Harleys totally assembled in South East Asia

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06-29-2006, 12:19 AM

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RE: Harleys totally assembled in South East Asia

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Hi Jeff. The short answer? NO! I would not buy one. The day HD does that they alienate most of their market. I think I would go to a metric cruiser or a GW before I would buy a Harley under those conditions.

REALLY? And exactly which "Made in the USA" bike WOULD you buy?

Are you suggesting you don't buy any Harley gear ( all made overseas)? How about Harley chrome stuff (most of it from overseas)?

I prefer the stuff for HD being US made, but if you think it is expensive now, imagine what all the add ons would be if they didn't offshore source a lot of it.

Victory is made in the USA. There are no bikes w/o some foreign parts, but if HD OR Victory outsourced all their parts and just assembled here, they can sell to someone else.

AFA the foreign clothes, oh well. That's only going on me, and I'm 100% made in America. So a little foriegn content won't hurt me.

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06-29-2006, 09:08 AM

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RE: Harleys totally assembled in South East Asia

When I make the trip to York PA for the factory open house I find great satisfaction in shaking the men's hands who have built the American icon that I bet my *** on every time I climb up on it. If it was built in Asia I couldn't do that.

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