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You think they may sound like this. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F29tuwqR7s

ROFL now thats funny.
 
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Remember what Parot said?
He was right.
 
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How much you want to bet that they'll use the threat of moving assembly there at the next contract talks.
 
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Well Toyota did that to us in Cali. , wanted a $11.00 an hour drop in wage & 75% beni. reduction which would have put us about 15 -20 under the national average for an auto plant in the US . They shut it down anyway .

Harley is going to move the plant out of the US it's just a matter of when , I'm seeing 3 - 4 yrs max before it happens .
 
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Need to understand something here.

If HD parts are taken to India to be assembled and sold in India that makes it an Indian bike.

So if Honda make Goldwing parts in Japan and ship them to the US to be assembled and sold in the US do we have an American bike?
 
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Originally Posted by fxdxrider
Need to understand something here.

If HD parts are taken to India to be assembled and sold in India that makes it an Indian bike.

So if Honda make Goldwing parts in Japan and ship them to the US to be assembled and sold in the US do we have an American bike?

If it walks like a duck ............................
 
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Default India bikes come with free boots

With each purchas of on of these bikes you get a pair of genuine Indian riding boots

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The US import tax might offset the labor savings. I'm thinking that the ones manufactured in India would be distributed in the Asian market.
 
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Exclamation Building bikes in India?

The main reason I ride a HD is cause it's "Made in America". They can take their India made BS and stuff it. What other brand do we have to choose from? I heard they started making the old Indians again?
 


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