HD = Hundred Dollars???
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2008
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And don't forget other manufactureres. There are a boatload out there. It doesn't have to say HD on it to be quality.
And personally I avoid buying and wearing a bunch of HD clothes. They don't pay me to advertise for them.
And personally I avoid buying and wearing a bunch of HD clothes. They don't pay me to advertise for them.
Elite HDF Member
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From: Novi MI
At least the chrome parts used to be made in the U.S. not that long ago. I didn't mind paying big bucks for American built parts but now the stuffs all made in China and the price is the same.
Last edited by barjbar; Jul 31, 2009 at 12:46 PM.
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Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: England
That's right. I bought a 'Made in USA' badge from the dealer and on the packet is said 'Made in China'. I think I'll just buy a Chinese bike next and save a fortune by cutting out the middleman.
Seasoned HDF Member
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From: Danbury CT
So a friend of mine has a Ducati Hypermotard & a few weeks ago he dropped it parking the bike. His kickstand wasn't all the way down. Luckily we were directly across the street from a Ducati Dealer at a deli so we picked it up & drove it over. He bent his gear shift peg, not the lever but the peg. Unfortunately the peg is riveted to the lever as 1 piece. Cost for the part? $100.00. Add a a broken clutch lever & the plastic hand guard that crosses from the headlight to the hand grip. Thats it, no more damage. Total cost with the shift lever? $430.00 for the parts only & 150.00 labor. Ouch!
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Lincoln, Nebraska
You have no idea... The ex girlfriend scraped up some parts on the right side of her cbr. for 3 small pieces of plastic and one blinker it cost 800 dollars. Plastic! She still has to get the lower plastic cover and that alone is $300. Now that crap is outrageous.
Road Master
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From: Middle GA
I'm up to two now, is there a 12 step program?
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Road Master
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Worth, Illinois
The funny thing is I bought a set of chrome light covers for the lights on the fender tips the ones with the skull design, and they were only $22.95 plus $2.18 tax for a total of $25.13. The funny part is I had received a $25 gift card for my 40th b-day last year to the HD store and thought nothing there is less then that. It took me three hours of shopping to find something that was cheap enough to just use the card and some pocket change. 
