Originally Posted by upflying
I don't think any motorcycle helmets are made in the USA. Back in the day, Bell and Simpson maybe.
Not Bell. Not sure where they're made now, but it ain't here. As mentioned I don't think there are any US made helmets.
 
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Originally Posted by Next In Line
Most of the components in today's Harley motorcycles are made outside of the USA.
...and what do you base this claim upon?
 
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Originally Posted by ChickinOnaChain
And a lot cheaper too. I found that out when I got mine. Exact, same helmet from HJC, just without the HD logo.
I got bored one day and downloaded a stencil and painted a bar and sheild flat black on the back of my HJC full face, made my own Harley helmet.
The pic isn't so good, it looks better up close.

 
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Originally Posted by TriGeezer
...and what do you base this claim upon?
When it comes to the actual motorcycle it's pretty hard to tell. Some parts, like the Roots horn, we know are made in foreign countries while some parts may have components made in foreign countries and then assembled here. At least one Harley, the Street, is being assembled in foreign countries for foreign markets.


What we do know is that virtually everything else "Harley" (i.e. merchandise) is made overseas.
 


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