Honda? American?
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Honda? American?
Nice guy in the neighborhood caught me pulling the Harley in the drive after work last night and said he finally took the plunge. I asked what he bought and he said an American bike. So I said, Harley, Victory, Indian? He said Honda. I looked at him kinda funny and he said Honda USA built in Ohio. He then asked about my pipes because he likes how my bike sounds. I told him he will not get that sound out of a Honda and he looked a bit surprised. It sounds like the dealer made a point to tell him he was buying an American bike. 
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So you would consider Honda and American bike? Not looking for any arguments, just wondering what folks think here.
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I'm thinking an American built Honda is a bit better than a Honda built in Japan simply for the the fact they use American workers and that paycheck stays here. But don't think for a moment that this is a wash. The millions and millions of profits made from the sales do go to Japan to be spent and invested there.
Huge difference.
Huge difference.
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This is such a mess to me. I see the side of a foreign company that puts Americans to work, but I also see the importance of American companies succeeding, but to farm labor overseas for an American company to succeed doesn't do much for the worker bee.
Basically I don't know what the hell to think anymore.
Basically I don't know what the hell to think anymore.