Factory tours
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2011
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From: illinois
My wife and I went to the Engine and Transmission Plant in Wisconsin on our honeymoon back in 1991. There were people from 4 or 5 different countries in our tour group. The tour guides were retired employees who knew the past along with the present. It was a good time.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,635
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From: Alabama
I did the tour around 1980 or so. It was great. Watched a guy hand paint the pin stripes on fenders. Saw how they ran each bike on a dyno after it was built to check it out. Also saw what the tour guide called, "the Harley Hospital". There was a sea of bikes that didn't pass inspection for whatever reason.
Carl
Carl
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2016
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From: Mamaroneck, NY
Wifey & I did the York premium tour about 3 years ago and it was very impressive. I've worked in welding/machine shop and couldn't believe how clean it was inside. I think she was even more impressed than me. I'd do it again.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 177
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From: Scotland
The wife and I did the Engine plant tour when we were over in the States last September. (boy does time fly) Really interesting.
I spotted one of the new Pan American/Bronx motors coming off the production line and stopped the tour guide and asked him what it was. (I knew what I was looking at.) He said he hadn't seen that one before and hadn't been briefed by the management as to what it was for.
Wish we'd been allowed to take photos....
I spotted one of the new Pan American/Bronx motors coming off the production line and stopped the tour guide and asked him what it was. (I knew what I was looking at.) He said he hadn't seen that one before and hadn't been briefed by the management as to what it was for.
Wish we'd been allowed to take photos....
