American Made
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 15,705
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From: Farmington ,MS
I am going to say no such animal ever existed. Parts have been sourced from overseas for longer than most people realize. I bet the 1903 model had European sparkplugs and bearings...ever seen a sparkplug that didn't have metric threads?
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 9,332
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From: Upstate New York
Back in the teens, Harley used magnetos from Bosch in Germany. Had to stop due to something we call World War I.
My advice is you guys worry way too much about this (as do I from time to time).
My advice is you guys worry way too much about this (as do I from time to time).
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,432
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From: Central Florida, USA
Yep, it was AMF's fault. They stripped the MoCo of cash which killed R&D funding. Their continued need to feed their bloated corporate infrastructure required them to keep increasing the HD production and sales goals, at reduced costs, causing a drop in quality in order to meet them. So yes, I blame AMF
